Headlights
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Racer
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From: antelope ca
Headlights
WENT TO PUT ON HEADLIGHTS A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO AND MY HEADLIGHTS OMLY WENT UP HALF WAY. tHE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH AND AT NIGHT AT ALL THE LAST FEW YEARS. iT IS A 89, WITH 44,300 MILES. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
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St. Jude Donor '12
Look at the DIY sticky. In it will be a link to a post about rebuilding headlight motors.
Use that post to replace your bushings in the motor and they will work fine afterwards.
Use that post to replace your bushings in the motor and they will work fine afterwards.
Burning Brakes
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Probably won't need a complete motor rebuild but just the plastic bushings.
They eventually fail on ALL 89-96 C-4 Vettes.
Anyhow the link for the motor repair:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...air-w-pic.html
If you just need the bushings, here is a pictorial guide:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...air-w-pic.html
I used bushings from my local ACE Hardware-$1.50 for six (three needed for each headlight). Some have used bushings from Home Depot (part number used to be 3069987278) or Ford power window mechanism bushings (Advance Auto "HELP" section.
The nominal size I have scribbled down was 27/64 by 29/64. Which is length vs. diameter I don't recall.
Figure 45 minutes for each headlight. The second one goes faster!
Please let us know how you make out-the Forum waits!
They eventually fail on ALL 89-96 C-4 Vettes.
Anyhow the link for the motor repair:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...air-w-pic.html
If you just need the bushings, here is a pictorial guide:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...air-w-pic.html
I used bushings from my local ACE Hardware-$1.50 for six (three needed for each headlight). Some have used bushings from Home Depot (part number used to be 3069987278) or Ford power window mechanism bushings (Advance Auto "HELP" section.
The nominal size I have scribbled down was 27/64 by 29/64. Which is length vs. diameter I don't recall.
Figure 45 minutes for each headlight. The second one goes faster!
Please let us know how you make out-the Forum waits!
