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I always wanted to make stock looking ground effects out of metal. I see so many are broken and start a bulk buy. Alas, the bulk buy days seem to be gone.
Does anybody have a picture of the door drip moulding fixing?
They are under the door glass weather strip seal and I don't know how they are fastened from factory?
Do someone also knows how to fasten the weather strip seal? In which hole go the screws and clips pin?
Thanks in advance.
There is screw and clips. Where goes where and how much?
Do I have to secure it with the rubber glass seal?
There is small and big round holes, and oval holes.
I am lost, a picture or drawing will be appreciated
I have made zinc plated bolt because all are pretty rusty or not so good looking.
These are mainly for the front bumper cover and headlights.
About 1 lbs of various bold ready to be sent to the shop:
And they came near new :
They are not as yellow as original because some chemicals used to protect them in the 90's are not allowed anymore for environment reason. But they are the same color than if you purchase them now at Mazda of Ford stealer.
I am now working on retrofiting the USA headlamps.
I have the Euro Headlamps with the small cover and ajusting level beam.
The USA headlamps are really rare in Europe. I think the opposite is true for you in the USA
And we can't just swap the covers because the mounting points are not the same.
So, here is side by side a comparison.
Blue : EU spec headlight
Black : US spec headlight
H4 versus sealed beam:
So I totaly strip down the US headlight that I have bought from the USA on ebay.
Sand blasted and primed to remove any spot of rust:
Painted in original Metalic Blue:
All shinny and rust free
Also cleaned all the hardware and screw:
And installed my EU bulbs in the US bulb holder. So they are ok for the MOT ? (annual inspection of the car) and I don't need to cut the original H4 plugs.
I fitted the US headlight to the car. It is quite difficult to adjust the up and down rubber stops.
Unfortunately, I could not fit the headlight covers because they are bent
I bought the complete headlight assembly from a junkyard trough ebay and have not seen the covers are bent. One does not fit the curb of the front fender and the other doesn't follow the curb of the hood...
So I have to find another cover set from the USA.
Looking for your help guys
sbeube02 Is there anyway to shim the pieces to tilt them in the right direction? Maybe check out some metal working videos on YouTube, to see if there are any tips or tricks that will work for you to help them fit.
... or did you buy the American lids?
Last edited by BLUEnoEQ; February 24, 2017, 06:50 PM.
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