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rh306
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Grill Conversion

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..sorry stoopid newbie question. When you convert from this:

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to this:

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do you have to change headlamps as well, or just purchase parts 11 and 12:

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Just the grills and wiring to the lights
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What do you mean wiring Jason ?? Is it a different loom for the duel fillament bulb jobbies?
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I did this. just removed gills and put the singles on
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What do you do about main beam though if you dont use the single headlights too?
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I had to have the single headlamp plugs wired in once we chopped off the dual plugs. The chap that did it was an auto electrics guy and it took him just a couple of minutes to do. If I'd done it, I would have blown something up.
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The 1st pic the car is up for grabs on ebay
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