Pivot headlight controller

[D-STYLE180SX]

Ive been looking for the pivot headlight controller for my 91 240sx.
The only place Ive seen them is on SPWUSA.COM for $91.45
Is there any other place where I can get a better price ?
Thanks!!!

[zephyr]

make friends with an electrician &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>
but seriously...since it's a japanese part you'll just have to wait til you can find a good price somewhere
the cheapest i've seen it is 60 bucks

[thich]

if you've taken physics in high school, you will understand how the pivot adjuster works. it's basically a rheostat with extra buttons to turn on and off the headlights.
Making your own design is not difficult.
I'm not sure if you guys have stores like Radioshack, but drop by an electronics store and find all the necessary parts to build ur own... usually cheaper and there are a few people who's drawn up their own designs on the net.
just takes a lil bit of knowledge on wiring the thing. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>
hth.

[fatboy_josh]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (thich @ Mar. 07 2002,08:05)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">if you've taken physics in high school, you will understand how the pivot adjuster works. it's basically a rheostat with extra buttons to turn on and off the headlights.
Making your own design is not difficult.
I'm not sure if you guys have stores like Radioshack, but drop by an electronics store and find all the necessary parts to build ur own... usually cheaper and there are a few people who's drawn up their own designs on the net.
just takes a lil bit of knowledge on wiring the thing. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>
hth.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Can u link me?

I am interested in the design...

-Josh


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I had the link at home. I'm at school rite now.
I'll post u the link when I can find it.
It's a design for the RX7 FC tho, but you can work it around &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

[j1n102]

$60 bucks....where might i ask!? &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>

[Arcane]

cheap way:
1. &nbsp;step on remove the spring in the stock headlight switch...
2. &nbsp;push in switch...then pull out (you'll have to pull it out because there isn't a spring anymore...duh&#33<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>
3. turn on headlights
4. turn off headlights (they won't go down by themselves)
5. push in the switch and pull back out quickly (this will stop the motor again and keep your headlights stuck out whatever level you pulled out the switch at)
6. enjoy your sleepy eyed look
7. if you want to put back your normal function, then repeat 3 and 4, on 5, instead of pulling them out in the middle of the process...let them go down all the way and pull them out ...this will allow your headlights to operate as normal...

if this isn't a what a pivot headlight controller does...then go ignore this message and leave me alone...

[blackdiamond]

last time I looked at autoimaging's midnite sale they had it for 85 dollars shipped. But Im not sure if that was for that day only. &nbsp;Just email them. &nbsp;I got some parts from them and they had pretty good pricing. Hope that helps.

[fatboy_josh]

Does the controller come with instruction manual and also installation instructions? (Both in english?)

-Josh

[thich]

Here's that 'do-it-yourself' site
if anyone attempts it, tell us how it goes:

http://nissan92.tripod.com/switch.html

[D-STYLE180SX]

I just finished doing my "sleepy headlighs"with the help from that dot it your self site THICH posted ,THANKS.
It was a piece of cake!!!
The only thing i did different, was that I did not removed the dash board at all.
But the wire splicng was pretty simple.
VERY EASY!!!

[240meowth]

i'm kinda confused about how to have it sleepy while the light is ON. &nbsp;i don't get what that note @ the end is saying... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

[D-STYLE180SX]

You cannot have your lights on while you have the "sleepy look"
Once you do it ,itll be much easier to understand.

[thich]

can you turn on the lights and all that too?
yes/no? did you have to fabricate ur own controller? yes rite?

[bing]

spoonae on this forum has it done and he cant get the lights to be on at teh same time either,

can &nbsp;you have the lights on at the desired height with the pivot controller???

[thich]

actually.. you know that's a very damn good question.
how many buttons are on the pivot light controller? anyone have pics?
i thought it was possible......
but then again.. all the pics of the japanese 240s w/ the controller don't have the lights on..... so??
whassup w/ that?? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hmmm.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hmmm:'>

[Sway5000]

I saw a pic of a guy in a 180sx at night with his lights on and he had the sleepy eye look.

[projectsilvia1]

well if you really want that look at night all you have to do is unplug the motor for the pop up lights on each side. &nbsp;but by doing this you will not be able to put them back up with out reconnecting the motor.

I have done the toggle switch trick and it works fine. &nbsp;There must be another relay for the lights, because as soon as you turn the lights on, the motor turns the lights off and they go down and then automatically go back up and the lights turn on. &nbsp;
kinda confusing i know but if you have done the trick with the toggle switch you will know what i am talking about.

Mike

[turbobunny]

Actually the Pivot switch is pretty cool in the sense that there is a knob which you can set so that the lights return to the correct position ALL the time. &nbsp;Also, I don't know if something is "wrong" with our wiring, but I CAN turn on the lights while they are in the sleepy eye configuration.

[projectsilvia1]

I finally got it. &nbsp;it is a little bit difficult but if you want to know how i got mine to stay on with the sleepy eye look e mail me and i will tell you or wait a week and i will post it up
Mike
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[Two-Forty]

I went to the link and it's dead, can anyone redirect me to a site or themselves how to do the lazy eye look without using a kit?..I mean I have looked everywhere and I haven't been able to find it.

[RedlineRacer]

You learned that in Physics in high school? My physics class never went over that, or maybe they did when I was sleeping.

[ffdet]

I'm curious.. I've seen several of these threads and someone always says you can make them easily but I haven't seen anyone actually tell us how. &nbsp;So lets have some of these people who took physics share their info!!

[HaLo]

Yeah.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

Could someone actually link us to a functionning how-to? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

[D-STYLE180SX]

I'll have to take it apart ,so I can tell you what color wire you need to connect the toggle switch to.

All you have to do ,is remove the switch that controls the headlights (UP DOWN not ON OFF)

Cut "a wire" from the harness that goes to the "UP-DOWN" switch

Connect the toggle switch between the 2 pieces of wire you just cut


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&nbsp;------- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-------> On/OFF switch
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; l &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; l
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; l &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; l
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----------
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; toggle
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;switch

Confused ? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>

Its not hard at all!!
Ill check the color tomorrow!

[HaLo]

Does your 'toggle' switch allow for precise adjustment for the pop-up opening?

[HKrpS13]

I have the pivot control. If anyone wants it, I'll sell it to the very very cheap.
email me at [email protected] and let me know the desired price.

[D-STYLE180SX]

HaLo, Yes it does!
You have to play w/it, but youll get it real quick!

The wire you need to hook up the toggle switch to, is a light green color, which is in the middle a light blue and purple wire.

What the switch does is basically cut the power going to the UP DOWN motors.

What you do is hit your switch to pop the lights UP, then DOWN, when theyre coming down ,you hit your NEW toggle switch and stop them at the desire height!
Hope this helps!!!

I also have a magazine article on how to wire your headlights so theyll turn on while in "sleepy mode" but its in japanese,Ill try to scan it!

[PARAD0X]

ok, i've bought all the stuff. now all i need is a decent diagram to work from. if someone knows of a site with it, could they refer me to it...or if someone could draw it up on paint, i'd really appreciate it.

THanks guys

[PARAD0X]

no one?