Update

In the spirit of saving money I went hunting through the shed for some black spray paint. No joy. but I did find some black metal primer. I'll paint that on the headlight and see if I can buff it out to a shine.

I had to bite the bullet and spend some money on a headlight bracket. I looked through eBay and on line but all the brackets are pretty crappy. So Opted for a cheap second hand pair to tie me over. It may be a case that I will see what I can find at the next auto jumble.