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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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From: Orange County, CA
Car: '90 Firebird Formula
Engine: 5.7L
broken headlight

my drivers side headlight is messed up so i was wondering if anybody wants to help me out by taking a picture of your headlight so i can compare yours to mine. the part circled in the red is the part that i need... especially the gold part. someone please help me. thanks
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 09:19 AM
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From: League City, TX
Car: 90 Formula -- tot resto in progress
Engine: 350
Transmission: 700R4 w/ 2500 stall, by Owen @ ARD
Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi disc
I've got a '90 Formula (in restoration), so I'll try to help as best I can. I've just recently registered, and my wife has a new digital camara, so providing the info you need may take a while. Can you be more specific about the exact problem? I can't tell from the picture, but is there definitely broken parts? When we got the vehicle from my sis-in-law, it had the "droopy eye" headlight problem. The motor wouldn't lift the unit, it had to be raised manually -- & then usually left up. The solution to that was 2 30 cent O-rings -- probably another thread, if anyone is interested.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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Car: '90 Firebird Formula
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well the problem was that the motor wouldnt lift the headlight so we bought some replacement bushing because the ones that were in there were shattered into tiny pieces. we installed them but and they worked fine but on the drives side, when the light came down, it weht down too far and it got jammed. then we taped these rubber tube-like things to prevent it from jamming. that worked fine but a week ago the rubber stopped doing the job. i was comparing both my headlights to see if there was a difference and i noticed that the gold arm was in different places. now i dont know if its different because its supposed to be or if when we tried to fix it we put it in the wrong place. ill take a few more pictures so you can get a better view
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