Vincent Vega Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 A Fiero owner (same headlight config) pointed me to this Fiero Parts site. Are these the same size bushings as the Reatta? They are in the electrical section, 87-88 headlight kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry yarnell Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 THE source for Delrin rollers is Eckler's kit #29304. About $5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Almost any plastic can be used. I do not know if the Fiero parts will fit but it appears GM used the basic design on many cars with retracting headlights. I do know that the headlight motor assembly from a Fiero, Corvette, Firebird will not fit the Reatta.I have ask several plastic "experts" what material was used on the originals, I have had guesses but none have firmly identified the original material. The originals were molded and the plastic was resiliant to act as a clutch. With age and usage, the original material cracks, them gets ground into powder by the internal parts. The original parts are .490 in diameter. If they were a more common 1/2 inch (.500) then you could buy plastic rod and cut it to length. The 1/2 inch material is too large to fit and must be cut down on a lathe. If you have access to a lathe, delrin, nylon, teflon (too expensive) will all work.As a side note......I have rebuilt lots of headlights. In those sent to me, many have been temporally fixed by a owner/mechanic, and here are some of the items I have found that were used to replace the rollers. One had BB's, several have had assorted nuts, another had what looked like rice, a ball bearing, and one had the nozzles from the tops of arisol spray cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBSO Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Totally different designs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wally888 Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 O.K. Your time has come. I want to know Exactly how you manage to 1. find pictures2. copy or...? 3 so easily? present here. The clock is ticking, don't know just exactly how long you have to reply but it probably ain't long. Don't make me come up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBSO Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Come up and bring warm weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Remember, a good magician never reveals his tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBSO Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 No they just take time to reveal.Can I trade for a "Sen" to padgett with the rest to follow at a later date????? In ie explorerOK Left click on Fiero parts. This opens the link.Left click on electrical and left click on 84-86 headlight parts.Now you have found the item you want to show on the board. [color:\\"blue\\"]RIGHT click on it and you will see a menu with one item saying [color:\\"blue\\"] "Add to Favorites" (one from bottom). Left click on it and another box opens titled [color:\\"blue\\"]Add Favorite .What I did was created a [color:\\"blue\\"] New Folder by left clicking on the new folder box. Call it Reatta by typing REATTA. [color:\\"blue\\"]Click OK and you have a new folder that is created and open. Next click OK and you have saved the link in the Reatta Folder.Go to your [color:\\"blue\\"] Favorites list on the top menu bar and left click on it to open.Next [color:\\"blue\\"] left click on the [color:"blue"] Reatta Folder and it will open. You will se the item you saved there.Left click on it and the item will be displayed.Next left click on the [color:\\"blue\\"] address bar and then left click on the [color:\\"blue\\"] copy button or on [color:\\"blue\\"] copy under the Edit button. This will save the address in a temporary memory. Back in the Reatta Forum while in the body of your post click on the [color:\\"blue\\"] image link below the post. This opens an [color:\\"blue\\"] "Explorer user Prompt" .Left click OK and [color:\\"blue\\"] highlight just the [color:\\"blue\\"] http:// part and then [color:\\"blue\\"] click on paste from the paste button or from the edit menu.Complete the post and you gave the image in the post.Hope I got it right.Sometimes, depending on the code when you left click on an image the copy shortcut box will light up and you can left click on it and just paste into the http:// part.Good luck hope I haven't left anything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wally888 Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 http://www.pixelscapes.com/spatulacity/button.htm Still a test as image did not show up, just link. Back to drawing boaed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBSO Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Highlight the link on the right and left click copy.Next highlight the http:// and click on paste and you have it!!!!!!!!!!! In this case you can left click on image and go right to copy shortcut NOT choose a different image? this link is to the page not an image. try to repost the gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted November 15, 2002 Author Share Posted November 15, 2002 those gears are for the early Fiero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Had an 84 Fiero and have an 86. Have also repaired the headlights (see article on my web site. In the past I never bothered with the rollers (did the '86 in 1998) but will in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wally888 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brolliar Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Ignore just a Photo trial......... 2nd try Damn it worked. Thanks EDBSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brolliar Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Wally, your post above is correct except that ""http://www.pixelscapes.com/spatulacity/button.htm "" in the middle is not aa picture.So The part in the middle on the line above that makes a pic is http://www.pixelscapes.com/spatulacity/button.gif a picture location with after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted November 16, 2002 Author Share Posted November 16, 2002 That looks like a bedspread. Do you sleep with your manual? (I want to) I mean my manual, not yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brolliar Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 I think Padgett's article here is an excellent example of what the forum needs more of. Take pictures when you do an important task and then later post them on the net with a text description.Vincent, I only sleep with my manual when I hit a hard spot that is difficult to understand. That particular copy is moving to a new home in Kansas this morning.Ya'll have a Good Saturday (best day of the week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Are the Delrin rollers just another plastic that will crumble over time?(It's me, Rattaboy, at a borrowed computer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wally888 Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 B. and EDBSO, I, w/ the instructions, could never get the image w/ an address bar( to copy ending in "gif). The image always was opened by a program w/ no address bar. I even tried to select "open with" then "IE" but still no address to copy. If the image shows up in this post: I went to properties then copied the Gif addresss from there. Have XP, other OS may not have this function (can copy from most any presentation). Actually I am telling you much more than I know but may help someone else struggling in silence? IOW-I had no trouble adding the gif to favorites but when I opened to copy address endimg in "gif", it was not displayed as there was no address bar. I need to open image in a different program-no luck so far. Thanks. I may be stupid but am very persistant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wally888 Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Looks like you been beatin the FSM on a rock since buying from me!Kansas is lucky to have all the important pages marked, w/ grease. Great camera. Specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Delrin is a great choice for this type of thing. It wears well. Heat does not bother it much, it lasts! Will not turn to chalk over time. KarltonPS WOW I had an answer I had an answer! Do I win a prize <VBG> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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