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  1. divinicus
    One of the first things I did with my 83 Brat after driving it home to NYC from Tallahassee was go to Lowes and pick up some lumber. I loaded some long 4x4's through the rear window and one of them was touching the windshield. I hit a small pothole and shattered the glass. After a replacement tinted windshield and new gasket was beautifully installed by a glass shop, I thought I was out of the woods. But I parked in our carport which has had a heavy wooden sculpture hanging from the ceiling for over ten years. A big storm blew through and I woke up to find it had fallen onto the new windshield and shattered it. Gary Brant
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    Thanks, Bennie. I will post pics when I can. I just installed a brand new windshield and new gasket, no issues to speak of and the installer didn't make mention of it, but yes, in the same vicinity and below the passenger side lower corner of the windshield area there is some rusting. But I'm actually more concerned that the new door hinges can be securely bolted onto the frame. I suspect this is a very common issue with 83 and even older Brats. More news on this soon, Gary
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    One update, the driver's side door has good metal to support the door hinges and mounting, but my passenger side is on tough shape. I think Subaru ha da flawed design in the way rain water was evacuated from the lower corners of the windshield, and the pillars. Can I assume this is a pretty easy fix for the body shop to weld in some new sheet metal before I install these mint replacement doors? Thanks for all your help with my project!
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    I just looked at the Brat and realized the bolts to mount the door hinges can't be accessed unless the front fenders are taken off, is this right? Thanks!
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    UPS
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    Hi everyone! Got a beautiful pair of 86 Brat Doors from California for my 83 Brat GL. It was wickedly expensive to ship them from LA to New York! The new doors are stripped of everything, so I need to change over the glass, interior panels, basically everything. Are there any special tools I need, and what is the order of removal and installation in the new doors? I've never done this operation before and could use some advice! Thanks again happy spring!
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    Thank you so much! It would have been a true nightmare to try and change out the original four headlights for two in order to accommodate a "true" cyclops grille. I'll get more photos once it's installed on the car!
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    I wanted to thank everyone hwo helped me with this project. It was good advice to modify the original grille for the cyclops light! See attached photo, all work done with Dremel plastic grinding wheel and then painted with matte black lacquer.
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    Yes that's why I'm trying to find the right lamps and bezels to change from four hl to two hl. Looking to buy those! Thanks!
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    Thanks for your help! The whole point of this is to mount the correct two headlight setup on my 83 Brat GL so that this cyclops grille will match up. So how do I determine if my grille is for the earlier or later headlight buckets? I can post the outside measurement and post more detailed photos of the curve style at the outside edges.
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    I can do that but my cyclops lamp door has horizontal slats like the original non-honeycomb grill. I'm going to hold out a while longer on the hopes someone can come up with those single hls with the appropriate shape to match my cyclops grille. It's too cool to give up on it after all this work, lol. But thanks!
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    Yes but I still need the lights and the right bezels, can you help? The curved edges of the cyclops grille I have need to match up with shape of the headlight bezels. Thanks for your help!
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    I can afford to put $400 into a suitable cyclops grille, light bezels and the lights including wiring. But the whole setup needs to be ready to bolt on. Thanks a lot!
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    I need help. Got a perfect Cyclops third eye working and the original grille is designed for a two-headlight setup on Subaru Brat. I need to change out four headlights on my 1983 Brat GL for two, see attached photo. I am looking to purchase two front headlight bezels and the lights, thanks!
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    I'm with you, I think it's one thing to cut a hole for the cyclops light assy in my existing grille and another to cut the ends off this beautiful original grille. The cyclops light I have CAME with this grille and they match perfectly. That's why I like the idea of going to the two headlight setup, which is stock anyway and all cyclops cars, Brats and wagons, came this way believe. I would be happy beyond words if you can help now that I'm about 85% there!
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    Hi everyone! Here's another solution I thought of, so I don't need to cut this beautiful, original cyclops grille. I can change out the four headlight GL setup I have and go to two lights, so the grille will fit! Just need to locate the two headlights and their bezels to fit `83 Brat. Let me know if you have these parts for sale, thanks!
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    Good news! Cyclops grille arrived, but apparently they only made it for two-headlight DL model. It needs to be trimmed on the sides to fit my GL.
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    Well I found out today why that auxiliary fan had gotten hooked up, I disconnected it and the engine boiled over, lol. So let me ask, should the stock EA81 engine have one or two fans? On mine I assume either the central one died, or the thermostat element or wiring failed. Any ideas appreciated to get back to stock.
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    I'm keeping my fingers crossed but the cyclops grille that was in transit here by USPS may have gotten lost! Do you have a spare original grille? Thanks again!
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    Thanks a lot, your technique worked like a champ I think I was flooding it. I just put in a new air cleaner assy, the hose which I think should connect with the intake flap has a bolt on it, see attached.
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    Hi, I'm having trouble seems like every time I start my 83 Brat GL 1.8. Put in an expensive Odyssey battery with 850cc amps and installed new cables. I realize it's been cold here in NYC, but for instance today temp outside about 40, car turns over easily but won't fire up. Tried starting fluid in the carb, didn't help. I do notice two things, one of the two radiator fans fires up every time when ignition is on, and the low power lamp comes on the dash in the battery readout. Ideas? Thanks again!
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    One more thing, does anyone have the two plastic screw holders as seen in this photo of another cyclops?
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    You're a genius! Works perfectly better than new! I'll post pics soon, enjoy your weekend.
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    I think I'm making a lot of progress, I found a broken green power wire in the old main shroud and soldered in a new one to the motor. Now, here is sequence: 1. Turn on switch. 2. Light comes on and door closes. 3. Turn off switch, light goes off and door opens. So all I need to do is get the door to be in closed position when power is off, and then open when power goes on. Thanks a LOT!
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    Description 12 AWG Wiring Harness for the main contact - pin 30, pin 87, pin 87a 40A/30A high switching capability 12AWG  Pin 87a  Yellow 12AWG  Pin 87  Blue 12AWG  Pin 30  Red 16AWG  Pin 85  Black 16AWG  Pin 86  White Specifications: Coil Voltage: 12V DC Coil Current: 160 mA Switching Voltage: 14V DC Max Contact Current Rating: - NO 40A 14V DC - NC 30A 14V DC
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