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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 02:02 PM
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hi, anyone know where to get headlight motor for 1986 corvette, tried many wreckers found none yet, new is too much$ thanks
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 03:16 PM
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Are you sure it is the motor that is bad?????
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 03:30 PM
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yes motor gets really hot, wont lift open, i have to fully help it open, it will close when switch closed from dash, out of car motor goes back and forth but not when put back in, tried useing other parts from spare motors but not helping, but again it gets very hot when i plug motor wireing harness back in
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 04:23 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by nikos1986
yes motor gets really hot, wont lift open, i have to fully help it open, it will close when switch closed from dash, out of car motor goes back and forth but not when put back in, tried useing other parts from spare motors but not helping, but again it gets very hot when i plug motor wireing harness back in
What parts from other motors?? In your thread in tech you mentioned doing the contacts and changing the brushes, looking at the pic I posted there, that would not be a simple job.. If you already have spare motors, what's wrong with them, and why do you need another??

As stated there, contacts are circled in white, brushes in red..




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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 06:26 PM
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thanks again spare motors all had issues some parts were good but mine was the best it just heats up and all mechanics I checked with said motor, any ideas where to buy I am in Canada and much harder to find here, used ones are not worth it as I can have issues the next day, rebuilt maybe then I have issues sending mine so more $ maybe new, just sayin, cheers
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 09:08 PM
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You are sounding more and more like a troll.. You say you've checked wreckers but then you say you don't want used and new cost too much..
In the tech post you started you were asked questions by both Hot Rod Roy and myself... No answers..
Then you started this thread here, again you claimed to have changed parts, what parts?? Again no answer.. Being in Canada is NOT a major problem, I'm in northern Ontario Canada, and have had no major problem finding parts..

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Originally Posted by nikos1986
all mechanics I checked with said motor,
Sounds like you're abusing all of your friends, both there and here. I'm done.

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