Non- Flip up light conversion

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May 31, 2011 | 02:31 AM

#21

dopy

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I took mine off because it was scratching my paint.

The driver side went on fine but the passenger side i had to drill the aluminum mounting holes bigger so i could move it around.

May 31, 2011 | 03:50 AM

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dhowdy

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Originally Posted by chmilll

wish mine were that easy to install, the light bracket had to be drilled out to even go on the car, the headlamp adjustment screw hits the "tub", thus not allowing the tub to get anywhere near a mounting point, ive pretty much given up on them and going to try and return them. today i purchased to more motors for a total cost of $215. there installed and when i get the refund i am just going to fiberglass my own setup. i like most people love the pop ups but damn they are a pain in the *** when it comes to fixing them. mine get a lot use since most of my driving is at night. thank you all for the comments and will post again as i make my own setup.

Why are your headlight motors "burning out" so frequently? You sure it's not something as simple as replacing the plastic gear with the stronger brass ones?

May 31, 2011 | 06:49 AM

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Camaroking1996

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Spend the money on something better than new ugly headlights that mite not fit so hot

May 31, 2011 | 10:22 AM

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chmilll

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after installing the new motors i just eliminated as many variables as i could. turns out that the "water tight" plug is not moisture resistant. after pulling the pins out the connector i noticed that the car side terminals were all corroded away thus causeing excessive heat build up. case in point. crappy connections led to premature failure. so i just hard wired the new ones to the car with heat shrink connectors. disadvantage if i even need to replace again. knock on wood. plus side tho, every thing works smooth and fast, lights seem brighter too.

May 31, 2011 | 10:31 AM

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chmilll

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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996

Spend the money on something better than new ugly headlights that mite not fit so hot

planned on it, after bout 2 min of thinking i decided to scratch the whole lighting plan for now since i have already had HIDs on the car for 2+ yrs and concentrate on the ever so popular clutch problem.

speaking of has anyone had any luck with the centerforce dual friction?

May 31, 2011 | 12:54 PM

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vikingramair

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I just finnish my breatless installation. I also needed to enlarge the mounting holes in the aluminium bracket. But once this was done the installation was fairly easy.

May 31, 2011 | 02:20 PM

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chmilll

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im really glad that those of you have had success in yalls install.

i guess thats just my luck with the car.

May 31, 2011 | 03:05 PM

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Irisheer

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I just finnish my breatless installation. I also needed to enlarge the mounting holes in the aluminium bracket. But once this was done the installation was fairly easy.

Any more pics? I saw the one on your web page in your sig.