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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Question headlight bearing part # ?

I have a 99 firebird and I'm looking for the plastic piece that wraps around the bolt that takes a star bit. I can't find mine and I can't find one online. anyone have any ideas? In case it's not clear enough, the headlight rotates on 2 of these and mine are missing. Thank you in advance
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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I am trying to build up a picture in my mind of the piece you need and I can't come up with anything.... is there a way you can take a pic?
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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I can try tomorrow, but this comp sucks sometimes with my camera. If you take apart the headlight, you''ll notice it rotates on 2 bolts/bearings that take either a torx or a star bit (I thought it was a torx). They both have plastic sleeves on them. I need those sleeves lol
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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you mean the white stoppers/bumps?
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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no, hmm this si hard to explain Lets try it this way:

1.) take off the cover to your headlight

2.) look behind the actualassembly and you'll see a pretty decent size head on a bolt that takes I believe a star bit (can't remember)
. It also has a nut on the opposing side
3.) Remove this bolt and nut and there will be a plastic sleeve on the bolt.

If someone could remove this and take a pic, I would greatly appreciate it, as both of mine are missing and my headlight does not lay straight. The stealership doesn't even know where to look.
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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I know what you're talking about. It's like a fitted plastic washer. No idea on the part #.
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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I know exactly what you're talking about. It's a flanged plastic sleeve bearing that's split down the length at an angle ... right?



Number 5 is the pivot bolts (#11609989) but the sleeves aren't pictured ... ... maybe it's part of the bolts package?
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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thanks I sure hope so. I'm gonna try to order them today. Wish me luck. I just wanna thank all you guys for oyur help
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Those are available at your local auto parts store, they're made by "HELP".
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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I work at an autozone and we dont carry them ;9 maybe we have something I can use though
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