Re: [Chrysler300] 1965 Headlight Glass (Driver's Side)?

["Don Warnaar" <300country@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Don,

That adjustment of the lights was indeed a problem.  When my L was new, I was very particular with having the car level.  As you probably know, it seems to have been a common problem with all Chrysler products of that era that the torsion bars were adjusted at the factory and apparently settled in a bit by the time the cars got to the dealers.  Either that or they weren't adjusted right in the first place.  As a result many of the cars were slightly lower in the front than the rear.  Well, of course the beauty of the TorsionAire suspension is that the torsion bars are adjustable.  My L also was a bit lower in the front so I kept tightening the adjustment screws until the car was perfectly level.  It took a few times raising the car, taking up on the torsion bar adjusters, then lowering it, and bouncing it up and down so the suspension reached its settled in height.  But I got it level.

Then of course, the headlamps had to be adjusted so they were also in line to match the raised height of the front end.  It was some job to get those bezels off and then back on.  Wouldn't want to do that too often.  Fortunately never have had to take one off again.  The headlamps are the original and still work.

Thought you might enjoy this little bit of trivia.

Don


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Verity<mailto:d.verity@xxxxxxx> 
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; David<mailto:torquechap@xxxxxxxxx> ; Don Warnaar<mailto:300country@xxxxxxx> 
  Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:07 AM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1965 Headlight Glass (Driver's Side)?


  Hi Don,
  The issue with the lights was ease of checking adjustment. I think I read somewhere that a lot of mechanics and some people in law enforcement complained about the glass covers interfering with headlight alignment equipment. I know on the Imperial that there are 6 fine thread screws holding the bezels on. 
  I do have an extra left side glass with some pits that I will let go. Contact me off list Dave.

  Don Verity

   

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