"sleepy eyes" controler

[mlsaint78]

I've got this idea in my head of making my own "sleepy/droopy eyes" controler and a custom headlight setup for my s13. what i would like to know is, how do the controllers work? is it a rheostat or something? if i can figure out how to get the headlight pod to come up about 3 or 4 inches i may be able to fabricate something that would work, and look clean.
does anybody have one of these controllers. i have seen that Pivot makes them...so if anybody has one, or knows how it works could you let me know. I am just a po' boy and don't really want to pay upwards of $100 for this thing.

[wherezmytofu]

im an electrical/computer engineer wanna be.....or soon 2 be <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> if sumone gave me the specs and a diagram i probuly could make sumthing <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

[mike240]

are you talking about like some of the drift racers in japan have their headlights? &nbsp;there is a section in 240sx.org click on the FAQ link at the top and on the left, &nbsp;scroll down to the 'headlights 2/3 pop up' link. &nbsp;he does a step by step and has a link there as well. &nbsp;i have been contemplating doing something similar but i want to actually take the square headlamps out and put two side by side projector lamps in there and have them only pop up like 3 inches or so. &nbsp;i'll let you know if i do and how it goes.

[mlsaint78]

yeah, i've seen that faq before, but that's not what i am looking for. with that setup the pods don't close all the way (looks broken) i need the variable height adjustment thing because what i am planing to do is make something where i would use a low beam headlamp from the early 4th gen camaro or the older geo storms and use driving lights for high beams. with a setup like that, it only needs to go up approx 3 inches or so if it goes more, it'll look goofy. but it looks like i'm gonna have to drop the cash and do it right i guess. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

b.t.w....wherezmytofu, your &quot;wife&quot; is HOT!!! hehehe

[zephyr]

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are you talking about like some of the drift racers in japan have their headlights? there is a section in 240sx.org click on the FAQ link at the top and on the left, scroll down to the 'headlights 2/3 pop up' link. he does a step by step and has a link there as well. i have been contemplating doing something similar but i want to actually take the square headlamps out and put two side by side projector lamps in there and have them only pop up like 3 inches or so. i'll let you know if i do and how it goes.
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like this?
http://www.clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/F_lowpro/Image01.jpg

[kitoro]

There's an actual kit that they sell that varies the height of the lights.
I'm not sure how it works but like you said earlier, likely it's a rheostat... man.. what wonders high school physics are... never thought i could apply it to things like cars. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

[bing]

Zeph... i've seen that pic, it's a thing of beauty...

mlsaint78... if you do it, let us know how it turns out, i asked some guys around here and thye said that it's kinda complicated, but they never actually did it...

i would have a shop install it, because i could never figure it out, but i want it to. I'd settle for that a xenons.

[mlsaint78]

yeah, i've seen that pic too. it's on clearcorners.com i think. at firstthat's what i wanted to do, but i thought about it and dreampt (sp?) about it and decided that i want to do it with rectangle headlights. i think it matches the car a little better. the headlamps i want to use for the low beam measures about 4.5&quot;x2.25&quot; or somewhere around there. and then forthe hi-beam, i would go with something like hella's micro driving lights.
i'm not for certain tho, it's still in the air...
i will let you guys know how it goes tho'.

[samiam]

you can buy one for about $70-80 bucks on www.240sx.org under the group buys area just look for it you'll see. Hope I helped. http://home.earthlink.net/~j240sx....(Edited (http://home.earthlink.net/~j240sxna/groupdealsponsor/exterior/exterior.html

(Edited) by samiam at 12:31 am on Feb. 12, 2002)

[DriftinJim]

<a href="http://nissan92.tripod.com/switch.html

Booyah." target="_blank">http://nissan92.tripod.com/switch.html

Booyah.</a> I bought my Pivot controller off ebay for $50, btw.

[mlsaint78]

hehehe, thanks again Jim <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>