Topic: 68 Shelby Headlight Clip/spacer

[John Quinn]

What is the part the arrow in the pic is pointing to? It is on the headlight assembly and it looks like a mounting spacer.  I think there are 3 per light.  I have seen before but don't know what they are called or what they look like by themselves. 

John

[Bob Gaines]

What is the part the arrow in the pic is pointing to? It is on the headlight assembly and it looks like a mounting spacer.  I think there are 3 per light.  I have seen before but don't know what they are called or what they look like by themselves. 

John

They look like a "J" clip.

[John Quinn]

I agree, from the view shown in my picture it looks like the back of a J clip, but the headlight bucket to the assembly mount uses a sheet metal screw on my car, and the J clips of that size that I have seen are more typically for bolts.

Any pictures?

Is there any more information on the part such as the AMK number etc. Also, were they a part used on all 68's or was it a production change cut in during the run? I don't have the J clip on my January car and am curious about it and the use.  Thanks for any information.

John

[TLea]

There are 4 per light used on cars built after about 2/1/68. They are a smaller 5/16" u nut and a spacer olny so no bolt threads through them Pan head sheet metal screws are correct

[John Quinn]

Thanks for the info Tim.  They kind of look like they were intended move the headlight forward to protrude a bit. Interesting!

John

[TLea]

Thanks for the info Tim.  They kind of look like they were intended move the headlight forward to protrude a bit. Interesting!

John

Thats exactly what they are for. Somewhere along the way ford engineers decided the headlight looked goofy being recessed that far. I agree