Contrary to what you might think at first glance, the support rods used in 1971-73 Mercury Cougar / 1971-73 Mustang Coupe headliners are not the same from front to back. Each of the rods is bowed to a different curve. To replace a headliner and make it look right, you must install the rods in the same order as they came out from the original locations. To help you do this, Lincoln-Mercury coded each rod with a color applied to each end.
- 1st. Driver Side: Pink - Passenger Side: Pink
- 2nd. Driver Side: Pink - Passenger Side: Plain
- 3rd. Driver Side: Pink - Passenger Side: Grey
- 4th. Driver Side: Pink - Passenger Side: Yellow
Once installed in the car, each rod should be about the same distance from the roof as the other rods. WCCC marks the bows with a sharpie pen, 1 hash mark, 2 hash marks, etc. starting from the front of the car. This listing is for a good used set of four headliner bows taken from a parts car. They will not be heavily rusted or bent. The anchor wires measure 4-9/16" for 1971-73. Anchor wires sold separately and are in limited quantity.
*NOTE* The four bows and two anchor clips shown are from a 1968 Cougar. You do not have to purchase anchor clips, you can just take note of the lengths we have listed here and use a zip tie or wire tie to anchor the rear bow to the support just above the rear window.