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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 03:37 PM
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my headlights used to come up and go down together. now all of the sudden one starts coming up, is almost all way up, then the other starts coming up. same thing when going down.......one starts, gets almost all way down, then the other starts it's way down. what could cause this? thanks in advance for the help.
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 03:47 PM
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Test the actuators first, many times the seal (grommet) goes bad.
http://www.corvette-101.com/vacuum.htm#top
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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thanks. and the link you provided is great, i appreciate it.
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 07:36 PM
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Sounds familiar when I turn on the Headlights on the passengers side opens first then the drivers side. When I turn them off they close in reverse order.
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