Whoops, I didn't finish your question.... the headlight erection motor/gearbox is identical to the ones in your doors, for the power windows. A brass 'window gear' will fit into the headlight gearbox just the same. Do this, and the manual bypass knob can be left alone. BTW, I'm not the one that posted jumper-wiring the limit switches. Matter of fact, I'm the least-apt at Pantera wiring fixes, except those I've been forced to do to our car! If the motor is fully-up (or down), and you jumper things wrong, full power will go to a motor that is mechanically stalled (the buckets are against the fenders), giving you the scenario you experienced with melted insulation.
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