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Old 10-17-2014, 08:47 AM
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Hi guys,

My left headlight is acting strange. turning on is working ok. turning off will close the lights, however my left one will not stop but keeps opening and closing for 5 sec. then it stops half open (or any position).
I have searched this forum and found about the upgrade kit and the bump stops. Bump stops are present so I gues I need to install the upgrade kit.

Hower I discovered one thing which I would discuss with you experts:
When turning the manual **** CCW the unit opens completely and blocks at some point. When I turn the manual **** CW the headunit closes however the **** will not lock. I can keep turning CW and there comes the unit back up again. My question : Is this a gear issue or bad bumpstop issues?

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Hi,

thanks for responding, yes you are right. I 've filled up some info.
car is from 2001, 23000miles, very nice blue with tan roof/ interior.
I know the kits, however I am not sure if the closing issue will be solved. That's the reason of my question: turning manually headunit to close won't give me a lock / resistent, simply the h/u wil open again when I keep turning.

When I compare this to the passenger site: this gives me the lock when fully closed.

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