Electric Headlight Conversion Poll

[silver 80]

home grown kind a thing

I wonder how much the vendors are going to gouge us for.

 

[aaron76]

I have know need for this right now but who knows about the furture so keep me informed thanks

 

[Last Ride]

Okay, where do I get mine? Sounds like a great idea, and $25 for the plans is chump change!

 

[Tom Bryant]

Chris,

Are you doing plans for the Beagle Ram too?

 

[fast eddy]

Yup I'd be game. I don't know yet if my headlights work or not, but if not I believe I would pay for plans to convert. I'd also be interested in knowing material cost first.

fast eddy

 

[BORDERBUM]

69myway,

As soon as you decide let me know, I'm in!!

 

[69MyWay]

Like I said, we will know soon if this is something you will be able to buy as a complete turn key kit from a major Corvette supply company, or simply as a set of do it yourself plans.


I will keep you posted.

 

[69MyWay]

Thanks for hanging in there.

The $25 (plus $4.95) = $29.95 complete guide to the C3 Electric Headlight Conversion has been born.

At this time the major Corvette Retailer is not going to be selling the turn key kit.

I will post a sticky link on top of the C3 section with more details.

Vette magazine plans on doing a feature on this conversion in the future. It would be great to have a handful of you that have "been there done it" so that I can continue to refine the instructions.

The first 10 instruction packets sold will include additional tech support as those first 10 will help me learn how to refine the instructions. Subsequent packets will be sold with a limited amount of registered tech support.

 

[69MyWay]

Here is the link to the sales thread:

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24290

 

[69MyWay]

I am working on a version 2.0 that will be available very soon that uses a headlight actuator from a 4th gen firebird. So far so good, but I have not put it through any testing yet. Those of you that have already purchased the 1.0 plans will get the template and info on the 2.0 at no cost.

 

[silver 80]

Chris,
will the price be the same for the 2.0 ?
if so I think I'll wait. If not well I had better hurry and get a set of 1.0 plans.
It's kinda like a computer up grade:L
do you think it will be cheaper to get the 4th gen parts?
Do you have any pics of people that have already done this conversion?
I would like to get some opions on how hard it was to get all of the parts and how much this costs.
thanks

 

[69MyWay]

Success!

I just finished mounting and testing version 2.0. It works and looks great. See that attached picture.

There is no benefit between version 1 and 2 other than maybe the availability of parts.

Version 2 is a little more compact and weighs a tad less. You will see I got fancy and trimmed off excess material for a more streamlined look.

What do you think?

 

[69MyWay]

Silver 80.

The cost of the plans is the same. The final cost of the build will be about the same with the exception of getting the firebird parts, possibly for very cheap off a wrecked car, or used car.

Here is a back shot showing both at the same time.

I will have the full write up for the 2.0 plans done soon. I first had to verify that it all worked.

 

[silver 80]

Thanks chris,
Looks great.

 

[LEEJANDZ]

What happened to the mass production of the brackets?
Any news on a complete kit?

Are the instructions printed, on CD, or PDF?
You could save some S&H money if you went with a PDF file.

How long would this conversion take?

 

[69MyWay]

1. I decided not to go into manufacturing (at least at this time) as I don't have enough spare time to dedicate to it.

2. The instructions are on old fashion paper. For now, I prefer it that way for several reasons.

a. When you are in the garage building your kit, you will want to have the paper in hand where you can look at the pictures and make notes as you go.

b. Less tempting for somebody to simply make a digital copy, then put up on a website somewhere.

c. Less headaches with formating, different types of computers, or any damage to the digital media in transit.

3. The conversion could take as little as two weekends, or a month. This is because you must first gather all the parts and raw materials. This requires a trip to the junkyard, and some time working the phone gettting things shipped to you. As soon as you have all the parts, you will spend a Saturday tracing, cutting, bending the aluminum, and assembling the other small parts.


It only takes a couple of hours to mount it on the car. In fact, mounting on the car will take the least amount of time.

Hope that helps.


Oh, if you did not notice, I am offering the original set off my 69 as a "turn key" kit for somebody.

 

[LEEJANDZ]

69MyWay -- It only takes a couple of hours to mount it on the car. In fact, mounting on the car will take the least amount of time.

Thanks!!! That does help

 

[69MyWay]

The version 2.0 plans (F body / 4th gen firebird) are now complete. I just finished sending that update out to all those that already have the 1.0 plans. It is simply one additional page of instructions and a template change to the brackets. For those of you reading this that already have the 1.0...if you don't see that in a week or so, please let me know.

For everybody else, I have been sending both out, as I feel like this gives you the option of building it either way.

Thanks,

Chris