Amen! Pay attention to this. 
Headlight Door Warning Light
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Open the doors and reach up under the acess holes under the bumpers and the switch will be right there. Be carefull when your tighten the nut as the assemble is plastic and will be damaged with excess tightening.
Ed
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Hi B,
Although there's limited access with the door open and the headlight bezel removed, the best access is from below.
Don't pull on the switch by mistake to try to move the door's position. It's just plastic, and if original it's pretty brittle after all these years.
Regards,
Alan
PS: Hi Ed, you posted while I was looking for the picture!
Although there's limited access with the door open and the headlight bezel removed, the best access is from below.
Don't pull on the switch by mistake to try to move the door's position. It's just plastic, and if original it's pretty brittle after all these years.
Regards,
Alan
PS: Hi Ed, you posted while I was looking for the picture!
Last edited by Alan 71; Dec 17, 2011 at 10:04 AM.
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Hi,
No it's not a new one.
BUT, a VERY complete, (unmolested), car, is pretty easy to restore. It's a matter of the TIME a person is willing to put in to it! And some $$, but not TOO much!
Regards,
Alan
No it's not a new one.
BUT, a VERY complete, (unmolested), car, is pretty easy to restore. It's a matter of the TIME a person is willing to put in to it! And some $$, but not TOO much!
Regards,
Alan
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Alan, Very nice. I just bought a 73 coupe with 46000 miles. Probably paid too much for it, but it is a two owner totally unmolested car. Still has factory exhaust. My plan is to bring it back to like new and enjoy it. Will probably never get the money back that I will put in it but.....
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Alan, Very nice. I just bought a 73 coupe with 46000 miles. Probably paid too much for it, but it is a two owner totally unmolested car. Still has factory exhaust. My plan is to bring it back to like new and enjoy it. Will probably never get the money back that I will put in it but.....
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Rap,
I agree. you will most likely spend more money on the car than it is worth these days. In 1981 I bought a 69 Coupe L68 (427 3 x 2) for 4500.00. Needed some minor engine work and some new paint. Had about 13-14k in it buy the time I was done. Sold it in 2003. I assure you, I got my money back on that one!!
Those were the good old days.
I agree. you will most likely spend more money on the car than it is worth these days. In 1981 I bought a 69 Coupe L68 (427 3 x 2) for 4500.00. Needed some minor engine work and some new paint. Had about 13-14k in it buy the time I was done. Sold it in 2003. I assure you, I got my money back on that one!!
Those were the good old days.
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So, if you have the red light on whenever you headlights are on, then either one or both of your switches are connected. If only one of the switches are bad, you can disconnect that one, and the light will go off when the other is fully extended. Or you can disconnect both, and the red light will not come on at all.
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Thanks Marshman. That's what I need to do. The headlights open to the right amount but the light is always on with the headlights on so I'm not going to try to fix, at least not now. The fasten seatbelts light turns on too when I turn on the headlights. 
I'll see if I can fix the wiring on that when I take apart the console and dash this winter.
I'll see if I can fix the wiring on that when I take apart the console and dash this winter.
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Alan, Very nice. I just bought a 73 coupe with 46000 miles. Probably paid too much for it, but it is a two owner totally unmolested car. Still has factory exhaust. My plan is to bring it back to like new and enjoy it. Will probably never get the money back that I will put in it but.....
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Hi b,
My 71 has about 46,030 on it.
I agree with 73, seeing some pictures of an original exhaust system would be GREAT. I'd especially like to see the clamps, mufflers, and position of the chrome tips!
Regards,
Alan
My 71 has about 46,030 on it.
I agree with 73, seeing some pictures of an original exhaust system would be GREAT. I'd especially like to see the clamps, mufflers, and position of the chrome tips!
Regards,
Alan
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Hi Mike,
Thanks very much!
I posted in another thread this morning that since I work/play by myself my screw-ups have all been done in private.
There is a list and it's quite long.
I think my best one is having my radio repaired, and sending it back twice, and then realizing that the battery can get so low that the radio light will come on, (confirming power,) but not supply enough current to operate the radio.
Regards,
Alan
Thanks very much!
I posted in another thread this morning that since I work/play by myself my screw-ups have all been done in private.
There is a list and it's quite long.
I think my best one is having my radio repaired, and sending it back twice, and then realizing that the battery can get so low that the radio light will come on, (confirming power,) but not supply enough current to operate the radio.
Regards,
Alan