This is a response to another tread that wanted me to keep them up to date on the electric headlight control conversion that 69myway offers.

I have the story written and it has been turned into the editor at Corvette Enthusiast Magazine. So I can't tell you everything, but will give some teazers.

First off if you got the recent copy of Vette Magazine they show how to do this conversion. However they have no regard concerning price of the conversion and opt to by all new parts, and use some of the C-4 stuff which can be very expensive.

The conversion story that I did for CE Magazine is on a budget, because we all know we don't have money just burning holes in our pockets, if we did we wouldn't be on here finding out how to do things ourself.

In the story I give 10 different online sources for buying the actuators, and contronl module cheap. They will be used and from salvaged cars. I won't divulge the sources, but it requires searching and diligence on your part to get the best deal.

I then did some further reseach locally. You need to find a good Auto Electric store or repair center. They are good resources for the other materials I needed. You can find the same stuff in a Belden catalog. NAPA stores can order anything from them.

I doubt that CE will publish every photo and every step that I took to do the install due to limited page space every magazine has. My install not only looks professional, but looks like it came from the factory with this option and I did the complete install for right at $300 accounting for every wire, shrink tube, tape, pins, etc. Everything. That may ssem like a lot, but we know how troublesome our current vacuum systems are and how expensive and time consuming they can be to fix. So in retrospect $300 is a drop in the bucket to have something that takes the hassle out of our lives.

So look for the story to be out soon. Probably in a month or two, just in time for a winter project.

I,ll be looking for it Matt,in the meantime I am still enjoying the wheel and tire size article.That software for imaging your car with different options is great!
Jules

82collectorshark said: That software for imaging your car with different options is great! Jules

What software is that???

It was in the article in Corvette Enthusiast by Matt in the August issue (I believe)and it showed his 'vette with different wheels and window tints.Pretty cool. I dont recall the name of the software but maybe Matt will post it.

This company has the best software package out there and they also sell the mounting tool. Amos really edited the story down, because they had to cut page space for that month. I felt like they left out some important info. You'd be surprised how different the rim size affects clearances on the suspension. Not so much the tire. The three most important things to pay attention to are the overall tire diameter, measured rim width and section width. I could go on and on, it took me three months to put that info together, but for the average guy I would simply look up one of the dealers that carries their Mount mate tool and have them do the fit checking. If they have the tool most likely they will have the software you can play around with.

Here is what the software is capable of. I had the software render my corvette with several different versions of wheels before deciding on this wheel design. I then used the tool determine the tire size, rim width and backspace before making my purchase.




www.softwheels.com
You can click on their product listing to see the mount mate tool.