| sq1954 | -- 10-18-2025 @ 8:05 AM |
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Does anyone know if there is a difference in the headlight trim ring between the Ford and Mercury. I have heard that the Mercury is different and if so what is the difference?
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| trjford8 | -- 10-18-2025 @ 9:27 AM |
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What year Mercury?
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| TomO | -- 10-20-2025 @ 9:51 AM |
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There appears to have been a change in the design of the Ford headlight door in 1941. The 1941 Parts catalog shows P/N 19A-13045 as fitting both the Ford and Mercury and 11A-13045 as fitting only the Ford. The 1942 catalog only shows the 19A-13045 as fitting both Ford and Mercury. The 1948 catalog shows only the 11A-13045 as fitting both the Ford and Mercury. My guess is that there was a plain door and a ribbed door, with the plain door used on the Special and maybe on the Deluxe and the ribbed door used on the Special Deluxe and Mercury early in the model year and then all of Fords and Mercury's used the ribbed door. For the best answer, you should contact Fred Killian, the 41-42 Ford Advisor for the Club. Tom
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| 41-42fordadvisor | -- 10-21-2025 @ 7:05 AM |
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Tom, Like a lot of parts on the 1941 Ford & Mercury there are early and late parts. The early 1941 Ford used headlight rim 11A-13045 and the late 1941 Ford used headlight rim 19A-13045. The headlight rims are different, the early rim the groves stop about 3 inches from the top. On the late rim the groves go all the way around the rim. On the 1941 Ford the Super Deluxe, Deluxe, and Special all used the same headlight rim. Both the 1941 Ford & Mercury headlight rims will fit on either car. I am no expert on 1941 Mercury's, so I do not know if Mercury also had an early and late headlight rim. Fred Killian
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| TomO | -- 10-21-2025 @ 8:41 AM |
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Fred, thanks for the update clarifying my post. To further clarify my post, I am not an expert on the authenticity of any of the cars or parts, I just use the literature (parts catalogs and sales literature) to make a guess at answering questions. These sources are not always correct as the sales literature can illustrate details that did not make into production and the parts catalogs just show the current (date of publication) replacement part. Tom
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| sq1954 | -- 10-21-2025 @ 4:34 PM |
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after more research Tom is right. The 11A rim was only used on the early 41 Ford only and had the flat area at the top. The 19A rim ( ribs only) was used on all 41 Mercurys and late 41 Fords.
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