84-85 Headlight adjusters and spring

[caroth]

Does anyone have the part numbers for the 84-85 headlight buckets, adjusters and springs? I am tired of the poor lighting with the 86 headlights so I am swapping to the older setup. I have the buckets, adjusters and spring from an early Ranger which is the same as the full size truck. I assume the aerostar is the same, but could not find one in the junk yard. My main concern is the spring appears to be too short and the adjusters are meant to be in sheet metal and don't "snap" into the SVO header panel and stay put. Any photos, part numbers or suggestions would be great!

Thanks,
Chris

[brownsvo]

1 min ill upload some pics.

[brownsvo]

[Robertosvo]

Chris I know the lights are low on the aero lamps have you checked out anyone with an HID conversion (didnt you do one?)
the difference is night and day.......Ha!

[caroth]

Chris I know the lights are low on the aero lamps have you checked out anyone with an HID conversion (didnt you do one?)
the difference is night and day.......Ha!

I am just trying to keep the old beast on the road. The left headlight connector retaining tabs were broken and the right headlight just burned out so I figured it was time. Simple is good, so the 84-85 look is what I will do for now.

I pulled everything I needed off the Aerostar/Ranger and Econoline. If I remember correctly, the springs came off Aerostar/Ranger.

Any chance you could post a picture of the adjuster? I only need to see the top one visable from the front. Do you recall if the aerostar has a sheet metal header panel or a fiberglass panel?

The Ranger spring will "work" but is setup for the sheel metal mounting so it doesn't stay put. I went over to a buddy's shop and pulled the adjusters and springs from an 85 turbo coupe. The spring is correct and locks into the header panel as shown in post #3. The adjusters are too wide and don't fit the header panel. The white adjuster pad from the turbo coupe fits our header panel.

I am taking photos and notes and will write something up when I have everything sorted.

[MikeFleming]

Here's some shots of the parts I used on the Red Baron resto. Someone at svoca was selling a kit of the pivot pads and springs, iirc, many years back. I think it was "fugaboutit Rich", don't t was a long time ago.
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PC'd buckets with new stainless screws from LMR. I do not recommend stainless here - VERY difficult to install. A magnetic (chrome) screw would be sooo much easier..
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I stretched the springs a bit - i thought they were too tight initially and didn't want to sacrifice the header mounting tabs.
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[Kendal Coker]

National parts depot has the NOS springs , pads and I think even the metal buckets.

[caroth]

Thanks, I don't have those, so I either need to head to the junk yard again to see if they are on a different vehicle. Anyone have a part number for the adjusters?

Edit: Found this online, but it says it is not for SVO. Seems like they would work, comments?
http://www.blueovalindustries.com/hw0982.html

[blueboss]

I pulled everything I needed off the Aerostar/Ranger and Econoline. If I remember correctly, the springs came off Aerostar/Ranger.