The headlight problem is one that bugged me for a long time. I have always been on the lookout for 7" semi-sealed beams that had provision for a parking light bulb so as to eliminate the need to fit extra lights on the front of the vehicle. I have quite a number that I have aquired over the years but none that are without fault.
I chanced across a company based in South Australia that goes by the name of Classic and Vintage Bulbs and they had exactly what I was after plus a huge range of other items. They were not cheap but I was happy to get them. Newly made, 6v halogen bulbs, perfect.
Web site is/was?
WWW.classicandvintagebulbs.com
If replating a headlight reflector they really need to be done in silver as they were originally. Nothing else works as well and we need all the help we can get as it's not only the vehicles that suffer from advancing age.
David