Do your headlights motors opens and closes at the same?
06-28-2010, 02:33 PM
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Do your headlights motors opens and closes at the same?
On my 1964 coupe the right headlight is a little bit slower than the left. Espesially when closing
How are the headlights motors on your C2 Corvettes working?
How are the headlights motors on your C2 Corvettes working?
06-28-2010, 02:42 PM
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if they both move in perfect unison, there is something terribly wrong... just like if your car does not leak 
06-28-2010, 02:50 PM
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they work fine and close within a second of each other, since they have plastic pivots and clean commutators.
My convertible only leaks if I drive faster than 80-85 in the rain - which I try not to do
My convertible only leaks if I drive faster than 80-85 in the rain - which I try not to do
06-28-2010, 02:58 PM
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Likewise, if your outside mirror always stays in place and your bumpers are perfectly aligned.
06-28-2010, 04:45 PM
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I suppose to have the headlights to operate exact at the same time you would have to have a axel that drives both headlights
06-28-2010, 04:54 PM
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06-28-2010, 05:04 PM
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i bought new ones...they are within a second of each other opening and closing..
jack
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06-28-2010, 06:17 PM
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At least that's what my Google search turned up once.
06-28-2010, 08:18 PM
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That is exactly how mine work and I rebuilt them last year. Well, no new parts, just a good cleaning, turned the plastic gear 180 degrees, re-greased with lithium white grease and put them back together. I think they are gang wired with the driver side getting power first and the passenger may get just a little less. Only thing I can think of wht the driver is a little faster.
06-28-2010, 09:45 PM
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My driver side is slower, take that!
That is exactly how mine work and I rebuilt them last year. Well, no new parts, just a good cleaning, turned the plastic gear 180 degrees, re-greased with lithium white grease and put them back together. I think they are gang wired with the driver side getting power first and the passenger may get just a little less. Only thing I can think of wht the driver is a little faster.
But, we love them just the same
Jack
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06-28-2010, 10:54 PM
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That is exactly how mine work and I rebuilt them last year. Well, no new parts, just a good cleaning, turned the plastic gear 180 degrees, re-greased with lithium white grease and put them back together. I think they are gang wired with the driver side getting power first and the passenger may get just a little less. Only thing I can think of wht the driver is a little faster.
06-28-2010, 11:00 PM
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Always check the ground wire first. A 67 I just bought had one slow bucket. I found the ground screw setup on one motor was wrong. I redid the grounding in the proper order (screw, wire, star washer, bracket, motor) and both close just about exactly together. Be sure Bubba was not there ahead of you. Picture attached is of an original that appears to not have been touched since the factory installed it. Gary
06-29-2010, 09:35 AM
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That is exactly how mine work and I rebuilt them last year. Well, no new parts, just a good cleaning, turned the plastic gear 180 degrees, re-greased with lithium white grease and put them back together. I think they are gang wired with the driver side getting power first and the passenger may get just a little less. Only thing I can think of wht the driver is a little faster.
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