Euro headlight conversion

[John Brase <jbrase@domain.elided>]

I'm almost embarrassed to ask this, but...

I bought a set of really nice Cibie lights for my '84 GTV6 (along with 
the relays and such).  I'm having trouble even getting the lamps mounted 
in the buckets.  The Cibie lenses protrude forward much farther than the 
USA spec sealed beam units so that they won't slide into the chrome 
rings that hold them into the buckets.  They get hung up on the little 
tabs that hook to the clips on the bucket.  I tried to gently bend the 
tabs to get clearance and promptly broke one off.  Now, of course, I 
need to find a new ring.  And I need to figure out how to get the lamps 
into the rings I have left.

Anybody have any guidance they are willing to share?  I hate feeling 
this stupid.

John
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