Bus Headlight Bezel Adjust Screw position

[galexander]

I'm working on putting together pair of headlight assemblies for my son's '63 SC out of a box of misc headlight bits and pieces and I just was having the darndest time coming up with the right combination.

Had a bunch of Beetle stuff in there too, anyway, what is the correct adjust screw postion for a '63? I came up with one where the holes are at 10 and 4 o'clock when mounted on the SC and the other one is at 2 and 4 o'clock. The 2 & 4 is right next to the headlight assembly to body mount screw. Looks kinda funny right now, with the two differnt style on there.

Thanks
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[EverettB]

My '63 has the adjustment screws above and below the mounting screw.

They are the original headlights as far as I know (very good chance).

Surprisingly, they also have the "E" logo headlight lenses, which I had though ended before 1963.
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[galexander]

Thanks Ev. I am just suprised at how many combinations of headlight assemblies are out there. On my '66 Deluxe, they are at 4 and 8 o'clock, and they sure look like the originals. I know that some of the assemblies have a spring like wire that puts tension on the headlight, while the newer ones have no such wire, and the headlight adjust screws are the only tension on the assembly.

I guess I'm just going to try to make a pair that match and go from there. This is a real interesting tidbit of Bus differences thru the years.
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[don.ville]

Adjusters are normally on the same side of the bulb near the mounting screw except buses sent to some countries where they were on opposite sides of the bulb

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Owing to changes in the regulations in various export countries, Sealed-Beam headlamps with a modified adjusting mechanism are installed from
3rd December 1963
Chassis No. 1 211 643.
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