1969 firebird headlight cushion alignment, how does this cushion align with fender? Do you leave a gap or press the cushion tightly against fender? My 69 assembly manual does not show this alignment very well, hard to make out drawings. I have original cushions that need paint removed from them but are still flexible, would these be better than repros.

The rubber cushion should be touching the front edge of the fenders, but not crushed. If you have a normal '69, you will find that not much lines up very well to the fenders. You should have just a little of the rubber cushion showing just past the outer edges of the fenders.

Send me a PM with your email address and I can send you a picture.

Tom

The originals should be salvageable with a little thinner

John

MRJ,
when I got my car the rubber cushions were painted , I sand blasted mine lightly ,they turned out very nice...

thats a good idea bjorn.i am going to try that with some i have as spares

Another good thing to remove paint from rubber parts (but never plastic) is POR-15 paint stripper. It works great on rubber and will not damage it. Just spray it on, let it crinkle up and scrap it off with a plastic scraper.

Tom

The GM remakes are very nice. Just like NOS.
Jim

My repos from Classic are not as good as NOS. they are not as thick and heavy. I would use the NOS ones if you can at all

Wade