[DeTomaso] Headlight shake fix
Scott Mead Photography
scott at scottmeadphotography.com
Sun Sep 13 00:15:42 EDT 2020
Last time I had my car in to Don Byars’ place, he replaced the cracked plastic headlamp gear with a new brass one. I don’t know if it’s the gear, or if Don somehow clocked it and the motor, but there’s no longer any flutter in my headlamps (I have the SACC HIDs - POCA June 2018 Newsletter, From Frog to Quad - https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/999896/documents/2018_06_1819920430.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6MYUE6DNNNCCDT4J&Expires=1599970707&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D2018_06.pdf&Signature=9oOmurTKkgRU%2B2iK07yWvMTx6RY%3D), with the exception of hitting a sizable pothole. Then everything shakes!
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> On Sep 12, 2020, at 5:50 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> On the Amerisport lights I know folks whom have added a bump stop to
> the bucket and adjusted so when raised it just creates tension against
> the light and front of the fender. There may be a fix within the mesh
> of the gear and drive, but the weight of the light is forward of the
> pivot so I like the bump stop method, but not yet executed on my car.
> That said, I do believe a lot of the headlight shake I see if from a
> stiffly sprung front end and the car bouncing more than the lights
> moving independently. BTW I have the ultra low profile Amerisport 60mm
> lights, with a very sharp upper light cutoff, which I think adds to the
> perception of the shake from the driving seat.
>
> Julian
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
> Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 5:40 PM
> To: redcatman74 at gmail.com <redcatman74 at gmail.com>; 'detomaso'
> <DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Headlight shake fix
>
> Dear Dick,
> I was thinking about this very thing today. I left after
> sunrise and drove through a hundred miles of fog with my headlights up
> and was reminded of the Pantera headlight shake. I could not recall
> what the fix is, but I do recall that it does exist. I am keen to hear
> what it is.
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [[1]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
> Behalf Of Dick Koch
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:13 PM
> To: detomaso
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlight shake fix
> In my latest refresh of my Pantera, I am doing several improvements I
> never got to before,, one of which is the headlight shake. I know this
> has been covered before, so if anybody can remember what they did to
> fix the problem, I would appreciate telling me what they did to remedy
> it.
> Dick Koch - Atlanta
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Last time I had my car in to Don Byars' place, he replaced the cracked
plastic headlamp gear with a new brass one. I don't know if it's the
gear, or if Don somehow clocked it and the motor, but there's no longer
any flutter in my headlamps (I have the SACC HIDs - POCA June 2018
Newsletter, From Frog to Quad
- [1]https://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/999896/documents/201
8_06_1819920430.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6MYUE6DNNNCCDT4J&Expires=1599970
707&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D2018_06.pdf&Sig
nature=9oOmurTKkgRU%2B2iK07yWvMTx6RY%3D), with the exception of hitting
a sizable pothole. Then everything shakes!
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 12, 2020, at 5:50 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
On the Amerisport lights I know folks whom have added a bump stop to
the bucket and adjusted so when raised it just creates tension
against
the light and front of the fender. There may be a fix within the mesh
of the gear and drive, but the weight of the light is forward of the
pivot so I like the bump stop method, but not yet executed on my car.
That said, I do believe a lot of the headlight shake I see if from a
stiffly sprung front end and the car bouncing more than the lights
moving independently. BTW I have the ultra low profile Amerisport
60mm
lights, with a very sharp upper light cutoff, which I think adds to
the
perception of the shake from the driving seat.
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf
of
Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 5:40 PM
To: redcatman74 at gmail.com <redcatman74 at gmail.com>; 'detomaso'
<DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Headlight shake fix
Dear Dick,
I was thinking about this very thing today. I left
after
sunrise and drove through a hundred miles of fog with my headlights
up
and was reminded of the Pantera headlight shake. I could not recall
what the fix is, but I do recall that it does exist. I am keen to
hear
what it is.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [[1]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
On
Behalf Of Dick Koch
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:13 PM
To: detomaso
Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlight shake fix
In my latest refresh of my Pantera, I am doing several improvements I
never got to before,, one of which is the headlight shake. I know
this
has been covered before, so if anybody can remember what they did to
fix the problem, I would appreciate telling me what they did to
remedy
it.
Dick Koch - Atlanta
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