69/ 70 headlight kit. coming soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDin3Ttv2dg
I’m considering a kit for my 68 but I’m nervous as I’m not overly mechanically inclined. The passenger side opens and closes much slower than the driver’s side (5-10 seconds) and if I turn them off more than 15 seconds after the engine is off they don’t close. Would you mind sending me the instructions so I can see if it’s something I can handle?
Thanks!
There were only two parts of the install that were at all hard, I’d say.
The first was getting the original vacuum motors out-- now, this probably wouldn’t be hard for everyone, but it was for me because my driver’s side hinge bolt was stripped. That was the hardest part of the whole process for me, getting my driver’s side vacuum motor out.
And the second hardest part was splicing the control wire into the electrical system, but that was because of the way I did it. The instructions want you to connect your control wire at the high-beam selector switch on the floor. I couldn’t easily get to that wiring since the screws that hold my driver’s side door sill plate in place didn’t want to budge and I didn’t feel like waiting a day for WD40 to penetrate and break them free. So I spliced into that wire inside the dash, at the back of the headlight control switch. It was tricky getting in there are working with the wire up there. If you can get at the wiring for the high-beam selector switch on the floor, that part shouldn’t be hard for you at all.
The only elements to the install that involved any sort of modification of the car were to drill one hole where the passenger side motor control mounts (and this is optional, I think, though I had no problem doing it since it adds more strength/stability) and to drill holes in the engine bay to screw the control box in place. I’m pretty sure if you wanted a 100% non-destructive installation, where removing the kit returned you exactly to mint condition, you could skip drilling that one hole for the passenger motor mount and just use double-sided tape or something to install the control box. I have zero regrets about the drilling I did. Very minor.
I love the kit, and it’s great to be able to adjust the speed for each door so they open at the same rate. Very cool.
I finally got around to installing this today. Actually my son did most of the work. I love now being able to turn lights off after I turn the engine off and having them close at the same time. Great mod. THANKS all for the encouragement and advice!!!
This is a great kit. Fairly simple to install and works great! A must have for a daily driver.