how do trans am headlight motors work?
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how do trans am headlight motor work i don't know where to post this so i'll post it here since it gets alot of exposure and in the electronics forum.
how does the headlight know when to quit coming up? could you mount it to a switch? i'm rewiring the car and my only fear is the trans am headlights popping up and coming down
how does the headlight know when to quit coming up? could you mount it to a switch? i'm rewiring the car and my only fear is the trans am headlights popping up and coming down
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how do trans am headlight motor work i don't know where to post this so i'll post it here and in the lounge.
how does the headlight know when to quit coming up? could you mount it to a switch? i'm rewiring the car and my only fear is not knowing how the trans am headlights pop up and come down
how does the headlight know when to quit coming up? could you mount it to a switch? i'm rewiring the car and my only fear is not knowing how the trans am headlights pop up and come down
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Are you using the factory wiring harness at all? My race car was gutted of any and all factory wiring so I hade to figure out a way to get the lights to go up and down. Basically, if you know anything about switches, you will need to get a DPDT switch.
A DPDT is a double pole double throw, meaning that there are six terminals on the back of the switch.
Kinda like this
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On my switch that I bought from Home Depot, you bring your 12 volt source and ground into the middle 2 terminals. The top set of 2 is load A and the bottom set of 2 is Load B. Use a green/black wire combo (same as factory), the top left is green, top right is black, bottom left is black, bottom right is green. You just need to have the opposite on the bottom as you have on top.
My switch is a momentary on switch, where once you press the switch up or down and let off, it pops back to the center or neutral zone.
I have mine wired up now and working, if you need a picture of how I did the wiring on the switch, let me know.
A DPDT is a double pole double throw, meaning that there are six terminals on the back of the switch.
Kinda like this
l l
l l
l l
On my switch that I bought from Home Depot, you bring your 12 volt source and ground into the middle 2 terminals. The top set of 2 is load A and the bottom set of 2 is Load B. Use a green/black wire combo (same as factory), the top left is green, top right is black, bottom left is black, bottom right is green. You just need to have the opposite on the bottom as you have on top.
My switch is a momentary on switch, where once you press the switch up or down and let off, it pops back to the center or neutral zone.
I have mine wired up now and working, if you need a picture of how I did the wiring on the switch, let me know.
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SWEET! thats what i was looking for. anything else on the car you suggest? its being completly rewired
if its not to much trouble, the picture would be great
thank you
if its not to much trouble, the picture would be great
thank you
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