Re: IML: '81-83 Imperial headlamp doors

[DavisADM@xxxxxxx]

If I am not mistaken, only 1981 had the chrome finish.

Davis

In a message dated 12/09/04 01:02:24 PM, fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Chris is correct.? The headlight doors will be there, folded down.? One
> miniscule quibble, I have an '82 and an '83 and neither has chrome on the
> "inside" of the headlight doors which shows when they are open.? Both cars
> have gray plastic.
>
> Rob
>
> >From: Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: IML: '81-83 Imperial headlamp doors
> >Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:24:51 -0800
> >
> >All '81-83 Imperials were built with headlamp doors. They were a standard
> >and integral part of the clean front-end styling. The doors pivot downward
> >and lay flat under the headlamps when they open, to form the "floor" of the
> >headlamp recess. This provides a finished look with the lamps on (two of
> >the
> >years had chrome trim on the inside of the doors for an even nicer
> >appearance) that could easily fool someone into thinking there were no
> >doors
> >at all.
> >
> >Most cars with hidden headlamps do not have any finishing detail behind the
> >lamps... the doors just reveal the headlamps and their hardware as if no
> >one
> >ever exposes the lamps in daylight (this was the assumption... they'd only
> >be open when it's dark, as if it never rains in the daytime). A '74
> >Imop-'78
> >NYB, for example, is not pretty with the headlamp doors open!
> >
> >The '81-83 Imperials were different, and looked finished even with the
> >headlamp doors retracted. This is normally only supposed to occur when the
> >headlamps are one, but if you shut the car off before you switched off the
> >lamps, the doors would stay open (as on all Mopars with hidden lamps). This
> >was useful if you wanted to leave the doors open with the lights off,
> >perhaps to clean the lamps or to park overnight when you expect weather
> >than
> >might freeze the doors shut. The also stay open if the motors fail, of
> >course. But the doors are still there, just well-concealed!
> >
> >--
> >Chris in LA
> >67 Crown
> >78 NYB Salon
> >
>
>
>
>
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