Ken,
I believe you are right - these sound like the later "snap-on" headlight
rims. Run down to the hardware store and get a paint can lid opener
(about fifty cents). This little jewel is just the ticket for grabbing
and snapping off the later headlight rims. You might want to wrap the
tool with electrical tape to prevent scratches to the paint in the
headlight area.
Dennis Lambert
'61 TR3A TS77038L
KTRIUMPH@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/26/99 6:52:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tambrose@tir.com
> writes:
>
> << Hello,
>
> My neighbor is having the hardest time removing the headlights off his 3. I
> guess there's supposed to be a downward facing screw underneath the rim.
> However, the head of the 'screw' is a flat surface with no place to insert a
> screwdriver. Also, it is really a tough angle to work on.
>
> What'd you think? >>
>
> It may not be that kind of rim. Sounds like it may be a TR4 style - later TR3
> style. When the cars changed to the wide mouth apron the original rim mount
> method (screw) won't work. On small mouth aprons the headlight nacelles stick
> out, on wide mouth aprons they're much more recessed. There was a clamping
> rim and later a snap on rim for the wide mouth cars.
> The cars originally came with a small tool to remove the snap on rims, which
> I believe was an "L" shaped piece of steel. I don't think I have ever seen
> one, but anything that can get behind the rim and pull outwards should pop it
> loose.
> If memory serves - and this is all from memory - the early hlite buckets had
> 3 aiming adjustment screws and later ones have 2.
>
> Ken Nuelle
> 58 TR3A (w/ clamps)
> 62 TR3B ( w/ snap on)
> 64 TR4 ditto
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