@@ShenkeGarage yeah likewise. The zip tie/soldering iron method is my go to. Used it with a 3D printed facsia adapter that cracked to hold some speedgut gauges, worked a treat.
What great timing! I just bought a cracked out HQ grille for my Tonner that i'm "doing a "resto" on. I actually wanted a Style side,but this came along and i grabbed it. Heaps less sanding to do! Lights look great mate. Thanks for the video, Been here from the start. Good stuff.
HJ style sides get my vote, steal blinker stork and steal A pillar trim.(not plastic, from HX on wards) style side will always fetch more $s. So scrap it and start again...😁....Joking you're doing a great job and I'm liking the modern touch's 👌.FYI body filler over your plastic repairs, you will never know they where broken to begin with. If you decide to paint your bumpers and because you are getting handy with the fabrication side of things, may I suggest you slice and dice them so they are a very snug fit, you will love the look, colour coded bumpers snug fit against those lights and grill... 👌👌
Those LED parkers/blinkers are a great fit. Can't help wondering if the face of the PCB boards were painted silver they might be disguised a bit better? There's a masking job to test your patience 😅
Nice work Sam.. I have had a HG and 2 HZ's all awesome cars. Now I am restoring an EJ. Old Holdens are the best.. Your one tonner is mad. Keep up the good work
Hey mate love your work, I've also purchased these lights. I'm trying to fit them to a hq premier front. My buckets look the same as these and I've cut one the same as you but my lights still don't fit. Any suggestions?
Hey bud love your work....with the fitting of LED headlights .... I have the same lights going into a hq premier....they will not fit (like yours) what model headlight buckets did you use...you mention in your video you had two different types. Just trying to figure out which way to go..Ebay has some mounting brackets ( to suit jeep) but ??????
HX is my pick, owned mine for eighteen years and counting and was my first car. Interestingly, my front side lights are from a company called vleds and their from the V6 Triton (not the ute) “switchback” series. Can be setup to be DRL, Park or indicator out of a single bulb and even have the load resistors built in. Pretty trick. I’d never heard of this guy doing H Series custom lights, and unfortunately I don’t have a Facebook so I can’t see his page.
Bit late for advise now, but the 7” led headlights come in a range of bucket sizes, the ones that would have fitted for the hq-hz are the jeep shallow bucket type. The heatsink is a shallow bucket on the outer ecge, but deeper towards the deepest part of the bucket. Ivehad personal exp with this.
Looking great Sam. Can you show us what the highs and lows look like with those headlights. Would like to do something similar to the XB when I finally pull my finger out. I’m a Ford man but like the HQ Tonners with a statesman front end.
My favourite is my HQ tonner which I’m currently restoring and been with me for over 20 years but has LS1 in it now, my least favourite is the WB series
Should have added, the 5” led buckets are the same. Ie broad deep bucket, medium bucket and deep apex bucket. Ifyou dont want to hack up the metal shells you can look for plastic replacement shells
Great job on the grill repair. That little tool is a great idea. I love the idea of the new updated LED lights but just don't like the look of them, I'm torn between the two :/ .
No hate against the LEDs, they're not too bad, but definitely not for me... Mainly the indicators, personally I reckon they'd be better if they were all orange (ie, no parker there)... Currently restoring a HZ Styleside Ute, but favourite H-Series would have to be a HQ Panelvan
These Headlight say they are made to fit a HQ, seems an awful lot of modification to actually make them fit which is a bit disappointing. Doing my HQ tonner currently and had these headlights bookmarked to put in, thanks for the video
No dramas at all Mate. Yeah agree. Its kinda annoying they advertise for HQ - WB but they do need modifying a lot. Its a bit of stuffing around but they look good.
If those head light are not ADR approved I doubt you will get rego. My son swapped out his head lights on his Cruiser with LEDs, and gets pulled over by the boys in blue all the time. Once he has shown the lights are ADR approved, all is good.
wow thats tough, I'm guessing you live in either SA, NSW or Vic. Here in QLD you see them all the time, but QLD is much more relaxed with car mods, I believe.
@@wayne2584 True I have a 66 Chevy "non ADR car" I have to carry a copy the NTC-ALVSRs and point out the "pre 1973" rear indicator (red) light rules all the time..
love the statesman grill, good job on the plastic welding came up good!
I like the Hx models
Good to see you decided to plasti weld. I learnt how to do it a few weeks ago and was a life saver.
Yeah turns out its not really that difficult. I found the lower temp soldering iron did not burn and cause smoke with the plastic...
@@ShenkeGarage yeah likewise. The zip tie/soldering iron method is my go to. Used it with a 3D printed facsia adapter that cracked to hold some speedgut gauges, worked a treat.
HQ, specifically 2 door monaro with HQ premier front was my dream Holden as a teenager.
Would be bloody nice to have one of them these days.
What great timing! I just bought a cracked out HQ grille for my Tonner that i'm "doing a "resto" on. I actually wanted a Style side,but this came along and i grabbed it. Heaps less sanding to do! Lights look great mate. Thanks for the video, Been here from the start. Good stuff.
Headlights and parkers look super trick its just comin together so nice sammy an absolute credit to ya mate
Thanks a lot Mate. Its getting closer for sure...
HJ style sides get my vote, steal blinker stork and steal A pillar trim.(not plastic, from HX on wards) style side will always fetch more $s. So scrap it and start again...😁....Joking you're doing a great job and I'm liking the modern touch's 👌.FYI body filler over your plastic repairs, you will never know they where broken to begin with. If you decide to paint your bumpers and because you are getting handy with the fabrication side of things, may I suggest you slice and dice them so they are a very snug fit, you will love the look, colour coded bumpers snug fit against those lights and grill... 👌👌
Those LED parkers/blinkers are a great fit. Can't help wondering if the face of the PCB boards were painted silver they might be disguised a bit better? There's a masking job to test your patience 😅
Another great episode full of detail, great job keep it coming.👍
ive already learnt so much from you 👍 keep it up!
Thanks Mate. Glad the build series has helped you
I inherited my dads 74 hq 1 toner v8 and his ht kingswood sedan v8 always been my favourite 2
That is a nice inheritance
Nice work Sam.. I have had a HG and 2 HZ's all awesome cars. Now I am restoring an EJ. Old Holdens are the best.. Your one tonner is mad. Keep up the good work
Thanks heaps mate. An EJ would be a cool build. Good luck with it aye.
Coming along nicely
Getting there for sure
Hey mate love your work, I've also purchased these lights. I'm trying to fit them to a hq premier front. My buckets look the same as these and I've cut one the same as you but my lights still don't fit. Any suggestions?
Light blue HZs (Opaline blue) are coolest, with polished jelly beans. EK utes like ace in the same colour too.
Great timing on a wb panel van. Thanks
No problem 👍
HZ tonner for the win 🤙🤙🤙
Go the Tonners
Hey bud love your work....with the fitting of LED headlights .... I have the same lights going into a hq premier....they will not fit (like yours) what model headlight buckets did you use...you mention in your video you had two different types. Just trying to figure out which way to go..Ebay has some mounting brackets ( to suit jeep) but ??????
I like any H series I own, currently only own a WB Statesman Magnum. And the Magnums have colour coded bumpers and I like the look.
I'm a sucker for a hq, also the lights look mint mate, keep up the good work 👌
Cheers Bud. They came out sweet
HX is my pick, owned mine for eighteen years and counting and was my first car. Interestingly, my front side lights are from a company called vleds and their from the V6 Triton (not the ute) “switchback” series. Can be setup to be DRL, Park or indicator out of a single bulb and even have the load resistors built in. Pretty trick.
I’d never heard of this guy doing H Series custom lights, and unfortunately I don’t have a Facebook so I can’t see his page.
HZ, my 1st car was a Sedan. 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree.
Well that’s sealed it for me, LED lights on my build. 👍
Its a bit of stuffing around but I think its worth it...
Top job mate. Lights look great
Thanks 👍Thanks heaps Mate
Looking great mate
Can't wait for when you start building a tray
Thanks Mate. Will start the tray soon Mate
Just joined up. Well presented, beautiful build. Thanks for the content.
Thanks Mate. Cheers for subscribing.
Thats looks really good great job,I like HQ 4door but with a HZ GTS dash
Thanks heaps Mate
Hey bud love you videos.... what model h series headlight buckets did you use.. I'm doing HQ premier...
Bit late for advise now, but the 7” led headlights come in a range of bucket sizes, the ones that would have fitted for the hq-hz are the jeep shallow bucket type. The heatsink is a shallow bucket on the outer ecge, but deeper towards the deepest part of the bucket. Ivehad personal exp with this.
Hey Mate thanks for the feedback. I wish I knew that before I started. Well If i need to replace them then will be handy
@@ShenkeGarage don’t worry, i learnt the hard way as well. 😁.
Nice one mate... love the lights. T-shirt turned up a couple of days ago, quick postage 😀👍
Thanks Damo... Thanks for supporting the channel and glad it arrived quickly....
Looking great Sam. Can you show us what the highs and lows look like with those headlights. Would like to do something similar to the XB when I finally pull my finger out.
I’m a Ford man but like the HQ Tonners with a statesman front end.
that was a good EPISODE !!!
Thanks Mate
HDJ80 is the best H series ;)
Hopefully you don't have trouble with rego with those lights
Looks clean as, I can't wait to see it in colour and it's not even mine 😆
HK Monaro would have to be my favorite H series.
Defs so keen to see in colour. HG would be awsome to build but getting harder to get one. Good choice but.
My favourite is my HQ tonner which I’m currently restoring and been with me for over 20 years but has LS1 in it now, my least favourite is the WB series
Ziptie filler, cheap stapler bonding, damn good work on the cheap!
Good job cob 👍
Love those headlights and blinkers great choice there!
Great repair on the grill as well!!
That front end will turn heads!!
Thanks a lot Mate. The repairs turned out nice....I think it will too :)
Should have added, the 5” led buckets are the same. Ie broad deep bucket, medium bucket and deep apex bucket. Ifyou dont want to hack up the metal shells you can look for plastic replacement shells
Great job on the grill repair. That little tool is a great idea. I love the idea of the new updated LED lights but just don't like the look of them, I'm torn between the two :/ .
My brother and I are building a 1978 HZ UTE so I’m a little biased towards the Ute
Styleside or Tonner? I'm currently restoring a 78 HZ Styleside myself. First project car but luckily I've got experienced family to help.
Gotta be the HK as my fav but my HX Monaro comes in # 2
No hate against the LEDs, they're not too bad, but definitely not for me... Mainly the indicators, personally I reckon they'd be better if they were all orange (ie, no parker there)...
Currently restoring a HZ Styleside Ute, but favourite H-Series would have to be a HQ Panelvan
Fair enough Mate. I think they look pretty nice and modern but yeah understand they might not be everyones cup of tea...
@@ShenkeGarage Still look great though, and I'm keen to see what else happens with this build... Keep up the good work
I wonder what a billet grille is worth? Would be sick
I was actually thinking of making one but just want to get this finished. Maybe later can look at it. Laser cut pieces.
Hey mate, can you please send me the make of the led head lights you used and the contact details for the bloke who makes the front indicators TIA
Hey mate the links are in the show notes of the video for both products
Looks good mate keep up the good work how far off is paint?
Thanks Mate. I still got a bit to do before the paint. Thinking I might build the tray and do the wiring before paint.
These Headlight say they are made to fit a HQ, seems an awful lot of modification to actually make them fit which is a bit disappointing. Doing my HQ tonner currently and had these headlights bookmarked to put in, thanks for the video
No dramas at all Mate. Yeah agree. Its kinda annoying they advertise for HQ - WB but they do need modifying a lot. Its a bit of stuffing around but they look good.
Where did he go ? Miss his content
Hq single headlight
rapid fix and a dremel would finish that grille off heaps better champ
Where’s the link to the head lights
In the show notes. Click on show more
If those head light are not ADR approved I doubt you will get rego. My son swapped out his head lights on his Cruiser with LEDs, and gets pulled over by the boys in blue all the time. Once he has shown the lights are ADR approved, all is good.
wow thats tough, I'm guessing you live in either SA, NSW or Vic. Here in QLD you see them all the time, but QLD is much more relaxed with car mods, I believe.
@@markstone5593 In QLD
@@wayne2584 True I have a 66 Chevy "non ADR car" I have to carry a copy the NTC-ALVSRs and point out the "pre 1973" rear indicator (red) light rules all the time..
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HK
Not a fan of the led lights
No worries