Please Note:
Many used items in our picture(s) have been cleaned and/or bead blasted prior to being photographed to show condition and detail. The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned. We do not retake pictures each time a used item sells. Pictures are a good indicator of what you will receive, but not all used parts age the same. On high dollar parts, email us and we can send a few pictures of the actual part available.
"Core" Items: If we use the word "Core" in the title of the product, the item has been deemed rebuildable, but has not been rebuilt. The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned.
Product Condition Grades
Below is a general description of what the criteria is for our product condition grades. These are generalizations that are intended to give you an idea of the condition of the product at a quick glance. Because different parts degrade at different rates, there are variances in what the letters represent, please see the products description for details about the condition of any particular product.
A = Excellent / Above Average
B = Average / Some flaws / Good to Excellent Driver Quality
C = Obvious flaws / Poor to Average Driver Quality
D, E, F = Worse, Worser, Worsest
Requires you to PRE-PAY a core charge of $30.
Used grade "B" headlight door actuator for your Mercury Cougar. This grade B actuator has been reconditioned with new seals but will still slowly leak down after time as not all of them will function as new after being reconditioned. These actuators are sold individually on an exchange basis or outright (for an additional core charge). One actuator actuates both headlight doors on the 69-70. This unit also comes with a 30 day warranty.
Ford part # C9WY-13A167-A.
*NOTE* These actuators are prone to failure in two common areas. The first being the small circular upper shaft seal. Often the reason this seal fails is that the "accordion" style dust boot that covers the shaft will fail. This causes contaminants to enter and work as an abrasive between the shaft and seal. When the shaft seal goes bad, you will find your headlights not rising very fast or not at all, in addition you will see your headlight eyelids creep up after turning your car off. One go around for this problem on the 69-70 is to loosen the tension on the horizontal shaft springs by moving the spring from the factory position to the mounting bolts that protrude just under the correct anchor for the springs. Also, the internal diaphragm seal is sometimes prone to failure. This unit is offered at a discount because it will not hold vacuum for an extended period. It will open and close your headlights consistently but you will be running with a slight vacuum leak. These are sold as is, keep in mind if you are returning your core for credit it cannot have broken off nipples or mounting studs, the internal bellows must be intact and it cannot have excessive rust.
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