Do you think all of that work in modifying the headlights is necessary?

How often do you have to replace a headlight?

You're right that you replace the lamps so seldom that it might not be worth all the custom work, but for a car that 25-30 yrs old, I first need to

1. take the lamps out to clean the connectors

2. then remove the lamps totally for body mods

3. replace the whole front clip with a glass one

4. remount the lights into the new fenders

So why not put in new lamps while I'm at it? Some people like to fool with those kinds of things to give themselves work! Plus, eventually, the original-style lamps may become unavailable.

thx

"Original-style" headlamps will remain available throughout our lifetime. I don't even understand the gist of this thread. It died over a year ago without any solution for the original question. Like others said, just get under the car a change the damn things if you have to. How hard is it? How often do you have to change them?