Porsche 914 Pop Up Headlights - How to Build, Test and Install [Project Bumblebee Build Week 17]

The '74 LE is looking more like a car every day. In this episode you'll see how to test the headlight motors, assemble the mechanism, install it in the car, check the gaps, adjust the stops, and fit with an LED bulb.
Parts used in this video...
914Rubber Late headlight rebuild kit (they also have early)
914rubber.com/...
LED headlight bulb for H4 housing:
914rubber.com/...
H4 Lens housing:
914rubber.com/...
3-Pole Headlight Connector:
914rubber.com/...
Evapo-Rust:
www.amazon.com...

[@IanKarr]

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[@Karolilalu]

I owe you a few beers or several cups of coffee. Your 914 videos have saved me "millions" of hours as my own project reaches completion. Thanks again.

[@IanKarr]

Nice to know the blood from my knuckle busting serves the greater good

[@Mr10usdad]

Great video! I cannot wait to start this process. I plan to zinc plate all the parts that need it as well.

[@IanKarr]

Go for it!

[@snakemain]

Fantastic video. It includes everything you need to know in a clear and concise form and no BS filler to waste your time. 5/5 stars!

[@IanKarr]

Thanks, Everett. Appreciate the positive review!

[@gnrrpreacher]

"Shouldn't it be 5/5 jack stands up"? Haha!

[@IanKarr]

@@gnrrpreacher Ha!

[@JimZRyd]

Nice video! I enjoy seeing someone actually "performing " a restoration, rather than just showcasing the final product. Keep up the good work !

[@IanKarr]

Thanks, Jim. As my favorite philosopher - stymie from the little rascals - says..."I don't know where we're goin', but we're on our way!"

[@johnkelley7543]

Thanks, Ian. I just rebuilt mine this week after acquiring the missing headlamp relays.

[@IanKarr]

Great! Hope you didn't catch your fingers in the mechanism when you plugged em in. Please subscribe for more!

[@johnkelley7543]

@@IanKarr Nope, I did just fine. I'm subscribed and have been referencing a few things here and there. This is my second 914 - a factory black 2.0. My first was a '75 Ancona Blue 2.0... sadly, she succumbed to flames from the classic fuel line recall.

[@IanKarr]

@@johnkelley7543 Yikes. Hope you weren't in it when it flamed up.

[@johnkelley7543]

@@IanKarr I absolutely was. I was driving and thought, "hmmm, smells like cookies." Braked for a stop light and the fuel pooled up underneath and it went south from there. Sad day for the '75, but the '73 is infinitely better. No hell hole, no rust, racing suspension, lower miles... on and on. I got a cream puff that just needs a good paint job.

[@user-wm6rf4vh1l]

Super , merci, Bernard/France

[@IanKarr]

vous êtes les bienvenus!

[@johnlist2198]

Just want to say, you're doing an awesome job (IMO). I'm not a Porsche guy(I'm resto-custom restoring a '74 Super Beetle), but I like to watch your videos for tips on how to do a lot of this work

[@IanKarr]

Thanks, John. Very cool that you're finding these videos helpful. Good luck with your super beetle. Those are awesome cars.

[@AliasUndercover]

So many new parts! I remember refurbishing or completely remaking nearly the whole headlight assembly when a truck backed into our driver side light back in 1987. Couldn't find parts anywhere.

[@IanKarr]

Yep. And really easy now that 914Rubber bundles it all in a kit!

[@jockellis]

Thanks. My right headlight got smashed and in the 22 years it set outside, much got covered in dirt and rusted. I’m going to have to replace a bunch of stuff on this. I have the front suspension off and have had the auxiliary carrier powder coated by a pro. I’m about ready to buy a stove on Craig’s list and powder coat all the smaller parts - which should fit in a full-sized oven. Going to order front Konis today.

[@IanKarr]

sounds cool!

[@jamesborthwick155]

Another great video Ian- love your approach to making these👍

[@IanKarr]

Thanks, James! I hope you'll subscribe and join me on this journey to getting the car back on the road...

[@cybersurfer2010]

Nice work Ian, can’t wait to start working on mine...

[@IanKarr]

Thanks man. Good luck with your build!

[@gnrrpreacher]

Another great video Ian. I am about to do one on an Opel GT rotating assy and my detail will be, in part, a thanks to this.

[@IanKarr]

Glad it helped. I love Opel GTs!

[@leonardcoloccia7535]

Another great video. Thanks Ian.

[@IanKarr]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@9113L2]

Merci beaucoup pour ces vidéos. Je suis fan 👍🏻

[@IanKarr]

De rien. Je suis content que vous appréciez les vidéos.

[@johannes914]

Your videos are awesome.

[@IanKarr]

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching them!

[@robertfinegan4491]

Thanks Ian , I never knew how to adjust my eyebrows. Mine are a little off. Should just need a little tweak !

[@IanKarr]

Happy to help! The annoying thing is that the brows have very little room for adjustment. It's all done in those bucket pivot brackets. If the gap between the painted headlight lid and the brow is too tight, make sure that the long edge of the brow is over and in front of the metal lip.

[@kevinclark2642]

Great video as always. At about 8:47 you mention the stop adjustment screw. Is that for how far the light comes down? One of mine goes a little low and doesn't line up flush with the hood. Hoping to rectify that.

[@IanKarr]

Hi Kevin, I see that Sir Andy on the world sent you the adjustment process link. Follow that and you'll be golden.

[@kevinclark2642]

@@IanKarr thanks and thanks Sir Andy for the detailed explanation.

[@abeltd4442]

excellent video, friend a question ... where can I get the new parts to repair the headlights

[@IanKarr]

914 Rubber sells a lot of them. For the original stock parts no longer available, try posting a WTB on 914world.com

[@jameswinner4256]

Hi Ian, great video. Headlights worked fine for years but suddenly last year they both will go up but only the passenger one will go down. Any ideas on what the culprit may be? I replaced the little black can relays with the new ones from 914Rubber but that didn't solve the issue. Hopefully you have a few thoughts on this, thank you sir! James

[@IanKarr]

Hi James. Check the grey or green wire (I can't remember which one controls "down") on the plastic junction box. Sounds like it may have worked its way off the spade...or maybe has a break in it. Good luck!

[@039menma4]

So, im wondering, can i install popups on a volkswagen car? Perferably passat or golf and how much would it cost me to do that, also where can i even find the motor and everything else?

[@IanKarr]

Hmmm. not sure

[@davedarling4316]

Your preview pane completely obscured the hat. :D What do you use for the outboard screws on the surround and the cover? I wound up using an offset ratcheting screwdriver thingie with interchangeable bits. The space is really tight in there!

[@IanKarr]

Ha! thanks for the heads up (or should I say "hats up"?). Will move the preview. Yeah, that space is super tight. I found if I put a microfiber towel on the turn bucket and a long phillips head screwdriver, I had juuuust enough angle to turn the screw and get it tight. A ratcheting offset sounds cool.

[@moreglistrefine1432]

How do you get the rubber relay receptacle out without damaging it

[@IanKarr]

Mine were still pretty pliable and I just went carefully.

[@brianyoung7553]

Hey Ian - another great one. Are the brows really just pushed in like that? The 3 rubber stoppers (?) aren't persuaded or pushed through a little more substantially into the body?

[@IanKarr]

Nope. They're held in by the rubber sides and the force against the metal front. Glad you liked the video!

[@jeffhammond8969]

Is the spring supposed to be yellow zinc plated? Another great job. Just for fun, have you ever thought about using the white surrounds from the 914/6?

[@IanKarr]

Thanks Jeff! Glad appreciate the kind review. Not sure about the yellow spring. I am sure that it's totally invisible...unless you're changing the headlight ;). I like the white surrounds. But since this is a bumblebee, I want to keep it as stock as possible. Tthe white ones were used on 4's as well...I think until early 73.

[@6x6Tortuga]

Where did you resource the vacuum line kit?

[@IanKarr]

Either pelican or AA. I don’t recall!

[@MegunaaZ]

It is posible to put headlights pop up to any cars sir?

[@IanKarr]

Adding pop up headlights to cars that didn't come with them would be difficult