PN-007  69 GTO Headlight System Instructrions
Home Products Buy Instructions FAQ Contact Us	Disconnect battery before installing. The installation is done with all existing headlight parts in the car.  Both headlight sides install in the same manner but the supplied brackets are side specific and marked "P" for passenger side and "D" for driver side. Remove the black plastic grille piece in front of the vacuum actuator.  Each grille piece is mounted with two bolts on top of the nose section. Remove the vacuum hoses from the vacuum actuators.   Make sure you plug these hoses to prevent poor engine performance from the resulting vacuum leak. Remove the following: Vacuum canister, mounted with two nuts on the vacuum canister bracket. C-clip Large spring Small flat steel bracket on bellcrank attached with one sheet metal bolt Small square plastic bushing Your car should now look something like this:
	The original black "clam-shell" plastic bushing holding the door bellcrank (see photo below) is often missing, partially broken or about to disintegrate.  We have included this easily installed bushing along with other door bushings that may have deteriorated over the years.  In most cases only the clam-shell bushing needs to be replaced.
	Install the movable (top) actuator bracket (driver or passenger side specific) using the supplied 10/24 lock nut and flat-head screw.  The bracket should fit perfectly in the square hole of the headlight bellcrank.   The fixed (lower) actuator bracket mounts to the original vacuum canister bracket using the two original vacuum canister mounting holes and supplied ¼" allen bolts.  Mount the rear bracket with the actuator fork facing outward as shown in the picture below.
	Mount the electric actuator to the actuator brackets using the supplied stainless shoulder bolts.  Fine tune the actuator length to fit the actuator brackets by unscrewing door actuator ram.  The actuator ram should be screwed out less than 7 full turns from screwed all in.  Additional door adjustment can be obtained by adjusting the two original bolts holding the door crank to the door assembly. The control box should be installed in an area protected from high pressure water spray and must be installed with the mounting tabs down.  The bottom lip of the bumper below the removed grille piece is a good spot.  The control box can be attached using Velcro, 3M Car Accessory tape, silicone glue or epoxy.  Connect the actuator/control box plug.    WARNING! The battery MUST be disconnected before installing control boxes WARNING! Wires MUST be installed in the following order or damage may occur Black wire - Is ground.  Connect to any ground source (i.e. headlamp housing or radiator support). Red wire - Is the power supply to the motor and must be connected to a permanent non-switched (always on) power source such as the directly to the positive side of the battery.  Each control box needs a 4 amp fuse(supplied).  If a single fuse holder is desired is a 7 amp fuse is recommended. Yellow wire - Must be spliced to any low beam wire.  Blue splice connectors are included in the kit for this. White wire - Must be spliced to any high beam wire. Blue splice connectors are included in the kit for this. Re-connect the battery and enjoy your working hideaway headlights.   Notes: Once the headlight switch has been turned on, the headlight switch should not be turned off again until the headlight doors have fully opened. The headlight door closing is delayed a couple seconds to allow flashing the headlights lights without the headlight doors closing. To leave the headlight doors in the open position (i.e. for cleaning or lamp change) turn the headlights on and disconnect the power to the headlight system (i.e. pull fuse), then turn headlight switch off. Specifications: Motor:          DC, brushed. steel gear reduction Electronics:        SMT/"Through Hole". Static and surge hardened Voltage Range        11 -15 Vdc Temperature range:        0 - 220 F Current draw:        Motor - 3 A max.  Electronics - <0.01 A Short Protection:        External  fuse, ATC type. Wiring:        Aviation type, Tefzel/Teflon coated, 16 gauge, 410 F max. Connectors:        Deutsch DTM, weatherproof   Disclaimer Proper installation should provide years of trouble free use.  However, Retro-Electro, LLC assumes no liability for any accidents, injury, damage or misfortune resulting from the use of this product.