headlight door
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headlight door
I recently aquired my first Corvette, a 79. The rt headlight door was closing well below the level of the body. Upon looking from below I notice an "L" shaped bracket that is floppy around. A wiggled it a couple times now the door has problems going up or down. It looks quite different then the lt side. Does anyone have a piture or instructions on adjusting the headlight doors? Also can you recoment the best manual for things like this? Thanks
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First, make sure the H/L assembly bracket is not broken.
It bolts to a steel reinforcement just in front of the hood.
It also bolts in front ... near the bumper cover edge.
Often, these reinforcements rust out ... leaving the H/L hanging low.
Also, the main bracket can break - usually near the front where it is thin.
I don't have the adjustment procedure here, but I have seen it
in both the Assembly Instruction Manual and Haynes manual.
It bolts to a steel reinforcement just in front of the hood.
It also bolts in front ... near the bumper cover edge.
Often, these reinforcements rust out ... leaving the H/L hanging low.
Also, the main bracket can break - usually near the front where it is thin.
I don't have the adjustment procedure here, but I have seen it
in both the Assembly Instruction Manual and Haynes manual.
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Originally Posted by nue2this
I notice an "L" shaped bracket that is floppy around. A wiggled it a couple times now the door has problems going up or down.
Eddie
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Originally Posted by nue2this
Also can you recommend the best manual for things like this? Thanks
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Oh yeah - Eddie is right. I didn't realize you were describing
the steel stop bracket on the side. If it's wobbly, you might
have corrosion issues. Try to wiggle it out of there. If it IS
the stop bracket, then you don't REALLY need it. Mine was
corroded off of one side for many years.
the steel stop bracket on the side. If it's wobbly, you might
have corrosion issues. Try to wiggle it out of there. If it IS
the stop bracket, then you don't REALLY need it. Mine was
corroded off of one side for many years.
