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94 Continental headlight

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Posted by: lilwheezy75

so i was driving on wed when ice came off someoens car going the other wya and it hit mine, shattered my drivers side headlight cracked the housing, broke my front turn signal next to the grill smashed that bulb and cracked my grill.

Any ideas where i can get the headlight and turn signal at? Will a headlight from a 93 fit my conti?

Posted by: ketyokeinnor

lights from any 89(i think)-94 body style will fit. I have headlights and a bumper off a 91 on my 94. Your best bet would probably be the junkyard. At least around here contis are easy to come by in the junkyard.

I noticed you're in PA too, right?

Harry's U-Pull-It in Hazelton Pa has many Continentals. Its the only place i go for parts anymore. They Have a location closer to you in Allentown, it looks smaller, but I've never been there. You cant really beat their prices anywhere i've found.

http://www.wegotused.com <-for directions

-Ron-

Posted by: Conti94

All cosmetic parts from 88-94 will swap with one another on the exterior, Keep in mind the grilles for 88-89, 90-93, and then 94 were all different, but the headlights were all the same, the tail lights on the other hand changed with the grilles. Junkyard is you're best bet.

Posted by: MichiganTeddyBear

yup, most of the cosmetic parts on the outside interchange, with some exceptions (as noted above).

Posted by: lilwheezy75

alright great im going to have to make some phone calls tomorrow...,my grill is cracked but not bad i dont think im going to replace that part..

Posted by: Conti94

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Originally Posted by lilwheezy75

alright great im going to have to make some phone calls tomorrow...,my grill is cracked but not bad i dont think im going to replace that part..

Ouch, good luck on the grille, 94;'/s are not very common in the Junkyards around here everyone seems to keep them, used grille's for 94's are a pain to find since they were such a unique design and look for the year. Waht I mean by unique is that the 94 grille's are one piece all togethet, the 88-93 grille's are two pieces and have different mountings. But the 88-93 will interchange grilles on a 94.

Posted by: ketyokeinnor

what do you mean be one piece? from what i've seen their both two prices. my 94 grille has the grille and it screws onto the chrome trim strip that goes across top of the headlights.(minus those 2 parts the front end of my car is all 91) the 91 grille kinda snaps into that strip which is slightly different, and is held in from behind with some little pins. Thier pretty similar but not at all compatable. i think if you need a grille, your best bet is switching out both pieces to the older design.

Posted by: Conti94

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Originally Posted by ketyokeinnor

what do you mean be one piece? from what i've seen their both two prices. my 94 grille has the grille and it screws onto the chrome trim strip that goes across top of the headlights.(minus those 2 parts the front end of my car is all 91) the 91 grille kinda snaps into that strip which is slightly different, and is held in from behind with some little pins. Thier pretty similar but not at all compatable. i think if you need a grille, your best bet is switching out both pieces to the older design.

I have a grille, but it is pitting, and has a few bad dents in it, I don't need one right away. What I meant by one piece is that the grille on my car is one solid piece, and it bolts onto the header panel support on the front of the car, the top strip and the grille itself are all one, I have had it off the car about 3 times. I have a question for ya though, If I grabbed a grille off an 88-89 is it the same as the 90-93? I have never removed a 88-89 grille before, and those grilles have a somewhat blacked out look to them from what i have seen. Almost similar to the 94. I have considered grabbing a 90-93 grille for my car but if i can get the 88-89 I would much prefer it.

Although the golden nugget for me is still of course a 94 grille.