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Old 03-12-08, 07:31 AM
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headlight conversion advice

I am trying to find a headlight conversion that modifies the headlights to sit flush with the car when they are on but are covered when they are off. basically right now the the headlights flip up at a 45 degree angle, i want them to flip all the way around to a 180 degree angle and sit flush when on. i dont want to hve stationary lights though. can anyone point me in the right direction for this type of conversion ?
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This would be almost impossible. If you look at the lights when they are up, the rear edge is mounted to the radiator support. This would mean it would have to swing through the space occupied by the radiator support. Much fabrication would be needed.

Your best bet would be to look at a C4 corvette, as the headlights from that work in a fashion similar to what you are looking for. This should give you a good idea of how that setup works and whether or not you would be able to accomplish that.

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C4 corvette jus like project87gxl stated
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This has not been done on an FC that I have heard of before. It would require extensive fabrication on your part. You'd literally need to create it on your own.
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