Header bar and headlight support bracket.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 430
Likes: 132
Header bar and headlight support bracket.
I had my header bar changed when I had my 69 painted. I went to put the headlight support brackets in. I had to fanagle them in place. Almost like the header bar wasn’t installed in the correct spot. Do these brackets usually line up with no fuss or do they take some massaging. How much side to side play can that header bar have?
Last edited by Bluegoose95401; Apr 3, 2024 at 12:46 PM.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 430
Likes: 132
Been thinking about this for a while. I think the move is going to be bolt the back side in place first with a little bit of play then massage the two Front legs in one at a time. I think that will work. When I had the driver side in mocked up it didn’t hit or rub on any thing so I think it will work
Highway Man
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 445
Likes: 188
From: Ca
At the time that I did mine, I went into it thinking that all reproduction Header Bars could potentially be different than the original GM one. So, I marked up my new reproduction Header Bar to the body during mockup, just to make sure that my headlight brackets would all line up. During that process, I noticed that my reproduction Header Bar sat on the old bonding strip tightly between the old adhesive and it lined up perfectly without any play. Just like the original.
Are you saying that the “Headlight Housing Support” four mounting bolts are not lining up or are you talking the whole headlight assembly including headlight door not lining up with something?
I did keep all four bolts on the “Headlight Housing Support” lose during the headlight assembly install. As I was adjusting everything, on the headlight door as well, I found the sweet spot for the Headlight Housing Support bracket location and then tightened the bolts.
Header Bar Repair Pics for Reference:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...placement.html
Cheers,
Richard
Are you saying that the “Headlight Housing Support” four mounting bolts are not lining up or are you talking the whole headlight assembly including headlight door not lining up with something?
I did keep all four bolts on the “Headlight Housing Support” lose during the headlight assembly install. As I was adjusting everything, on the headlight door as well, I found the sweet spot for the Headlight Housing Support bracket location and then tightened the bolts.
Header Bar Repair Pics for Reference:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...placement.html
Cheers,
Richard
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 53,648
Likes: 878
From: Southern Cal Ca
St. Jude Donor '22
I am confused.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 270
Likes: 153
From: Alexandria VA
I am confused.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 430
Likes: 132
I am confused.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
if you can put all 4 head/lit bolts in then yes, the headlights can/and need to be
ajusted up/down left/right.
truly painful job.
side to side uses collars on pivot shafts to do this. allen wrench.
up/down is down is done with moving pivot mounts, loosening 3 bolts
of the mount allows adjustment.
I put in buckets, measured gaps heights.
remove buckets, take a guess, adjust, reinstall, repeat.
I can put the 4 bolts in it if I massage it in to place. The question is more of “ are the 4 bolts just suppose to line up or do most people have to bent push pull twist or contort in any other way to make these fit in to place ?
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
