are the L and R headlight buckets interchangeable?

[ornithology]

i'm asking about the the black bucket that is the very back of the headlight assembly.
it looks to me like Left and Right are the same part, but i only have one to look at, and my manual is not at hand... in this diagram it's the uppermost piece in the back:

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[Jim Wulf]

i'm asking about the the black bucket that is the very back of the headlight assembly.
it looks to me like Left and Right are the same part, but i only have one to look at, and my manual is not at hand... in this diagram it's the uppermost piece in the back:

Yes, interchangable, same part both sides.

[ornithology]

oh thank goodness, Jim.

for a while there i thought i bought the wrong one!

thanks.

[RAVEN]

Funny thing is that when it comes to 64/65 (and possibly 66) each "pot" is unique to its location. There is a HL, a HR, a LL, and a LR. Plus the pots are marked as such.
There was a post to the FORUM on this subject, awhile back. Do a SEARCH and find out.

[Jim Wulf]

Funny thing is that when it comes to 64/65 (and possibly 66) each "pot" is unique to its location. There is a HL, a HR, a LL, and a LR. Plus the pots are marked as such.
There was a post to the FORUM on this subject, awhile back. Do a SEARCH and find out.

The same marking procedure is true for 61-63 regarding the actual headlight "pots", Wally. The Osborn assembly manual actually shows the entire R/L headlight assemblies as being different part numbers, reflecting the required left/right placement of the pots, but the two steel mounting buckets for the pots are identical, both being stamped with the number FTSB-61. These mounting buckets are secured, in turn, to the chromed pot metal housing. I believe the steel mounting buckets were elimated for 64-66, with the headlight pots being secured directly into the redesigned chromed pot metal housings.

[ornithology]

Funny thing is that when it comes to 64/65 (and possibly 66) each "pot" is unique to its location. There is a HL, a HR, a LL, and a LR. Plus the pots are marked as such.
There was a post to the FORUM on this subject, awhile back. Do a SEARCH and find out.

The same marking procedure is true for 61-63 regarding the actual headlight "pots", Wally. The Osborn assembly manual actually shows the entire R/L headlight assemblies as being different part numbers, reflecting the required left/right placement of the pots, but the two steel mounting buckets for the pots are identical, both being stamped with the number FTSB-61. These mounting buckets are secured, in turn, to the chromed pot metal housing. I believe the steel mounting buckets were elimated for 64-66, with the headlight pots being secured directly into the redesigned chromed pot metal housings.

yes indeedy, i noticed that the two "pots" that mount into my original bucket are stamped LL and LH. i was theorizing that perhaps i could simply reverse the two Right side pots, to reconfigure for the two Lefts that i needed. but i'm coming up against a deadline to get the bird back together, and found some nice refinished Left side pots for a fair price.

i *did* already save some money by buying a complete Right side assembly, as my Right chrome housing and bezel were cracked. though my original Right steel bucket was still good, my Left one was pretty shot. that's where i lucked out on the interchangeability!