SN95 headlights - where can I buy more adjustment screws?

[lparsons42]

I swapped my headlights over the weekend, and the ones I swapped to didn't come with good adjusting (aiming) screws and some of my original ones were unusable. I've tried searching around, including on steeda and ebay but I can't find the screws themselves. Of course the headlight assembly uses them in three different brackets, so I really need all three for each side, but I can't find them sold anywhere.

Any ideas? At this rate I might end up having to just order a full assembly from a bone yard, but I wouldn't want to do that and have them show up without the screws...

 

[Noobz347]

Do you have a good one that you can measure?

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[lparsons42]

Do you have a good one that you can measure?

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Yes, but even once I measure it, there is no way to describe it. These aren't normal screws in any meaningful way, and the brackets are critical. Basically I'm hoping to find a FoMoCo part for the screws and brackets but it doesn't seem one exists separate from the headlight asembly.

It seems I'm the only person crazy enough to want these separately from a headlight assembly - or to have them strip out - so I'll likely end up ordering headlights from a boneyard and hoping the screws and brackets are included.

 

[Noobz347]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1654930580...QqLkDTOhoFRRL9K6d1+QmtcLA=|tkp:Bk9SR96_hY2QZg

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[lparsons42]

Pardon Our Interruption...

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Those definitely look like what I'm looking for! I think I'll try buying some headlight fixtures from the bone yard first at that price though. Thank you for finding a part number! It looks like the Mustang stopped using these screws with the New Edge models and never used them again - I suspect that might make them slightly more difficult to find going forward.

The other hen's tooth to look for in this adventure is the plastic brackets that connect these to the headlights. If I can get some complete headlights I should come out ahead on that aspect.

Thank you!

 

[Noobz347]

Those definitely look like what I'm looking for! I think I'll try buying some headlight fixtures from the bone yard first at that price though. Thank you for finding a part number! It looks like the Mustang stopped using these screws with the New Edge models and never used them again - I suspect that might make them slightly more difficult to find going forward.

The other hen's tooth to look for in this adventure is the plastic brackets that connect these to the headlights. If I can get some complete headlights I should come out ahead on that aspect.

Thank you!

I also hear that if you go to the auto stores with a "Help" section (Autozone comes to mind), that you can often find the screws there. I also discovered that some of the GM ones will fit too. They come in different lengths for different vehicles and are interchangeable otherwise.

 

[lparsons42]

I made a visit to a local self-service boneyard that listed both a 96 and 97 Mustang on their lot. These cars had been there a couple weeks (interestingly enough both convertibles) but their headlights were still intact. I went to work pulling out the headlights on one and got all 6 screws with brackets. Then I took my bounty to the cashier and they said "have a nice day". Solid investment of my time there, now I just need to get to headlight aiming.

Though going forward, now that we've found the part number for the screws themselves, can we find a part number for the brackets they go into? There are two different bracket types.