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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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Ok I'm getting a white poeder residue under the motors.
Could it be the bushings andd gears or just bushings.
Looks like I can take the cap of the motor where the gears are without pulling the whole thing out.
Any help on this fix would be great.
Bushings are only 5 99 for each light.geras are 29 each or 59 for bronze
You have to remove the light canister and take the motor off in order to get it apart (because of the cotter pin). The bushings have turned to powder, as did mine. There are several fine threads on replacing the bushings.
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I was hoping I could fix them on the car
It would make life much easier
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Originally Posted by tblt44
I was hoping I could fix them on the car
It would make life much easier
Nope. You'll have to remove to repair. The first side, you'll climb the learning curve. By the time you get to the opposite lamp, you'll be a master.

Put a cotton towel on your workbench so you don't scratch the finish on the headlight bucket and take your time. It's a good Saturday project where man bonds with machine.
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Mine do the exavt same thing. I asked the dealer about it and they told me they are fine. Its just the motor cycling as it ages.
I can't believe they told you they were fine. Idiots. Why can't they just admit when they don't know.
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my headlights don't make any noise at all after they close
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Originally Posted by Sheri'sCherry87
my headlights don't make any noise at all after they close
They will. It's only a matter of time. All Delrin bushings turn to doody by design....
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They will. It's only a matter of time. All Delrin bushings turn to doody by design....
great!.. now i have asteroids colliding with the earth AND that to worry about!!
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Originally Posted by Sheri'sCherry87
great!.. now i have asteroids colliding with the earth AND that to worry about!!
No sense worrying about shet you can't control. But replacing the headlight bushings is easily within the means of all 1987-96 C4 owners.
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