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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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Sleepy eyes
Hi to all! Anyone one here, have sleepy eyes headlight convert on thier trans am or firebird?.
The reason why I ask, is because, both of my motors are shots. Thinking of openning the headlight halfway and installing HID foglights in it.
I know it sounds to import, but what can I say....I'm filipino, that loves muscle cars.
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Mon May 31, 2010 11:29 pm |
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Steve383
Senior Forum User
Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:50 pm Posts: 984 Location: Scarborough
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Ew.
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:52 am |
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Daz
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:15 am Posts: 3233 Location: Mississauga
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Re: Sleepy eyes
sweettransam wrote: Hi to all! Anyone one here, have sleepy eyes headlight convert on thier trans am or firebird?. The reason why I ask, is because, both of my motors are shots. Thinking of openning the headlight halfway and installing HID foglights in it. I know it sounds to import, but what can I say....I'm filipino, that loves muscle cars.
hey man I used to be a flip too!! Im Canadian now though
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:39 am |
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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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Why ewww?. Headlight motor cost alot of money
http://www.breathlessperformance.com/pr ... rebird.asp
That one cost alot of money
Help!
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:22 pm |
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merc3065
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:07 am Posts: 1077 Location: Wasaga Beach
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Are the headlights rebuildable like the 3rd gen ones? If so, that may be a better cost alternative.
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:46 pm |
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flame
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:52 pm Posts: 1164 Location: Drayton
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The headlight motor only uses 180 degrees of the gear so unless somebody has already done the flip it only takes a few minutes to unbolt the linkage and then use the other 180 degrees of the gear. Or there is an option to buy a brass gear to replace the plastic one. Check out the link http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:24 pm |
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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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The thing is, both motor aren't making any noise.
No whinning, no grinding, no signs of life what's so ever.
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:52 pm |
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Vetty
Operations Team
Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:27 pm Posts: 3072 Location: Oshawa
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Those headlights look like a$$ IMHO. Get some new motor or used ones. PM hybrid36 he's recently parted out to 4th gen birds you might be in luck and he still has a set in working condition. Even if they are in working shape and they grind you can try flipping the gear or buying new brass gears which i have installed into my dads 95'. I saved one motor by flipping the gear over but the other side was to chewed up so i had to resort to new brass gears. If your not a fan of how your lights look you might want to do a H4 housing retrofit like alot of people doing for a more modern look and you can install some HID's if you choose down the road aswell.
_________________ 1969 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 - 250ci/M5 1995 Trans Am - Blue Green Chameleon - 350ci/A4 1994 Fire-Am - Polo Green - 355ci/M6 380rwhp: SOLD
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Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:14 am |
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flame
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Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:52 pm Posts: 1164 Location: Drayton
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sweettransam wrote: The thing is, both motor aren't making any noise. No whinning, no grinding, no signs of life what's so ever.
Is there power getting to the motor? Maybe should figure out what is wrong first........
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Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:20 am |
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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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I've check, there's power going to the motors.
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Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:41 pm |
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flame
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Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:52 pm Posts: 1164 Location: Drayton
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sweettransam wrote: I've check, there's power going to the motors.
And a ground?
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:58 am |
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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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yup, don't know what to do. My hands are getting tired from spinning it manually
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:22 pm |
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Jaron
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Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:12 am Posts: 1172 Location: Scarborough ON
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leave em up!
_________________Jaron 1982 Pontiac Firebird T/A 305ci ... 152000kms 1996 Isuzu trooper S 315xxx kms ~ SOLD 2000 BMW 740iL 177000 kms
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:12 pm |
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Vetty
Operations Team
Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:27 pm Posts: 3072 Location: Oshawa
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PM hybrid36 to see if he has a set!
_________________ 1969 Firebird Sprint OHC 6 - 250ci/M5 1995 Trans Am - Blue Green Chameleon - 350ci/A4 1994 Fire-Am - Polo Green - 355ci/M6 380rwhp: SOLD
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:32 pm |
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sweettransam
CCFBG Club Member
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm Posts: 171 Location: mississauga
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Yeah, Ive Pm him already, no replied yet
I like it when the lights are down, especially on a nice sunny days.
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:41 pm |
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