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

Item #: 42497
Cost: 3296
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Reproduction Grille headlight Eyelid Tension Springs for the 1967 and 1968 Mercury Cougar


MSRP:$71.99
Price: $41.20
    You Save: $30.79 (42.8%)
    The product is in stock Availability*: In-Stock Item
    Usually leaves warehouse: Next Business Day
    In-Stock Item Quantity: 32
    In-Stock Item - Ships in: Next Business Day

    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!

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    Shipping Weight:
    0.40 LBS
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    • Some chemicals in motor vehicle parts are on the Proposition 65 list because they can cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
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