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87 Cougar head light kits ?

Where can i buy a complete set new ? I looked and looked!!!

Thanks
Brian
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87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #1 –
Can i use a 84-86 nose on 87 cougar fenders ?

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #2 –
Yeah you can use an 83-86 nose on the 87 cougar, think you will need to redrill some holes though. Complete sets for these cars are not in production I believe. I think you can use Lincoln Continental? headlights and i know a guy in Mexico makes the outer and inner lights for the T-birds not sure about the cougar though, sure someone with more knowledge will chime in.
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87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #3 –
Unless you get really lucky and find a set of NOS (new old stock, such as something found hidden in a dealership's parts inventory, basically long forgotten otherwise new "old" parts) there's no new headlights for our cars. You can polish and wax the lenses though..for now, that's about our best option.

You can also swap on a 4 eye front, but the trim and minor body lines won't match up, but it's been done.

If you do this, don't go onto four eyed pride and brag about it lol, they'll have a conniption, and say some not-too-nice things lol
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #4 –
There are new Lincoln lights on Ebay most of the time that fit these cars. I'll see if I can find a link. Not REAL cheap, but, new.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #5 –
Here's a brand new pair....There are more, a little cheaper, and as I stated, some lincoln headlights interchange, and can still be found at salvage yards for cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-PAIR-Mercury-Cougar-87-88-Headlight-Lens-OEM-/230899904504?fits=Model:Cougar&hash=item35c2b4eff8&item=230899904504&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #6 –
I tinted my old ones and are to dark! Dangerous

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #7 –
I cant believe they dont make headlight kits for this car wtf...

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #8 –
You Cougar guys have it a lot easier than us Thunderbird guys. At least you have certain Lincolns that you can get the lights from. If you're patient, and check ebay or the salvage yards, the Lincoln lights are fairly common, and be found with really nice, clear lights for a cheap price.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #9 –
Mercury Cougar 1987-88 (all models)
Lincoln Continental 1988-94 (all models)

I've not seen aftermarket replacements although it's possible someone like DEPO has them.
eBay is about the best source I've seen so far.
NOS are getting to be expensive, yes...so are good used ones.
Sorry but that's the way things are now. It's not going to get any better.

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #10 –
Go on ebay, be sure you do separate searches for "continental headlight" and "continental headlamp". DON'T put a year in.

Sort each search price high to low, change the setting at the end of the list to show "200 items per page" and then of course look through the pages until the prices drop out of the 200-400 dollar range. Highest are HID kits etc for the late 90's jellybean Conti 4-doors. You'll be surprised how many salvage listings there are. Some sellers know they exchange with the 87/88 cat, most don't. And again, "light/lamp". No guaranteed "standard naming convention".
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #11 –
Easier way to search on eBay:

In the search field, type in the following: 89 continental headlamp -hid
This gets rid of the BS HID bulb listings and leaves just the headlamps.

The result is here:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=88+continental+headlamp+-hid&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=89+continental+headlamp+-hid&_sacat=0

Substitute 90 for 89 in the search string, etc. until you find what you need.
eBay works tremendously well with Boolean commands.

You should see how I search for parts...I have about 20 different searches saved, each with its own purpose, and each filtering out unnecessary or unwanted items (in my case, I care not about any parts/cars from 1967-79, so those are all listed as -67 -1967, etc. in the search string). Any search can now be saved as its own URL, so you can bookmark it in your browser. I think they started that around 2001 or thereabouts. Made life a lot easier.

Anyway, hope that helps with the headlamp search.

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #12 –
I have no lights on my car now, ps never try and tint your headlights with spray tint...

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #13 –
over 500 for headlights !!!

87 Cougar head light kits ?

Reply #14 –
What happen with the spray tint lol