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For the headlights, before you go spending lots of money on rebuilt motors, there are two common problems that you can fix yourself. The first is the bellcrank. That is the arm that the motor turns that opens the headlights (see first photo). The bellcrank is made out of magnesium, which is quite soft and so the output shaft of the motor, which is hardened steel wollers out the keyway on the bellcrank over time. Mine had the same problem when I bought it. The 2nd thing it could be are the 3 circular rollers inside the motor gearbox (photo 2). The original ones deteriorate and crumble. Mine were ok but I replaced them anyway. There is a guy over on the aaca forum named Barney Eaton that sells a kit to fix both problems for $45 per side. Comes with detailed installation instructions as well. His contact info and parts catalog are pics 3 and 4. Hope this helps.

I and everyone in my family are thrilled! But naturally, it has a few problems like the leaking brakes, the leaking power steering but also, the headlights can't seem to open even though I can hear the electric motors trying. All just wrinkles to iron out. Thanks for telling me about the DIY method of refinishing the wheels, always appreciate the feeling of fixing things myself.

I love the black. I narrowly missed out on a black convertible before I got my red one. I'm glad I got the one I did ultimately, but I still think the black is really nice looking.

The Reatta got a bath today

You could go to a junkyard and snag a set of rims off a 98-05 park avenue. I'm pretty sure they are exactly the same as the 16in rims that came on the '91 reattas. They might have a different offset but they look the same and I do know they have the same bolt pattern.

Looks like you have got yourself a nice Reatta. Don't sweat the brakes. It's probably going to be a pretty easy fix. Might be easier and cheaper to find some different wheels unless you are just wanting to keep the original design. You could refinish them yourself if you have the time for very little money. Look for aluminum wheels I refinished in the how-to guides here on ROJ.