Pot metal headlight bezels

[Jeremy D.]

I have come across two types of the late '69-early '71 metal headlight bezels with the washer holes in them. #3911143LH & #3911144RH have one washer hole in the vertical surface between the lights, and the other is on the bottom, shooting up= matched pair. #3957045LH is the same hole configuration as #3911143LH, but #3957046RH has BOTH washer holes in the vertical center between the two lights. Now, since I would ASSUME that #3957045LH & #3957046RH are SUPPOSED to be a "matched pair", how come the hole placement is different between the two? The tech manual says that "very late 1970's or very early 1971's may have both washer nozzles on the VERTICAL surface."....Are there any cars on record (Terry?) that have a combo of the 2 vertical nozzles on one side, and the normal 1970 (one in the vertical surface, one on the bottom) on the other side?

Just Curious

[Dennis D.]

Re: Pot metal headlight bezels

I have come across two types of the late '69-early '71 metal headlight bezels with the washer holes in them. #3911143LH & #3911144RH have one washer hole in the vertical surface between the lights, and the other is on the bottom, shooting up= matched pair. #3957045LH is the same hole configuration as #3911143LH, but #3957046RH has BOTH washer holes in the vertical center between the two lights. Now, since I would ASSUME that #3957045LH & #3957046RH are SUPPOSED to be a "matched pair", how come the hole placement is different between the two? The tech manual says that "very late 1970's or very early 1971's may have both washer nozzles on the VERTICAL surface."....Are there any cars on record (Terry?) that have a combo of the 2 vertical nozzles on one side, and the normal 1970 (one in the vertical surface, one on the bottom) on the other side?

Just Curious

Don't know if the archives are back up, but I had this conversation a few years back with Terry , Joe and some others.

Wasn't a definative date line for the change, but anyone who has wrestled with the ones with the lower horizontal mount, knows why the change accured.

[Mike G.]

Re: Pot metal headlight bezels

i have a late june 70 and i have washers on top and bottom one off to the side and one in the middle between lights. both sides the same

[Kevin G.]

Re: Pot metal headlight bezels

You can put my 71 Bowtie car, with Feb 2nd build,down for having a non matching pair.