Rick @ Layson's........thanks...

Thanks Dan, your thoughtful and thorough response is gratefully appreciated. I have already archived it for future reference.

Now that I have a plan, it looks like I need to get a couple of the Eurospec Cibies to stand in until I can take the time to remove, disassemble, refurbish, and reinstall the Z beams.

Any chance you're coming to Portland for the swapmeet?

With my 175s blocking the grille mounted park lights, I had planned to run small LED type park lights where they aren't blocked. How bright and usable is the park light feature of the E code headlights? Are they a viable alternative while I have the E codes installed?

I know I've co-opted the OPs intent for this post and probably should have started a new one, but this lighting "stuff" is so important I didn't think he'd mind. I can't be the only one wanting to use items (headlights in this case) I consider vastly superior to anything currently available.