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Grille Headlight Eyelid Bump Stop / Alignment Kit - New ~ 1967 - 1968 Mercury Cougar

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar

31 Review(s) 0

Item #: 30791

Price: $6.89

Cost: 552

Earns: 28

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Availability

In-Stock Item - Ships: Next Business Day

Applications

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar

Description

One of the most common problems with first-generation Cougars is droopy hidden headlight eyelids, which make the otherwise iconic front grille look like an eyesore. This inexpensive and easy to install kit provides stops for the eyelids to rest against in the closed position. It also provides some extra structural support to take some of the pressure off the built in bump stops.

The vacuum actuators on these cars create extreme downward pressure at all times when running, causing the upper adjustable stops to warp your soft grille castings over time. The damage caused is most noticeable on the outer edges of your grille, where often the corners will tip inward so severely that they will rub when the eyelid opens and closes. If this is the case, you'll also want our grille straightening kit, which is a set of spacers, like braces for your teeth, which can correct those bent corners. (Coming soon).

Check out our easy installation video below, which shows this kit in action:

As an addendum, here's how you can straighten the outer corners of your grille, which are often crooked:

Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 0.10 LBS

(weight shown may be the dimensional weight)

31 Reviews (4.87 of 5 Rating)

4.87 out of 5 stars
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Steeleman

2023

3/10/2023

5.00 out of 5

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Easy to do and works great. Also love the how-to video.

Roger

Chandler AZ.

67 XR7

2/13/2022

4.25 out of 5

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This kit fit well and it does its job well. I took off one star for craftsmanship because it seems kind of primitive to use a vice grip on the threads to install the studs. Just on principal I used 2 small hex nuts to double nut it and use a nut driver.

RollTheOldLady

2020

Simple Fix

2/12/2021

5.00 out of 5

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Too Easy!

1968 Cougar - Simple to install, bolt on and done, all lined up like new.

Michael

2017

Easy solution

1/14/2020

5.00 out of 5

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A nice cheap, easy solution to get near perfect headlight door alignment.

Jonathan

Wisconsin

2013

Grill headlight eyelid bump stop kit

10/24/2019

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Nice simple fix for sagging headlight doors. Works great and make a big difference. Grill looks much better with these installed.

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