[Vermonter]

Hello again, everyone. Second post here.
This time I did some research before posting, so hopefully I have avoided embarrasing myself.

I have removed a bit of weight off my '79 gl1000, including the vetter fairings and side bags, rear fender, etc...
My question is; can I bolt the headlight that was on the vetter fairing back into the oem housing? It looks to be the same size, but looks like it mounts into the bucket differently. I can manage the wiring myself, but everywhere I look for information does not specify if you can swap the headlight back to stock.
I assume, from what I have tinkered around with, that I will need to order some kind of mounting or trim ring that fits the headlight back into the bucket? Or do I need to strip parts off the headlight to make it fit back in? The headlight is physically the same size, I guess i am just lost as to how you put it back on the stock bucket.
I hope this isn't a subject that's been beaten to death, everywhere I look produces little help.
Thanks in advance, guys.

 

[Vermonter]

Yeah i have the stock bucket, no diaphram. The headlight fits, but I was seeing conflicting info about the trim rings working or not. I couldnt get it to work, and couldnt find a reasonable price on a trim ring so I picked up a vintage Internation Harvester tractor Foglight from my landlord that i think I am going to convert over to H4 internals. downsizing to a 5 3/4 inch unit from the stock 7, but the H4 bulb should more than make up for the downsize. I probably couldve MADE the vetter ring work with some engineering (self-tapping screws hehe), but i dont really want to molest any parts on this bike, in case i ever want to sell off bits and peices or return it to stock. thanks for the info, guys. good stuff.
I might be conviced to buy a trim ring if someone can seduce me with a good price haha!