{"id":883,"date":"2022-02-13T23:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T04:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/?p=883"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:21:46","slug":"mounting-the-headlight-door-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/02\/13\/mounting-the-headlight-door-motors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounting the headlight door motors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After playing around with the motors and the headlight bucket and door brackets, I decided the simples solution was to drive the original arm directly from the motor. &nbsp;I drilled holes in the bracket, mounted the motor, then made a D-shaped hole in a scrap 3\/16\u201d metal plate, and bolted it together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracketracer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2DCF67BC-291B-4BE1-BE62-114ECC86F9F2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone 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