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Old 08-26-06, 03:01 PM
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Need to change headlight rods/bushings

I just checked mazdatrix and all four of them (2 short and 2 long) will be 128.00 + ship. Anyone ever order new ones? Wonder what the dealer will want for them?
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Wont the bushings install into the old rods? I thought they did but of course I could be wrong. Update this and let us know as I also need to do this.
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BD has them too, but they aren't any cheaper. 30 for one 40 for the other.
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Let me try and find my victoria british catalog.. i think i have to buy the entire rod with bushing. Will reply soon
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That is correct, last time i got them was at the dealership and it seems they were cheaper.
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They must have gone up, I don't remember paying that much a few years ago from mazdatrix..... And yes, you have to replace the whole thing.
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bushings for headlight linkage

I think someone had said that they found some bushings for running electrical wires through a hole without chaffing that were a perfect fit to replace the hard plastic end bushings.
Hoefully he is still on this list and will provide the details.
A more involved, but potentially more permanent fix may be to replace the flat arms with threaded rods and heim joints.
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have you thought about a junkyard maybe???
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Originally Posted by wecycle
I think someone had said that they found some bushings for running electrical wires through a hole without chaffing that were a perfect fit to replace the hard plastic end bushings.
Hoefully he is still on this list and will provide the details.
A more involved, but potentially more permanent fix may be to replace the flat arms with threaded rods and heim joints.
Rubber electrical grommets work perfectly. Maximum cost $1 each,at that price you can afford to replace them frequently if necessary.
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size of grommet

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Rubber electrical grommets work perfectly. Maximum cost $1 each,at that price you can afford to replace them frequently if necessary.
Can you post the size of the grommets that you found to work for this?
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Yah post the size..
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Beef did post the size in another thread, which one, who knows.
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I could use this info also, myupgraded lights work great just hard to accurately aim them.
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They've gone up in price: a lot. JY arm bushings are usually so deteriorated that they crumble immediately. I wondered about electrical grommets but thought they'd bind too much. I have some extra arms without bushings so next time I'll try casting something like epoxy to form a bushing right on the arms: a few scraps of wood and a smoothshank rod or bolt ought to do the trick.
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Size is 1 1/8" outer diameter, 5/8 " inner
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Malloy had the lowest price when I bought some a little while back.
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Originally Posted by n2318r
Malloy had the lowest price when I bought some a little while back.
Mallory Mazda?

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