Headlight Problems
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From: Brisbane QLD
Headlight Problems
Hi everyone,
One of my headlight motors is playing up!
Basically once it is in the down position, it won't come back up. If you turn the **** on the of the motor as little as 1/4 turn...then turn on the headlights, the light will pop up correctly, then go down when turned off. However it will not go back up again without doing the same process.
Also when the light is going down, about half way through its travel, it sounds like the motor is loading up.
Has anyone experienced one or both of these problems??
Thanks
Chris
One of my headlight motors is playing up!
Basically once it is in the down position, it won't come back up. If you turn the **** on the of the motor as little as 1/4 turn...then turn on the headlights, the light will pop up correctly, then go down when turned off. However it will not go back up again without doing the same process.
Also when the light is going down, about half way through its travel, it sounds like the motor is loading up.
Has anyone experienced one or both of these problems??
Thanks
Chris
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Reno/Sparks Nevada
Early motors have limit switches and motor brushes that wear out or corrode over time. I've removed and dismantled them and cleaned the contacts, brushes and armature. Eventually they will just wear the contacts to nothing. Only thing to do is replace them eventually. If you have the correct polarity and voltage on the wires leading to the motors then the relays are probably working fine. The fact that you mention when you turn the **** the headlamp rotates means it's getting power to the motors. Upgrading to the later motors requires additional wiring, a control module, plus the later motor assemblies. Could run $500 or more just for parts. If you could remove them and clean them you could get some more life out of them. My car just clicked over 178K miles. Not bad headlamp life out of a electric motor. I'm looking for a RH motor so I can fix mine. Any leads appreciated.
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it sounds like the bushings are gone. It will cost $5.00 per side to repair. Look in the tech tips section of the forum and you'll find a paper on how to do the repair. It is very easy.
