my eyebrow is making me nuts

LarryP · 04-24-2004, 02:58 PM

On the pass side, all is great. On the driver's side, the headlamp cover hits the trailing edge of the eyebrow. I have two eyebrows, all have been nicely primed and painted and both now needs to be repainted. WTF? I have loosened the three cap heads that adjust the headlamp door and the cap heads that hold the headlamp motor and tried to pull the whole assembly back as far as possible but that did not get me anything. The eyebrow is installed properly - it has new grommets and is seated nicely. I can't get it further forward unless I glue it in place which is not what I was shooting for.

Clues?

ss6 · 11:31 AM

Larry! Where you been hiding?

Any chance the pivot bushings the headlamp rotates around are MIA? What about the bezel around the headlamp, is that on tight? What's really snagging your "eyebrow", the lamp/bezel/painted part? Have you tried raising/lowering the headlamp manually with the little black knob to see what's kissing the eyebrow?

You didn't replace the headlamp with one of those ricer xenon gizmo's, did you

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LarryP · 04-26-2004, 11:57 AM

Nah. I have Hellas but that's not it. The whole shooting match is just too close. The bezel screw hits and the front of the lamp door is exactly at the rear of the brow. If I adjust the brow "just so" it works, barely, but then I took a long drive with the lights up and wind pressure moved the eyebrow a skosh. Not knowing that I shut the lights off. The door could not close and I had a whale of a time releasing the headlamp from its death grip.

I will simply remove all the adjusting screws and the motor mount bolts and whack on the thing. Wednesday, or this weekend I guess.

I have been around but busy. I just returned from the Dominican Rep with my kids. Before that I was at LRP for a DE with PDA. It was drizzling and I looped it. Wheee! No damage, I stayed on tarmac.

I tell you this. I simply do not understand (1) LRP - despite its only being 6 turns, you would think I could figure it out but apparently not (I am looking forward to racing NHIS on a nice, safe bike), (2) how you can drive YOUR car there with a 3.2 (mine already slides everywhere) and (3) why anyone needs more brakes - mine are snatchy as hell, any fade would be a treat. I wish they did.

By the way, Dan (read "Kevin") spent a LOT of time on the shifter. Dan reports it is currently the best shifting 914 he has seen - "Better than Dave's" (Letterman). I am thinking of getting a T shirt made up...

4WheelDrifter · 04-26-2004, 08:29 PM

Larry, I sent you an email last week. You get it? We gotta hook up. I bought a teener finally.

ss6 · 04-27-2004, 03:59 AM

Larry, are the "eyebrows" yer foolin with replacement parts, ie could they be fabbed a little out of spec? Don't know if there were any mods up there between early/late models, doubt it, but maybe there's a mismatch?

On the LRP thing, a wet LRP is a very slippery LRP; they really need to pave the place. I don't drive if it's wet anymore, just ain't no fun with all that guardrail so close by, and good 914 sheet metal getting scarce. In addition, LRP is a very "technical" drive, what with the concrete strips, esses and the two turning elevation changes. Master that place and you will be in good stead elsewhere.

On your brakes thing, have you had the car corner balanced / aligned recently? Tire pressures equal and at mfr recommended levels? Did you give them a couple laps to warm up before you stuck your foot in it? Are you adding throttle smooooothly?

Due, I guess, to the brake mods, I've had to install an adjustable brake proportioning valve in my car cuz the rear brakes lock up before the front at the end of the main straight. Don't want the car turning before I crank the wheel...