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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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Does anyone know the best way to adjust your lights so they don't come up all the way? I am doing a projector headlight mod on my z06 and want them to pop just enough to peek out.
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The lights UP-DOWN positions work on fixed stops. Once the housings touch a stop, the Headlight Position Module senses the increased current draw and stops driving the motor.

You would have to find a way to add a stop where you want the lights to stop at. Maybe you could rig up a solenoid that you could use to engage a pin that the housing stop would rest against when the solenoid is on.

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Originally Posted by z06801
Does anyone know the best way to adjust your lights so they don't come up all the way? I am doing a projector headlight mod on my z06 and want them to pop just enough to peek out.
You want your car to look stoned?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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You want your car to look stoned?
....duuuuude.

That would actually look kinda cool. Good luck with it.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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There's a thread about shortening the actuating arms. I'll try and find it. It wasn't that long ago... but I don't remember which site it was on.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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OH!!!!
I have thought long and hard about a hid pop up DIY!!

Unfortunatey,that's as far as I have got

But!,I really like the idea in conjunction with the sleepy "stoner" eye mod

Let us know how it works out
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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You need to get at the headlight motor stops and modify them by making them longer. That is how former member GranBichus did his Sleepy Eye mod.
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thanks for the input everbody I have a extra headlight from a friend to work with. I'll get working on it soon. I'm hoping for a mean look. I could put red halos that would give the stoned look for sure

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Originally Posted by Bill Curlee
The lights UP-DOWN positions work on fixed stops. Once the housings touch a stop, the Headlight Position Module senses the increased current draw and stops driving the motor.

You would have to find a way to add a stop where you want the lights to stop at. Maybe you could rig up a solenoid that you could use to engage a pin that the housing stop would rest against when the solenoid is on.

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Couldn't one just add like a wood block on top of the existing upper stop so the housings would touch sooner and stop ?
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thats what I was hoping after I read that. It would make the mod really easy.
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Take lots of pictures for us DIYers
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lol, i know on the Nissan 240sx you just cut the brown wire and you can push the button once then push it again wehn you want it to stop. but thats just the tunner look lol, not for me
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