Mk, I searched and all I could find in this forum was a wiring diagram for the complete 3rd Gen for electrical. And I also found a few "pivot headlight controller units". Has anybody wired up sleepy eyes with just a toggle switch? I'm more than sure it could be done, but I dont know which wire to use and where it can be found. I wired some up on my 240sx and it was pretty simple. I just need to know the location of the wire. Any help from you guys would rock.

thanks again.

 

nobody has a 3rd gen w/ sleepy eyes i take it?

 

My friend can do it on his GTU by turnng the headlight **** halfway or something. Looks cool on a FC and I also would like to do it on my FD!

 

Most people here don't like their cars looking broken.

 

well i was just asking where the wire would be if anybody knows.

 

I know of one person who has done it, and the headlights he made have been sold to at least three different people from this forum. It seems like the trick is modifying the motors somehow.

https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/pics-my-sleepy-headlight-conversion-284859/

-s-

 

^^ Wael's sleepy light kit is the only good sleepy kit for an FD. Do it that way, or dont do it at all.

 

Lets start:

Do explain why this is blasphemy. I'm AWARE that you can pull a fuse and make the lights stop half-way down. You can also manually adjust each light too under the hood. I'm also ******* aware HOW to search and WHAT a fuse does and HOW it works. Nobody has a wiring diagram of how to do this to a 3rd gen. Tons of stuff on 2nd gens though but the wiring is different. I didn't post asking about how a fuse works or how you're such an *** or how you think your opinions are so much better than mine, I wanted to know about splicing into a wire and hooking up a switch. Period. If your elitist *** can't help, FINE. Leave it at that. You don't know the answer anyway.

 

whats with the hostility barban....it was just a question..??

 

ok, evidently i need to sell my FD and get another 240....i'll get right on that you elitist **** bait. and i DID do the search, found the complete wiring diagram. i only asked because i wanted to know if anybody had done it, and if so how they did it, i.e. where they put their switch, the easiest way to patch into the wire, **** like that. evidently because i searched, and DIDNT find what i was looking for i asked THINKING that YOU might know, but you obviously dont so you have to get all hostile. you could have just left it alone. its ignorant ******* ***** like you that make forums no fun to be on anymore.

and as far as quoting what i said, very nice to take PARTS of my sentences. ******* jackass. and quote "real sleepy eye kits" like a realy sleepy eye "controller" is for ******* asses like you that know jack **** about electrical and would rather drop 60 bills on an ebay controller than spice into a wire....then again YOU probably would buy it cause you have no idea where to connect a switch to anyway. **** yourself elitist trash.

 

There is no switch or extra wiring involved: Wael Al-Dasher said it has something to do with the motor itself, I believe he added some sort of insulation so that once the headlight reaches a certain position, the motor stops receiving current. It is an irreversible modification, it changes the top position of the headlights, they still flip up and down as before, but the "up" position is about half the height as normal. He did not post a diagram, but anyone familiar with electrics should be able to do this, knowing that opening the motor is the key, there are only so many parts to the motor.

Unless you've got a different set of lights in the stock housing, this is a completely useless, all-show-no-go modification, the stock headlights are horrible and only letting them extend partways is going to cause them to light up the road even less. Even with different lights, the best location for headlights is up high, it will illuminate the road better.

Barban makes a good point that there are WAY too many immature RX-7 owners lately, hopefully you're a nice guy who will respect this car and spend money maintaining it rather than ricing it out. Even if you are a ricer or building a show car or something else that Barban or I might deem worthless, lighten up a little, it's just the internet. If you don't care what we think then just sit there quietly and don't care what we think; there's no good reason to get all defensive and profane about it.

In your search, look for all "headlight" posts by the username "fumanchu" , that should help you filter out a lot of impertinent information.

-s-

 

GAY

You just don't so this to an FD.
Buy a Honda with mismatched rims and have yourself a good old time.

 

jesus christ...i guess peeps can flame but no one can get defensive?! WTF? explain how this is "ricing out" your FD? yeah, its all show...but the whole FD is already go! nobody flames everyone for having the same color silver wheels on every damn FD. and if they don't, then the japanese have influenced you on your FD styling somehow, exactly where this sleepy look came from.


stock 7, just go with the pivots. they'll have the wiring diagram to do it right, you'll have full functioning head lights(meaning sleepy eyes during day and full open at night) and is completely reversible. you should have looked at the wiring diagrams for the retractable headlights a lot more, though. if you know anything about electronics, you can put voltage regulator (like a volume switch but a little more sophisticated) for the headlight motor.

 

actually wael's lights light the road up very nicely so it's not only show..but does improve on the stock lights, as well as look sexy on the fd..i have seen his pics..the light are ulta bright and visabilty is much better on the road

 

Take a look here: https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/how-sleepy-headlights-3rd-gen-351136/

I did a write-up not too long ago on how you modify the motor and where to put the insulation that Wael described.

 

Just to be clear here, fumanchu bought the kit that Wael made, and Wael made it by putting some sort of insulating in the motor to stop it from going all the way up. So you are in fact describing the same thing as trashy, descructive and nice.

 

I actually laughed out loud at my desk.

Thanks.

now i have a warm and fuzzy feewing.

 

The difference is that Wael's "sleepy eye" setup has different headlamps that are made for that application so that they actually light up the road. Do the same to the stock headlamp and all you'll be doing is lighting up the road 5 feet in front of the car. Absolutely stupid modification IMO (doing it to the stock headlamp, not Wael's setup).

EDIT: And no, you won't be able to get enough upward adjustment on the stock headlamp to make it work.

 

Yep, you had better have some PIAA's or something else to go along with this mod.

 

i retract my statement, there is no tasteful way to put sleepy lights on your fd

ha ha ha! see that stock7? the rookie knows what hes talking about! why dont you? go out, get a voltage regulator and some fog lights, do it, and quit being such a *****.

 

i personally like the kit..but i don't know about wrecking my motor to do..just incase i feel like goin back to stock..i don't see that happening as you get better lighting and it looks sleeker. one of the mods i will be doin when i get my fd..also will be getting the controller so i can control it myself and i do not wreck my motor..


ohwell just my .02

 

What "kit"? Wael's setup was custom-built. You will not get "better lighting" with this ridiculous mod on the stock headlamps.

 

hey, i happen to like Waels kit!~!! i think its the best light mod that you can do to an FD!!!!

 

thats what i meant sorry i will be doin that conversion..not keeping the stock light and just leaving it like..but will be replacing the bulbs as well so it looks like waels setup..looks very clean..

 

This is how you do it, the simple way to any car. Take the fuse out that controls the headlights, the retractor fuse or whatever its called cut the fuses connection. Wire both ends to a switch, turn on the headlights and control the position via the switch, vwalla 1minutes worth of work and your done.