Adjust headlight corner
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Melting Slicks
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From: "ɹǝpunuʍop", Adelaide, South Australia
Adjust headlight corner
before i dive into the unknown, i thought i'd ask the experts,
one corner on my '72's headlight doors is lower than the other 3 corners.
Is this a simple fix to bring flush to the body?
one corner on my '72's headlight doors is lower than the other 3 corners.
Is this a simple fix to bring flush to the body?
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I asked this same question a few years ago. none of the answers I got made any sense to me whatsoever.
so I still have a low corner.
I'll be watching this thread.
so I still have a low corner.
I'll be watching this thread.
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Melting Slicks
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From: "ɹǝpunuʍop", Adelaide, South Australia
I've never been under there and played with the headlight mechanisms, they've always popped up when needed.
so it's impossible to fix just one corner.
Guess i could just bubba it up and use body filla to make it level
so it's impossible to fix just one corner.
Guess i could just bubba it up and use body filla to make it level
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The lid is a fixed plane with the pivot behind it, so one of the two rear corners would have to rise as well, but only about 1/2 as much. How is the outside back corners?
In theory you could move the drivers corner of the body up slightly to match the center there and then raise the whole front of the headlight.
In reality, best to average all the edges out and maybe have the outer corner slightly raised and the center one slightly sunk type of thing
M
In theory you could move the drivers corner of the body up slightly to match the center there and then raise the whole front of the headlight.
In reality, best to average all the edges out and maybe have the outer corner slightly raised and the center one slightly sunk type of thing
M
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Melting Slicks
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From: "ɹǝpunuʍop", Adelaide, South Australia
Diagonal opposite back corner is perfect, so is the other 2, just this 1 front inner corner.
What is the lid material made out of, is it fiberglass, aluminum or something else?
Thinking strange thoughts,
, could the lid be warped?
What is the lid material made out of, is it fiberglass, aluminum or something else?
Thinking strange thoughts,
, could the lid be warped?
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They are the ever popular die cast "white metal" (pot metal, zinc, whatever you want ot call it) and yes it could be warped but not likely. The flexibility of the front end fiberglass is more suspect and as I mentioned, the drivers corner of the body could be a little high
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I gave up on mine. Years ago I completely rebuilt the pivot mechanisms . Spent a ton of time trying to get them perfect. My right one has one low corner and no matter what I tried, that was as good as I could get it.
many times I have thought about giving it another try.
many times I have thought about giving it another try.
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