Just as soon as I thought I had all my gremlins taken care of my headlight motor died.
After reading through a few threads I found numerous people mention that the window motor was the same as the headlight motor. I thought this was good news as I have a spare window motor that still functions after I performed the Ford Taurus window conversion.
This evening I performed the tedious task of removing the headlight motor and regulator. However, once I had the headlight motor out I noticed that it is not exactly the same as my window motor. I have attached a picture of the two next to each other.
The shafts appear the same diameter and length. I am concerned that the window motor may not withstand the exterior elements as well. Any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated.
Devin
P.S. BTW has anyone developed or come up with a better motor replacement than a $175+ stock motor? I read a thread from a couple years ago where Scott from SACC Restortions was looking at possibly designing a better headlight raising mechanism but don't see anything on his website.
Also since I am this far into this project would you recommend changing the bushings on the headlight bar shaft? My car has about 22,000 miles on it. Thanks again.
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