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No Pontiac on headlight door

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#1 ·
I’m no aficionado, but I recently purchased a 2nd pair of pop up headlight assemblies. I noticed one did not say Pontiac on it. My 1991 has it embossed in the headlight door.

I'm guessing the early models did not?



Any info on this is appreciated.
 
#8 · (Edited)
Well, I thought I would give the Pontiac emblem restoration a try and here are the results.

Start condition.
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Surface sanded with 1200 grit and wire wheeled with a 1" diameter wire wheel on a Dremel tool.
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Painted black
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Masked.
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Painted Chrome.
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Installed.
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The finish of the chrome paint ended up being flat instead of glossy but with the grey color of the car I think it will be OK for this application. Although certainly better than it was, I was disappointed the finish wasn't brighter.

Paint used.
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