2ne gen rx7 owners

streetported Rx7 · #1 04-20-2002, 02:10 AM

i have now found out that u can drive aroudn without the pop up light... actually up... i heard a way to use them through bottom ftp lenses

It's an easy mod to do in your driveway, I've done it and hopefully can find a pic somewhere...

Buy enough wire to make 2 trips from a switch you will put in the car to the engine bay fuse box. Buy a switch.

Find the retractor fuse and cut the wire leading to it. Leave some room connect a wire from where the wire comes out of the fuse box. I believe this wire is yellow (in an '86 GXL).

From the fuse box the new wire you hooked up will go alll the way to your switch, and back again to the fuse box where you connect it to the remaining cut wire. Done!

With the switch off, when you turn on the light they will stay in the down position as the circuit is broken to pop them up. When _on_ the circuit is completed and the headlight will pop up.

Looks cool even in daylight and cost $5 or less.

edit: you won't get the warning that you have left your lights on anymore. Be careful.

Uglymexican19 · #2 04-20-2002, 09:03 AM

sweetorama, what a bargain!

Stegall · #3 04-20-2002, 06:10 PM

I thought about doing that....then I decided to sell the rx7

streetported Rx7 · #4 04-25-2002, 02:21 PM

i have it on mine.. its good for like city driving... on back roads.. i make all sleepy eyed adn start hauling ass

N1XRR · #5 04-28-2002, 06:02 PM

Actually, you want want to put high-current relay in where you splice the wire, and then run a +12 signal from a switch on the dash or whatever.  Otherwise the switch may burn up, or have a short in the wire somewhere and you'll burn out some stuff on your dash.   Most switch's aren't made to take the 10-15 amps it takes to pop up the lights, thats what relay's are for.  

Cliff notes on this post:

Relay-
Pro's-prevents burning out crap on the dash, a lot safer
Con's-costs a little more money(about $5-10 more from Radio Shack), a little bit more involved wiring.

Michael