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I have noticed on sevral different 2 1/2 tons some headlight are mounted high in the grill while others are mounted low in the grill. Does anyone know why?
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I don't think it's four different parts. I just turned mine upside down and it worked fine. Same part, just depends on how it's mounted.The high mounted were used early only on the winch equipped trucks, the early non winch equipped had lower mounted headlamps, later all trucks had the high mounted lights. My guess somebody got smart and figured out they really didn't need 4 different parts!
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I think it has to do with the model year. My '66 had low mounted lights. I belive they changed them to the high mounted a couple of years later.
My ’66 has high mount lights and never had a winch.The high mounted were used early only on the winch equipped trucks, the early non winch equipped had lower mounted headlamps, later all trucks had the high mounted lights. My guess somebody got smart and figured out they really didn't need 4 different parts!
I need 5 of those rubbger-in-the-middle studs. My right light kinda flops around.The kind that could be flipped had 6 studs with rubber in the middle holding them on. Kind of like the way a motor mount works. …
Maybe someone flipped the lights before you got it? To fix the floppy headlight, cut some rubber fuel line to the same length as the old rubber stud mount and just run a bolt through and put a nut on it.My ’66 has high mount lights and never had a winch.
I need 5 of those rubbger-in-the-middle studs. My right light kinda flops around.
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Sounds workable to me. I'm trying to make it reliable and functional, not originalMaybe someone flipped the lights before you got it? To fix the floppy headlight, cut some rubber fuel line to the same length as the old rubber stud mount and just run a bolt through and put a nut on it.