Are the headlight motors compatible between sa and fb? I'm going to need a new headlight motor for my passenger side light and thought that it'd be smart to check. I know they are different, but are they not even compatible at all?

 

should bolt right in. Even the linkage arms are the same. Worst case the wire connections are different, but use yours off the old motor.
Nice Sparky/keyhole'd SA you have there!

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

Thanks man, both for the answer and for the compliments! She's no longer on keyholes anymore, those got sold by the po

I seriously do hope I can find another set being sold, but I'm perpetually at a state where I've already blown all of my money on other car stuff

 

I have an 82 headlight motor I bought for a project some years back, and Stu has it right. Mechanically the same, but electrical connectors are different.

 

So what exactly do I have to do to get them to work together? Will I just need to somehow solder the connectors or something?
Yeah, I'm the kind of guy who needs to visually see something to get it, sorry if the answer is obvious.

 

Basically, you splice the old connectors onto the new motors, using the pin-out info from the old and new wiring diagrams (which can be had from foxed.ca). Solder and tape would be the most secure way.

Sorry I don't have the details at hand - - was several years a go I messed with these.

 

Should have been obvious, don't know how I didn't think of that.
But thanks, I'll try that once I get my hands on a motor!