I have a set of 68 Camaro RS headlight assemblies and 67 RS fenders and inner fenders. I bought them when I didn’t know the difference between 67 and 68. My question is, can I just lop off the bottom portion of the pivot arms and turn them into the 67 electric style? Sorry for my ignorance, I bought my 67 with no front end at all so it’s been quite the learning process.
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68 RS hidden headlight assemblies on 67
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I have a set of 68 Camaro RS headlight assemblies and 67 RS fenders and inner fenders. I bought them when I didn’t know the difference between 67 and 68. My question is, can I just lop off the bottom portion of the pivot arms and turn them into the 67 electric style? Sorry for my ignorance, I bought my 67 with no front end at all so it’s been quite the learning process.
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They are aftermarket but in new condition
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It all depends on if you have documentation and care about it being correct. There is a company that sells a modern electric setup without all the old school wiring and pieces.
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That’s funny. I used that setup in my 69 GTO to get rid of the vacuum stuff. It took a while to setup and some fabrication but it turned out great.
From what I’ve seen on here, the Chrysler headlight motors work good with the 68 setup that I have. They mount below and use the Firebird controller.
I’ve been checking the local pick n pull inventory to see if there are any firebirds but no luck yet.
I don’t care too much about everything being correct. I want the car to look somewhat original from first glance but that’s about it. It has a Gen V 6.2 and 8 speed so there’s plenty of non stock stuff.
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Here’s the thread I’m talking about with the Chrysler motors 69 RS headlight motor conversion
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I mounted the passenger side up after modifying the inner fender for it. My game plan is to use Firebird or Chrysler motors mounted under the inner fender.
I don’t want to start a new thread for this but do they look too angled to you guys or is that the way they sit?
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I don’t want to start a new thread for this but do they look too angled to you guys or is that the way they sit?
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I ended up scoring at pick n pull. I got a complete setup from a 95 Firebird.
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I had to add some length to the rotating arm and made a couple of long arms out of stainless scrap.
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So obviously, I just left the 68 assemblies intact. It’s actually a lot easier to have access to the motors from underneath vs. having to unbolt the headlight assembly to get to the motors.
I’ve yet to test the motors, I’ve just been rotating them with a 1/4 Allen key, so the plastic gears on one or both might have to be replaced. When I used these on my 69 GTO both of the motor’s gears were worn bad, causing the doors to not work properly if they hit any sort of tension.
I’ve yet to test the motors, I’ve just been rotating them with a 1/4 Allen key, so the plastic gears on one or both might have to be replaced. When I used these on my 69 GTO both of the motor’s gears were worn bad, causing the doors to not work properly if they hit any sort of tension.
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Hooked them up to power and they work great. But they seem like they’re slamming on the radiator support when retracting and hitting the side grill trim when open. Is there something I’m missing?
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Made some stops on the radiator support. All up and running with the 96 Firebird setup, very easy to wire. I mounted the module on the lower valence.
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