ZebraBoy19’s 1977 Buick LeSabre

******************************************************************************************************************* This vehicle is now going to be used as a parts car to my new 1977 Buick LeSabre. This car needs much more work then I can handle. This cars electrical connections are mostly rusted out and many things do not work on this vehicle. Maybe when I finish the other Buick LeSabre I will start a total overhaul on this one. But for right now this car is serving as a parts car to my new one. Check that car out in my list. Please feel free to look at the pictures and former updates on this car as well. *******************************************************************************************************************  Hi my name is Scott Buettner and here is my recently purchased 1977 Buick Lesabre. I purchased the car in Chicago Illinois which is about four and a half hours from my home. I bought it June 22, 2009. So far I have removed the rubber trim on the sides, worked on getting the dent out of the front fender, removing unwanted stickers off the window and the body of the car, I have replaced the front brake calipers, and the thermostat. Any suggestions on things with the car would be appreciated. I would like to paint the car and would appreciate any advice on that. I also have a set of Buick Rally Rims for the car which I have not put on the car yet.

I have finished refacing my dashboard. I think that it turned out wonderful. Thanks Chris for the advice on how to go about recoloring the dashboard. I used a fabric and vinyl spray paint I bought from Autozone for $6.69 ( tax) a can. I was able to paint the top of the dashboard steering wheel and steering colum with one can. The orange was painted with regular spray paint and so was the bottom of the dash. As always the surfaces were primered before painting them their new color. The clock on the passenger side of the dashboard was a total loss. It was completely rusted out (because some idiot ditched my car in a body of water) and I didn't want to search for a new one at a junk yard so I took the clock apart and installed a picture of my little girl (Molly). At night when the headlight switch is pulled out the picture is illuminated from behind. Thanks for the idea of the picture to my mother. The cigarette lighter plug was also a total loss from being completely rusted out. I went to Walmart and bought an auxiliary plug to replace the cigarette plug which was around five bucks. I also painted the ashtray which will not be used for cigarettes anymore. I painted the inside of the ashtray orange and then I misted it with black spray paint to give it a two tone look. It looks nice. It is hard to see it in the picture. Here are the before and after shots!

Finally I have moved onto page 3 with the headlight updated pictures and part of my windows being tinted. I have also cleaned out the nasty water that was in the taillights and front parking lights. I also included those pictures. I have been having problems with the headlights and no one seems to be able to help me. I have and probably will continue to run experiments and buy this and that to try and figure out my problem on my own. I still have to tint the back window and I have a few extra things I am going to do but not tell you about. You will just have to come back from time to time and check out the progress.  My headlights have a built in parking light or city light what ever you want to call it. They are blue but look green in the pictures. I just wanted to clarify that as well. If the police give me any problems I will then change the lights to orange then they can't say anything.

Here are the pictures of the headlights at night. I still have not perfected their function yet. I am still working on them and still seeking help from anyone who might know what the problem is. Also check out how clean and bright the lights are. They are like brand new lens' after cleaning the nasty water out of them.  (Note) The picture with the headlights on you can see that the high beam lights are dimly lit. I don't know what is causing this problem and that is what I am trying to figure out. When I turn the high beam lights on the regular headlights dim down like a night light. They should remain bright like normal when the high beams are turned on. I just don't know what the problem is. I thought maybe I need a wiring harness with relay but no one seems to be able to help me.

I have finished refacing my dashboard. I think that it turned out wonderful. Thanks Chris for the advice on how to go about recoloring the dashboard. I used a fabric and vinyl spray paint I bought from Autozone for $6.69 ( tax) a can. I was able to paint the top of the dashboard steering wheel and steering colum with one can. The orange was painted with regular spray paint and so was the bottom of the dash. As always the surfaces were primered before painting them their new color. The clock on the passenger side of the dashboard was a total loss. It was completely rusted out (because some idiot ditched my car in a body of water) and I didn't want to search for a new one at a junk yard so I took the clock apart and installed a picture of my little girl (Molly). At night when the headlight switch is pulled out the picture is illuminated from behind. Thanks for the idea of the picture to my mother. The cigarette lighter plug was also a total loss from being completely rusted out. I went to Walmart and bought an auxiliary plug to replace the cigarette plug which was around five bucks. I also painted the ashtray which will not be used for cigarettes anymore. I painted the inside of the ashtray orange and then I misted it with black spray paint to give it a two tone look. It looks nice. It is hard to see it in the picture. Here are the before and after shots!

(UPDATE July 26, 2009) I have been reading forums about sealed beam to H4 conversion kits. I hope that I have found the solution seeing no one out there has been able to help me at this point. I have ordered a harness for a 4-headlight system hoping that this will correct the issue that I am having. If it does not well then I guess the company will be getting it back. I searched google for answers which returned results from a forum for Chevy Camaro's which use the same lights that I use on my Buick. After reading the entire forum and reading a few other posts from people having the same issue as I they were told to buy these adapters from Hella or to purchase the headlight harness kit like I purchased. I will recieve it between July 29-30. I will post the results after I get the kit and hook it up. Maybe someone else out there has been having the same problem as I. I hope that if this works I will be able to help someone else out. Below is a picture of the harness I ordered from Summit.

(UPDATE July 29, 2009) I got the wiring harness today from Summit Racing. I installed it. I had a little trouble at first because my earth wires were not grounded good enough but once I figured that out everything else was cherry pie. I will be posting a video of my headlights in action tonight when it gets darker. I will also be purchasing better H4 bulbs. The ones that came with it are nice but very cheaply made. Below are some pictures of the installed wire harness, the included relays, and the headlights working properly.