My headlamps update

[HaLo]

Remember I was waiting for my Pivot headlight controller in order to be able to open and close my headlights? Well, now that it is installed, it's starting to become real ghetto.

The Pivot headlight unit does not work like anticipated. What I mean by that is that the sleepy eyes function only apply on the closed position of the headlamps. So basically, what I am left with is open or sleepy eye, not closed or sleepy eye.

In the sleepy eye position, I could not open my lights without having the popups return to their original open position. So basically, I could not do anything I wanted...

Here is what I did:

I opened up the steering column and cut 1 blue wire off the light switch. Now, I can put my low beams whenever I feel like it. I can now open my lights in the sleepy eye mode. I can even get the popups to close when I close the lights while the ignition is on. To flip up the headlamps, I need to activate the headlamp switch twice (1 for open, 1 for sleepy eye). For the high-beams, I still need to find which wire I need to cut. Hopefully, this will be done soon...

[CoasTek240]

wow... from what it sounds like its still goign pretty well. everything worked out in the long run, just not as clean as you expected. it's all gravy though. you got a nice setup.

[Steeles]

Originally posted by HaLo
Remember I was waiting for my Pivot headlight controller in order to be able to open and close my headlights? Well, now that it is installed, it's starting to become real ghetto.

The Pivot headlight unit does not work like anticipated. What I mean by that is that the sleepy eyes function only apply on the closed position of the headlamps. So basically, what I am left with is open or sleepy eye, not closed or sleepy eye.

In the sleepy eye position, I could not open my lights without having the popups return to their original open position. So basically, I could not do anything I wanted...

Here is what I did:

I opened up the steering column and cut 1 blue wire off the light switch. Now, I can put my low beams whenever I feel like it. I can now open my lights in the sleepy eye mode. I can even get the popups to close when I close the lights while the ignition is on. To flip up the headlamps, I need to activate the headlamp switch twice (1 for open, 1 for sleepy eye). For the high-beams, I still need to find which wire I need to cut. Hopefully, this will be done soon...

theres no way you could like "reverse" the operation of the pivot? so instead of controling them when theyopen your controling them when they are closed... I dunno I just have this vision of since they are suppposed to let you control how far open they go when open.. something in there could be reversed to where when closed the controller sees them as open and you can open them to sleepy eye mode.. or maybe Im insane...

[Rennen]

hmm, I have never used a pivot controller, but when I did my JDM tyte fuse pull sleepy eyes it only seemed to work when I was lowering them too. Instead of confusing myself I will post the headlight wiring diagram out of my 89 FSM. It has the power routing for each condition

-Matt

[Rennen]

here is the diagram of the power routing for when the headlights go from 1st postion to 2nd postion, which i assume is low to high beam

[Rennen]

after the headlight reaches the fully open position

[Rennen]

here is the 1st position to off

[Rennen]

here is where the switch is switched to "passing" while the motor opens.

I think this one might help since its only the highbeams.

hope some of those help, if not it was fun postwhoring for a while

-Matt