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Old Jul 10, 2020 | 11:05 AM
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Default New Headlight Assembly

Finally arrived. Not genuine Chrysler but a LOT better than the ones currently on this ol Laredo



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Old Jul 10, 2020 | 11:25 AM
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Welcome to the forum.

Looks great!

Link please to that part?
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Old Jul 10, 2020 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wingless
Welcome to the forum.

Looks great!

Link please to that part?
thanks!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/380886645865
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Old Jul 17, 2020 | 05:53 PM
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Of course the MIL decided to show up on a helluva hot day for me to change our her headlight assemblies and do an oil change. While checking the PCV it wouldn't come out easy so of course I broke it. Heat got to it and the plastic went super brittle along with the grommet. The third shop I hit up had it so that was fun. The passenger side window wouldn't roll up but the motor had juice. After further inspection I found one of the plastic rollers in the track busted so the cradle wouldn't stay on track. Anyone know if that is a hard to find part? I'll look on RockAuto.

Lights are 1000% better now.







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Old Jul 20, 2020 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LaredoLoaner
Of course the MIL decided to show up on a helluva hot day for me to change our her headlight assemblies and do an oil change. While checking the PCV it wouldn't come out easy so of course I broke it. Heat got to it and the plastic went super brittle along with the grommet. The third shop I hit up had it so that was fun. The passenger side window wouldn't roll up but the motor had juice. After further inspection I found one of the plastic rollers in the track busted so the cradle wouldn't stay on track. Anyone know if that is a hard to find part? I'll look on RockAuto.

Lights are 1000% better now.

I ended up taking the lenses off the housing (very carefully! )and sanding, sanding more then epoxied lenses back on the housing. Why? Because no sellers on Ebay would ship to Hawaii and buying new ones from the local auto parts stores here, would have cost $150 for ONE headlight replacement housing!
Mine turned out ok, better than they were before, but not as nice as new ones.
Yours look great!
Ohh try a junk yard for a plastic roller. One of mine was broken and I took one off the parts jeep I was given, it was an easy replacement. Unfortunately the parts jeep headlight housings were in the same crappy shape as mine!

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Old Jul 22, 2020 | 08:53 AM
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If you're handy, go to the hardware store and buy rollers from the window blind section. This had been done before with great results. Good ones are even ball bearings.
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