[C2] Headlight (nose) support rods..
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Headlight (nose) support rods..
Somebody stated in a recent thread that the thin support rods are marked "L" and "R" and I've never noticed that. Does anyone have pictures of the markings and are these the same throughout the midyear generation ?
Some sites don't include 63/64 in their repro offerings...
Some sites don't include 63/64 in their repro offerings...
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Somebody stated in a recent thread that the thin support rods are marked "L" and "R" and I've never noticed that. Does anyone have pictures of the markings and are these the same throughout the midyear generation ?
Some sites don't include 63/64 in their repro offerings...
Some sites don't include 63/64 in their repro offerings...
I don't ever remember a R or L on the rod, you can't install them backward.
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A bit of an interesting comparison between VERY LATE, original 63 nose support rod and a 63-65 repro... Hmm..
The "R" is on the 'wrong' side of the piece and upside down from an original...
The "L" is too precisely formed but on the correct side.. The repro ends with the captured not are elongated from the original as well.
The small icon on the repro is nothing like the original either.
The "R" is on the 'wrong' side of the piece and upside down from an original...
The "L" is too precisely formed but on the correct side.. The repro ends with the captured not are elongated from the original as well.
The small icon on the repro is nothing like the original either.
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; Aug 11, 2017 at 01:13 PM.
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Where the bolt?
As I look at the photos I'm wondering if these rod can be installed if the headlight buckets are already installed. Dose not look like there would be room to put the bolt in place. Or I may be looking at it wrong.
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they can be installed after the headlights are installed. You may have to pull up on front and get the Bolt in. If you don't have a bottom bolt already installed you'll have to raise the Radiator to get it in
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On a 63 you will have to remove the headlight bezel ad then there is room for the bolt to come out.