Jack_Cooper

Well, my headlights are being a PITA again. I haven't been able to track down the source of the problem (though I believe it to be a vacuum leak of course.

However, I was just looking at the actuators when it occured to me that all they do is move a single rod back and forth. Everything else is mechanically handled via springs. So this gets me to thinking, and I go look at a 85 Nissan 300zx I've had sitting in my backyard for ages (it was my previous daily driver until the turbo seal blew out, taking a bearing with it due to oil loss). It also has pop-up headlights, and these are electric! They also operate on the single rod back and forth basis. The only difference is that the rods are bent rather than straight.

It therefore occurs to me that I could try to make a bracket and mount them in my vette in place of the vacuum actuators. The only problems I can forsee is if the travel isn't the same and also getting the rods properly attatched to the existing headlight hardware. Any thoughts on this mad plan? If the travel is too much or not enough, is there any way to fix that you think?

So yay or nay on the electric headlights plan?

- Jack Cooper

Sacredgrooves

it has been done,there may even be a kit for this. I remember reading a post on it a few months ago....

SkunkApe

Here's a post (with pics) from a couple of days ago...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...2&forum_id=119