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TIP: You will likely be able to ship your order for less cost if you ship any items over 135GBP/150EUR on one order via UPS, then break the rest of the order up into orders of less than 135GBP/150EUR.

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less expensive shipping methods are available
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We have worked with UPS to waive some of the brokerage fees. The rates shown now include all UPS fees. We have also added DHL, which offers lower cross boarder fees.

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Turkey Customers

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US Postal Service (USPS)

Our new international shipping system supports international shipments via USPS only if the order total (including shipping to most countries) is below the Duty/Tax De Minimis for your country (View De Minimis Chart).
Exceptions:
UK orders upto 135GBP
EU orders upto 150EUR

The US Postal Service (USPS) has suspended services to over a dozen countries (see complete list).
UPS Worldwide Services \ DHL Worldwide can still be delivered to these locations.

Tension Springs - Grille / Headlight Eyelid Door - Set of 4 - Repro ~ 1967 - 1968 Mercury Cougar

Reproduction Grille headlight Eyelid Tension Springs for the 1967 and 1968 Mercury Cougar

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar

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Item #: 42497

MSRP:$71.99

Price: $28.53

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In-Stock Item - Ships: Next Business Day

Applications

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar

Description

These tension springs are located on either side of your hidden headlamp eyelids. Our springs are made from the exotic alloy "Inconel". Inconel springs have approximately ten times the memory of the originals which were made from the much more common and inexpensive "piano wire". These springs have been engineered to have the exact same elasticity as the originals but will last decades longer than the originals which from our experience with NOS, usually lose their memory within a year and continue to deteriorate from there on... Sold as a full set of four, enough for one 1967 - 1968 Cougar.

Ford part # C7WY-13A163-A.

Do you want to replace those worn out actuators yourself or are you looking for some great information on aligning the grille in your Cat? The videos below are your ticket!

Check out this video

Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 0.40 LBS

(weight shown may be the dimensional weight)

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Tom68

2022

1968 3 Speed manual

3/19/2023

5.00 out of 5

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Springs were made exactly to match and were perfect to complete a headlight bucket restoration.

Cudax

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1/20/2022

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These are exactly as original as far as length, size & fit. Definitely recommend them as a stock replacement.

KENNETH

2019

4/27/2019

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BETTER THAN ORIGINALS

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Ismael

2016

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Very nice item with highest quality. Nothing like you.

67 XR7

Cleveland, Ohio

Hope they were worth the cost

9/8/2013

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I was able to get the inner set out and in with no problem. I'm still trying to figure out if its possible to switch out the outers without taking the front end apart.

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