quote:Originally posted by Push1267:
... car is going to see use mostly as a racecar I think I'll look for a more simple solution - and light weight. After all, it's very rare that the headlights are used....
wild thought...how about a gas spring that would open the headlights and a latch on the gear to hold them closed when pushed closed by hand. use an open limit switch to prevent the lights from burning when not open
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to operate the latch, I was thinking a door lock solenoid with a headlight close permissive limit switch that would be off the headlight on power