I'm not sure if this would be possible but if it were it would be a mod purely for fun. Could one replace the headlight retractor assembly (ie. motors and whatnot) with electronic linear actuators that can move from full "open" to full "closed" in about a second or less ( i know they exist and are pricey) to make the headlights really POP up and disappear again? It would be purely for fun much like modifying ones power window motors to do the same.

 

Most electronic linear actuators are far too expensive for that kind of speed and power. Otherwise, it'd be funny. Your car could blink.

 

How is that different then stock?

 

It's almost the same as stock minus the modification needed to fit the faster actuators. The only difference would be that the headlights go up and down faster. Nothing more.

 

will it wiegh less? could care less about speed.

 

It would be worth it to make them come up, one goes down and up, like you are winking at someone and then go back down.

 

i think ill stick with my slightly retarded 7 child thanks lol

 

uhh yeah u could do that i bet but u would be paying some good money for lights cuz i bet ur filaments will blow faster

 

I've been thinking about making my car wink ever since I bought her. I'd think you could do it with the existing motors by hooking up some sort of butten or switch. Anyone actually do this?

 

Yes, someone did. I'm not sure where the thread is.

I think they just placed a switch in the headlight wiring that shut off the power to one headlight when the switch was used.

 

Why would they blow faster? None of this mod has to do with the actual light.

 

Do you like people questioning your sexuality?

 

a friend of mine told me I shoudl make my 7 be able to wink one eye at a time...the next week a fat bitch backed into my front fender with her gay redneck truck.....and viola.....winking 7 *shakes fist*

 

The stock lights already go up in less then a second...Exactly how fast do you need your headlights to move? And why?

Linear actuators are kind of slow. If you really want them to shoot up, use pneumatic cylinders...Of course then you need a compressor, air tank, solenoids, etc...

 

He has turrets and doesn't want his car to blink/twitch less than him?

 

you can wink with the stock lights, all you got to do is turn the **** fast enough it will wink thats how i got mine to do the lazy eye look

 

That's blinking.

 

I don't think "Kit" from Knight Rider could wink, and that car can talk. This technology is probably still years away.

 

Just hit the cleaner switch on and off....

Thats all I do when I pass another 7 or a friend