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I have two issues with my Pantera Headlights. They go up and down slowly and they are very dim. I can live with their slow movement but I want them brighter. Everything on the car works and there are no other electrical issues. Does anyone know what is wrong with these headlights and how to fix it. Any advise is highly appreciated.
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When troubleshooting electrical problems, the first thing to do is verify there is a good ground. Bad grounds cause all kinds of bad electrical behavior.

Under the instrument panel, just to the left of the speedometer, there is a big bundle of black wires that terminate to a small stud. Pull that nut and wire brush the contact surfaces.

Also, pull the connector off the headlight bulb and be sure there is good contact there. The act of pulling them and reconnecting several times will burnish the contacts.

Do you have a voltage tester? Check the voltage at the bulb connector. It should be close to the voltage you read across the battery terminals.

The headlight door motor is not exactly speedy when functioning properly. This observation may be a red herring.
The headlight motor is a std DC type, so if all else fails (grounds, contact cleaning etc), its fairly easy to replace the motor brushes and tidy up the commutator bars with an X-Acto knife. The drive motor drops out the bottom behind the radiator when three small 10mm bolts are removed. It's the identical motor as is used to raise/lower the windows.
The car as-new had plastic bushings on the ends of the headlight bar, and if any bodywork was ever done, expect the bushings to be gone, which increases friction in the system. The bar was put in before the fenders were spot-welded in place, so it cannot be removed (in one piece, anyway), but with some fiddling, new bushings can be installed anyway. Hope this helps.
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