Headlight rubber mounts

[ramdough]

I need to replace the rubber mounts for my headlights. I searched the parts database…. And the forums. No luck.

Anyone know what I need to get off McMaster? Or dimensions? I need to get an order in hopefully today.

If no one has the info, I can get to mine later this week, just don’t have access today.


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[coachgeo]

????? what year truck.. what rubber? for the life of me can't recall any rubber last time pulled a headlight.

 

[NDT]

Should be 8741441. Erik’s has em.

 

[ramdough]

????? what year truck.. what rubber? for the life of me can't recall any rubber last time pulled a headlight.

number 17.

 

[coachgeo]

ahhh... ok.. deeper back than have been thus far. does a bolt go thru it... or is it a rubber plug-ish thing that gets compressed into place via other bolts holding that housing in place on the truck orr?

 

[ramdough]

Dumb question….. the closest specs I could find were of some that were on eBay. They listed the threads as 1/4-28 and wanted $8ea.
Is there any reason not to use these instead?

They are 1/4-20 threads, but the rest of the specs are the same. IIRC, they use nuts on thru holes, so thread pitch should not matter. The threads are only zinc plated versus yellow for the NOS ones I found. At $2.43 each, this is a better deal.

please let me know your thoughts.

 

[ramdough]

ahhh... ok.. deeper back than have been thus far. does a bolt go thru it... or is it a rubber plug-ish thing that gets compressed into place via other bolts holding that housing in place on the truck orr?

see me post above….. better picture.

 

[ramdough]

Dumb question….. the closest specs I could find were of some that were on eBay. They listed the threads as 1/4-28 and wanted $8ea.
Is there any reason not to use these instead?
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They are 1/4-20 threads, but the rest of the specs are the same. IIRC, they use nuts on thru holes, so thread pitch should not matter. The threads are only zinc plated versus yellow for the NOS ones I found. At $2.43 each, this is a better deal.

please let me know your thoughts.

So, I ordered the McMaster part and nuts. I plan to give it a go and see how it fits. At $20 vs $50 it may be worth an addition to the spreadsheet.


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[ramdough]

I might have screwed up….. I got 3/4” long studs, but I think shorter is required. Might have to trim them. Will let everyone know.


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