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Old May 20, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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Can anyone let me know if there are differences between the 1977 headlight assembly application and a 1972 application? I have found so far that the inside brackets closest to the nose are shorter on the 77 application. Is this correct or did I install incorrectly? For clarity, I have 1977 headlight assys and I am wanting to use them on a 1972 frontend...is this doable? Thanks....
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The support brackets are significantly different because of the bumper and front end shape. Everything else is the same.
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Old May 21, 2013 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by wombvette
The support brackets are significantly different because of the bumper and front end shape. Everything else is the same.
What he said.
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Cool...thanks for the reply all. Just as I thought...so before I hit the Internet...would these support brackets be available or would I have to get the entire assy? Thoughts?
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Hi l,
The supports are available from various vendors, and you may also find them used too.
Not inexpensive!
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