Headlight fitting?

[rori]

I can't seem to get the headlight assemblies into the front bumper cover. I feel like maybe I'm overlooking something because I haven't seen any other threads relating to this issue. Before I grab my dremel and start clearanceing the bumper to get these to slide into place, are there any tricks to fitting them?

[Mechie3]

Do you have plastic or fiberglass buckets? JeromeS13 had plastic IIRC and had trouble fitting. Mine were fiberglass and fit well. I did need to clearance the front innermost corner where it meets the radiator opening on the bumper. Mostly just rouding off a corner. The front of the bucket sits underneath the bumper.

[JeromeS13]

Yeah, I was having issues with fitment. I was able to slide them into the bumper, with a little tetris-like thinking... You'll have to slide them in from the inboard side - out.

[rori]

I have the plastic buckets. I mounted them on top of the bumper, that's how they seemed to want to fit. I'll play around with them some more tonight and try moving them under.

[rori]

Got them in. Installed everything from underneath. First I hung the plastic buckets by their inner lip so they were sort of "hinged". Then I lifted the headlight into place. And then I swung the bucket up and worked the rest of the tabs into place. I mounted my plastic buckets "on top" of the bumper cover; I thought the edge of the buckets looked better than the edge of the fiberglass. The headlights are wedged in so tight there is no need to bolt them down. I can't move them and lifting up on them picks up the whole bumper cover. I threw a plastic clip in the top mounting point just because it looked like there should be one there, but I did not mount the lower hole. It looked like adding one there would just distort the plastic bucket anyways.

Hope that helps someone else.

[Mechie3]

Top mounting hole of the light bolts to the front subframe if thats the one you put a plug in.

[JeromeS13]

Would you guys mind taking some more detailed pictures of your gaps for the headlights/bumper/fenders/hood? I'm STILL trying to get these things SOMEWHAT decent... Maybe I'm just completely ignorant when it comes to fitting the body, but I can fit my finger into some places...

Did you shave the fenders and bumper at all?

Thanks!

[Mechie3]

I smoothed out the fender bumper interface where the two bolts go. Dont remember exactly what I did but they didn't fit tight straight from FFR. There's lots of "force it into position and then bolt it down" required. Not a huge fan of that since it stresses the fiberglass. Not sure how it will hold JP long term to vibration and ck stand stress.

[metalmaker12]

My thread, I think I have some close ups, but if not pm me your email

[Lmmmax]

JeromeS13 did you get the headlights to fit i to have the plastic buckets and can not get the headlights to fit just right. i can get them to fit just the fender doesn't line up or there a gaps between the headlight and the bumper.

[JeromeS13]

JeromeS13 did you get the headlights to fit i to have the plastic buckets and can not get the headlights to fit just right. i can get them to fit just the fender doesn't line up or there a gaps between the headlight and the bumper.

Not really... :-/ There's up to a ~ 1/2" gap in some areas...

[Lmmmax]

Rori do you have any pics of the way you mounted you buckets and lights

[rori]

Rori do you have any pics of the way you mounted you buckets and lights

I'm not even close to mounting the body. I have no idea if the way I did it is going to work or not with the fenders and hood.

[Lmmmax]

Has anyone been able to get the plastic buckets to work?