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Old 04-20-07 | 01:44 AM
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Talking half way head lights?

does anyone know how to make the head lights go half-way up? and also, does anyone know how to speed up the turning signals?
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Old 04-20-07 | 01:55 AM
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For headlights you can get a Pivot headlight controller. I managed to wire mine without butchering 1 single factory wire. It's better to wire it through the switch in the centre console as the power goes there before it goes to the switch on steering column.
Old 04-20-07 | 03:22 AM
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pull out ur turn signal bulbs front or back ones dont matter, and go to autozone, pepboys etc. and tell them u want the smaller dual filament bulb.u only need 2 bulbs one packet looks almost the same as the stock one just a bit smaller. put the small bulb in and theres a cheap way to a fast turn signal. belive me it will drive u crazy how fast it clicks.
Old 04-20-07 | 05:26 AM
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I wired in a resistor on the protege with the same effect. took it off a week later. it will be annoying,
Old 04-20-07 | 11:04 AM
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Pull the fuse for the headlight motor. Use the ***** by the headlights to adjust them to where you want them to be.
Old 04-20-07 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by FIBREMAZ
For headlights you can get a Pivot headlight controller. I managed to wire mine without butchering 1 single factory wire. It's better to wire it through the switch in the centre console as the power goes there before it goes to the switch on steering column.
Say you had butchered the factory wires, where's the place to get replacements other than another 25yo donor?
Old 04-20-07 | 01:09 PM
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The sleepy eye look makes as much sense as having your pants hang below your ***. Does it tell the ladies that you're ready for sex, or does it tell them you simply haven't learned how to put your own pants on?....
Old 04-20-07 | 01:12 PM
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The sleepy eye look makes as much sense as having your pants hang below your ***. Does it tell the ladies that you're ready for sex, or does it tell them you simply haven't learned how to put your own pants on?....
it originally meant you had a boyfriend in prison, true story.
Old 04-20-07 | 04:45 PM
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why would you want to make the turn signals flash fast?
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it originally meant you had a boyfriend in prison, true story.
LOL, I wonder how many of these gansta wannabes know that little tidbit. I can see many pants being pulled up quickly if they all knew this. Great trivia question.
Old 04-20-07 | 04:58 PM
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lmao!!! anyways since we are making the blinkers faster. might as well make them stay on at all times. oldschool ricer style. haha amber on at all times TO FAST TO FURIOUS!!!
Old 04-20-07 | 07:34 PM
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haha thanks for the input. i cant even hear my blinkers so faster clicking wouldnt annoy me haha.
as for the half lights im planning to put in retangle lights in thats why i wanted to know how to adjust them.
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Originally Posted by Jason Guthrie
Say you had butchered the factory wires, where's the place to get replacements other than another 25yo donor?
ive been ordering new replacment parts from black dragon automotive

they carry every part of the car

1-888-789-drgn catalog is free
Old 04-20-07 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 85rx12a
ive been ordering new replacment parts from black dragon automotive

they carry every part of the car

1-888-789-drgn catalog is free
..Yep..they sure do.Only Problem with Black Dragon..is If you Ordered all the Parts needed for your Car..it would end up Costing you about 120,000 Dollars!..(in other words,they are a bit on the expensive side..)..I like to deal with the forum Members,for Parts Other than New.Something about Helping out another Member..I hate "stealer ships"..(Dealers)..anyhow,to each His Own.
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Originally Posted by FIBREMAZ
For headlights you can get a Pivot headlight controller. I managed to wire mine without butchering 1 single factory wire. It's better to wire it through the switch in the centre console as the power goes there before it goes to the switch on steering column.
I've been toying with the idea of getting one of those for my project, anything special I should know about wiring it? Seems like it'd be simple enough...
Old 04-29-07 | 12:21 AM
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the pivot controller is real easy to install when you get it just go to their website pivotusa.com and download the english instructions you need acrobat and they have the instructions for the fc. advice read what wire colors you need to splice into instead of the location because the instructions wire location is off. so read first then install
Old 04-29-07 | 09:19 AM
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The easiest way I know to stop your headlights half way up is to.

1) Get in your Rx-7
2) Drive to the local Used Car Dealer
3) Find an old 240SX, Integra, Accord, 300ZX, Stealth, 3000GT, Supra
4) Trade in your Rx-7 for one of the above
5) Go home and rice out the car you bought in step 3
6) Hope that one of the purists in this forum will buy your old Rx-7
7) Pray to the rotary gods that they dont strike you dead.

I have seen alot of guys do this mod to their car and it always seems to come out great!
Old 10-08-07 | 03:19 AM
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[QUOTE=jfachner72;6892808]The easiest way I know to stop your headlights half way up is to.

1) Get in your Rx-7
2) Drive to the local Used Car Dealer
3) Find an old 240SX, Integra, Accord, 300ZX, Stealth, 3000GT, Supra
4) Trade in your Rx-7 for one of the above
5) Go home and rice out the car you bought in step 3
6) Hope that one of the purists in this forum will buy your old Rx-7
7) Pray to the rotary gods that they dont strike you dead.

I have seen alot of guys do this mod to their car and it always seems to come out great![/
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LMAO THAT WAS TOO FUNNY !!!!
Old 10-08-07 | 02:42 PM
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When I used to work at Pep Boys back in 2000, there used to be a control module you could hook up to your turn signals and you could set the speed however you wanted via the turn **** on it. I don't know if they still sell that thing, but I'm sure they still make it somewhere.
Old 10-08-07 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jfachner72
The easiest way I know to stop your headlights half way up is to.

1) Get in your Rx-7
2) Drive to the local Used Car Dealer
3) Find an old 240SX, Integra, Accord, 300ZX, Stealth, 3000GT, Supra
4) Trade in your Rx-7 for one of the above
5) Go home and rice out the car you bought in step 3
6) Hope that one of the purists in this forum will buy your old Rx-7
7) Pray to the rotary gods that they dont strike you dead.

I have seen alot of guys do this mod to their car and it always seems to come out great!
I must say that I completely agree with that statement. I had though about dropping in one of those halfway lights that you see on AE86's and old Supras... then I looked at my car and was like, "That would look so ******* stupid.

Trust me it barely looks good on the FD's and god only knows how it looks on the FC; and you want to drop it in a smiley faced FB? Bad Ju Ju...

Anyways, as for making your flashers go faster; why? But the easiest and most reliable way is wire a resistor in the circut. The flashers are old bi-metallic flashers and the more resistance in the circut the faster they flash... Wait, someone correct me if I have that backwards.... it sounds funny to me O.o.
Old 10-08-07 | 05:48 PM
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Halfway lights are also called the "sleepy-eyed" look. One guy did it with his, but he also had dual aftermarket headlights on both sides. It looked semi-okay, but it's not a look that I would go for.
Old 10-08-07 | 08:12 PM
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Theres a old maita dual driving light setup that gives it the sleepy-eyes, it can b installed on an fb, but it takes a little bit of fabrication.
Old 10-08-07 | 09:24 PM
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it takes a 50 cent on/off switch and about 15min. I Did a write up on it a few months ago.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ht=sleepy+eyes
Old 10-08-07 | 09:43 PM
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any pics? and how do you get the beam to aim right with sleepy eyes?
Old 10-09-07 | 02:11 AM
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I just used bosch retro fit lenses and drilled them for blue city lights. I turn the lids open about half way and just have the city lights on when I'm in well lit areas. It looks sweet. I'll post pics when i get a chance. All you need to do it use the switch to open the lights and turn the switch you installed on the red off wire to stop them from opening all way. Adjust as needed.


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