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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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My right side headlight opens and closes. My left one just started to go bad .Where do I start?
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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I would start with the left one.
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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I would start with the left one.
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Try this one. Switch the hoses on the relays from one side to the other. If the headlights switch sides, it's the relay. If it does not, it's the actuator. The actuator just needs a new seal. Check the plastic bushings. DO NOT BUY REPOPS. THEY SUCK. GET GM stuff.
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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If its the seal in the actuator...you need this...available at Ecklers

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How do you test for the above??? Well, if the "switch hose" trick suggested by bird doesn't make a difference...unplug the misbehaving front actuator hose from the relay and blow into it. If its like blowing through a straw the boot (shown above) is torn. You need that kit to fix the problem.

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that was funny bird.....glad the poster thought so too
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jdp6000
If its the seal in the actuator...you need this...available at Ecklers


I hope this question is helpful to the original poster and not OT. How hard is it to install this kit? Can you do this "on the car" without removing the canister? This may be a dumb question, I've seen the kit pictured here and I have not studied anything about all this yet.
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Originally Posted by 74L82Cpe
I hope this question is helpful to the original poster and not OT. How hard is it to install this kit? Can you do this "on the car" without removing the canister? This may be a dumb question, I've seen the kit pictured here and I have not studied anything about all this yet.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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I'm having similar problems and have installed the smaller rubber boot like thingy as pictured above. It worked for a while but then it slips off. Is there a proper way to install these? (Didn't mean to steal the thread.)
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Tested relay by switching hoses replaced relay Im back in business
Thanks for the help
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