14V is normal.

Thanks. Btw I tested again and at 3k with head and fog lights on 13..9 volts lights off 14.4 to .5

so what did you do to fix it, leave the shims in?

Yep! And I also was concerned about the imperfections on the housing, running your fingers you could fell them as well as see them but I had a shop do the work originally. So after joining pelican awhile ago I thought this would be easy. But, yeah those home made shims ( by flatten silver solder) got me back on the road.