[alfa] GTV headlight connector

[Jeff Matson <jsm8@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

While investigating a flaky headlight on my '74 GTV 2000 today, I noted 
that there's some sort of connector or fitting where the wiring passes 
from the fender area into the headlight bucket (it's the same on both 
sides, so I assume that's original).  These connectors are both toast on 
my car.  They appear to have once been white or grey plastic or hard 
rubber, but now are soft, puffy, and look and feel like toasted 
marshmallows.  They are also as effective as marshmallows at holding the 
high and low beam spade connectors in place where they pass through the 
sheet metal, which was my problem.  Anyone know if these are still 
available someplace, or there's a generic replacement, or should I just 
find some suitable bulkhead type electrical grommet and do this the 
modern way?  I've found what I think are suitable modern fittings that 
would suffice from McMaster-Carr, but I'd have to cut the original 
wiring to make that work (which probably isn't such a bad idea by now 
anyway, since I really should add relays while I'm at it).  Thoughts 
from anyone who has been there and done that before?  TIA,

Jeff Matson
Harvard, MA
'74 GTV 2000
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