[torqhead]

I posted this in the body section, anyone seen this issue before?

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=693335

[torqhead]

I've seen in other post where comments were made about how fast these motors open and close the hideaway assembly. I too thought it was a little aggressive, so I searched out and got some feedback from George that's here on the board that seems to have a lot of knowledge.

I pulled some tests and my results were if you want to slow down the motors you will need to install 6 ohms (5 ohm and 1 ohm) worth of resistance into one of the wires that go from the control box to the motor. I used the green wire on each, but it shouldn't matter which one you use. I also used resistors that were rated for 10 watts. This made a significant difference in the speed. In my case if I went higher than 6 ohms the motors wouldn't run.

[torqhead]

For those of you that may be interested I'm attaching a link to a video of the operation of my hideaway's. End result is I added a spring to slow down the travel when they are opening so the doors wouldn't slam so hard. I then had to change the resistance to apply a bit more power, basically I'm running 2 ohms now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-78eEvq2QM

[Joel Koontz]

Your modification does appear to make the movement less harsh.

I watched the video, but did not see the springs. What springs and where/how are they mounted.

[torqhead]

Here's some snapshots, also I circled an adjuster (positive stop) that we added to enable getting the doors lined up with the grills much better than without them.

[IGMOR]

I just bought a sweet 69' GTO but it has exposed head lights and I personally think the hide away lights look soo much better. I looked around for the parts I needed and couldn't find anything on line (Which is rare, you can find anything you want on here! lol) any help would be appreciated...