C3 Corvette Electric Headlight Actuator Conversion 

Good to know! Thanks for the detailed info.

Thanks so much! I ordered a kit and I got no connectors in the kit. This is the harness and the wires I got. Maybe you know what connectors in the light switch to connect them to? I was going to upload a picture, but RU-vid doesn't provide for that. If I had an email address, I could send it to you. Anyway, at the end of the dual harness that connects to both motors and the relay are a black a blue and a red wire, stripped. Any Ideas as to what connectors on the light switch they would connect to?

Awww, thank you John! I must admit, your videos are awesome too and were part of my inspiration to start making my own!

@@RestorationObsession Well thank you! That’s very nice. If you ever have any questions, I’ll be happy to help.

Haha thanks for pointing that out. I just added the link to the kit in the description, which is sold by Eckler's. it's not cheap and took me a while to decide to go ahead with it, but like the new seats I put in my CJ5, I figured it's better to do it now so I can enjoy them rather than put it off. Plus, I kinda didn't want to have to raise and lower them manually. What a pain!

Thanks, Ron! I am hoping to get the fuel pump done and a video up for next week. Should be straightforward enough, barring any unforeseen problems. We all know how things can take an unexpected turn with these old machines. =) Cheers!

I’m sure you know this with all of your Mechanical background. But I understand that you should rotate the engine to top dead center before pulling the pump out because it’ll make it a lot easier to get that rod back in there when you install your new pump.

@@ronstjohn6780 Yes, I believe you are correct. I seem to recall having read/seen that somewhere. You know there is a bolt hole in the front of the block into which one can gently screw in a bolt for holding that rod in place while changing the pump. That should be an interesting project.

My friend told me about that bolt hole. He was replacing fuel pump on 1974 Chev P/U.

Say what! That's kinda funny if you think about it... that they recommended doing that as a solution to the overheating problem. HAHA! I'm going to take a gander at my owners manual and see if they say the same thing. Thank you for sharing that, Mark!

Man? HAHAA! Okay.... o,O But yeah, 3d printing rocks. Cheers

Thanks, Jarrett. It's not too hard to do though.

Haha thanks. The air quality here is pretty toxic right now though. My guess is it has a small vac leak at the actuator (check that bottom hose) or maybe the mechanism needs a good clean/lube.

Thanks! I'll put the common rubber feet that they included with the kit on there tomorrow and if it works I'll post the video. If not, I may look further into it. I'd love to find a way to be able to control the speed of the actuators. I'd much prefer them to move slower, maybe take about a second or so. I'm going to look into an idea I have for that to see if it's feasible. If so, I'll share of course. =)

Hi Vitaly! I am not exactly sure how to set the timing on them but I think there are knobs used for adjustment which are set by the factory. Maybe one got turned slightly? You can find the instructions for the actuators online, here for example. Maybe this will help: www.fullthrottlecorvette.com/1968--1982-Corvette-Electric-Headlight-Motor-Conversion-Kit_p_3351.html

Hey there. Thanks. You know, I hadn't thought about the amp draw, I'll have to research that more and let you know. I'm not sure the ammeter is working correctly. I suspect it make have blown the fusible link I made, so another thing to check. And that makes sense, about the plastic bushings. Btw, they recommend lubricating those parts with zinc-based lube but since there's so much dust here I avoid doing stuff like that because it just gums everything up and turns it into sandpaper, like, literally lol

@@RestorationObsession I tried graphite on all my locks and pivots during preventative maintenance. Gummed up my ignition key so it wouldn't turn; almost left me stranded. Now it's a squirt of WD40 for maintenance. haha cheers!

Nice! Yes, they are very forceful. So much so it makes me not want to use them too much lol. I have not done anything with them since I installed them, but now that you mentioned it I am starting to wonder if there is a way to slow them down or smooth them out or something. If I find anything I will post it.

Hi Ahmet. The actuators are not cheap. They run about $600 or so from what I remember. The kit can be purchased at most of the common Corvette parts suppliers such as Eckler's, Zip and others.

@@RestorationObsession thank you

Sorry for the super-late reply, Tyrone, but no. The actuators are triggered by the 12v signal going to the parking lights.

@@RestorationObsession What happens when you turn on the hazard lights? Do they go up and down?

@@MrRichard454 Haha! No, the parking lights are either on or off with the light switch and the headlight signal wire is connected to the side marker light that doesn't blink. I know, it seems wonky, but that's how the kit says to hook it up. I was thinking of hooking them up to the main headlight signal, but you need to modify the circuit and use diodes to attach both low and high beam 12v signals to the actuators (otherwise, the lights would pop open closed when you change to/from low/high beam). I'll probably do that mod some day, but for now, it's fine. The lights look kinda neat up even with just the parking lights. One of my next mods will be to hook up the LED headlights' DRLs to the parking light signal so when they pop up the DRLs will be lit. Think I'll do that soon =)