headlight problam =/
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From: anaheim ca
headlight problam =/
tonight when i went to my friends house and i turned off my lights and one of them went down and the other one didnt. freakin i was like wtf!!!! and my friend said it's out of alighnment and i was wounderin if hes right or not. and if hes not do you guys know whats the problam? how do u fix it?
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From: Everett WA
Re: headlight problam =/ (TopSpeedc4vette)
well, could be lots of things. first, check if theres some wire or something that got in the way, i had that problem. then see if the motor makes noise. if it does, then probably the gears died. er... maybe an electrical wire came unpluged? just some suggestions ive read other people came across. gl.
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From: enterprise al
Re: headlight problam =/ (TopSpeedc4vette)
If the headlight motor continues to run after you have turned them off (clunk, clunk, clunk) then the bushings in the motor need replacing. MidAmerica $6.00.
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From: Pineville, Louisiana
Re: headlight problam =/ (bamabcs)
The only alignment you have to worry about is the bushing stops. If the stops are set right then everything else is ok. The other day while changing my bulbs out, I normally open and close the light fixtures by using the manual open close **** under the hood. Well after changing one of the bulbs the light was half open so I opened my car door so I could turn the lights on to see if the new bulbs worked. I had forgotten to close the light fixture like the other one was and low and behold both opened up to the same position... :eek: I thought with on light opened halfway it would some how open to a different place other than where the fully closed one would open...I know that was a dumbazz thought but I learned that I didn't have to fully close the light fixtures after changing bulbs, all i have to do is turn my lights on and off and they will be set... :yesnod:
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Re: headlight problam =/ (TopSpeedc4vette)
My 89 is doing the same thing. However, the 84-87s used a nylon gear to rotate the headlight assembly in contact with the metal worm gear. you can replace with a like nylon gear or replace with an expensive brass gear.
The 88-96s changed their drives and have to replace with bushings to correct their problems.
Not sure if you can still pull up the articles at the Corvette Magazine website but here it is for the 84-87s article and the 88-96s article.
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001...ghts/head1.asp
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2002...hts/light1.asp
Good luck!
Mike
The 88-96s changed their drives and have to replace with bushings to correct their problems.
Not sure if you can still pull up the articles at the Corvette Magazine website but here it is for the 84-87s article and the 88-96s article.
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001...ghts/head1.asp
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2002...hts/light1.asp
Good luck!
Mike
