36 Car Headlight buckets

[Crabby]

My clips at the bottom have broken off on both buckets. Just wondering if anyone has a good repair for this. I’ve searched the board and can’t seem to find this question before. I doubt I’m the first one this has happened to. I was thinking of using small diameter short screws and a nut run up tightly to the bottom of the bucket. I’d hate to do that if someone has a better suggestion. Thanks!

 

[Kurt in NJ]

Try looking in the model A parts places like Brattons,Snyders

 

[Crabby]

Thanks!

 

[deuce lover]

You might have to make them.Here is a pic of a '35 head light bucket.You can see that they are riveted.

 

[RalphM]

Does this help?
This is Bob Drake, but others carry them.

 

[Crabby]

Thanks, everyone. I ordered the ones from Bratton last night. Hopefully they’ll work. Otherwise, I’ll make something to hold it.

 

[Gary Tosel]

Just to clarify the Drake kit shown is for the latch on the headlight trim ring and not the head light bucket itself.

 

[Don Rogers]

The Bratton clip should do the trick with a few holes drilled for rivets

 

[oldandtired]

Crabby...If fixing yours doesn't work out for some reason, Dennis Carpenter has quite a few 36 passenger buckets in their NOS department. There are a few 40/41 seal beam buckets mixed in with the bunch, on the shelf. I do not believe that they are NOS, but they all appeared to be good buckets when I looked through them in April.