headlight issue
Instructor
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 194
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From: Lawndale CA
If the motor is not running, you'll need to familiarize yourself with a multimeter and find out where the the "open" is.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Inside Hoover Dam NV-AZ
St Jude Donor '14
If it is the headlight bushings here is a great video on the repair:
there is also bushing syou can get at home depot for pennies, i used them and they have been working fine for quite awhile, i was going to order from vette shop, but they wanted like $8 to ship, why they couldn't put them in an envelope is ridiculous.
there is also bushing syou can get at home depot for pennies, i used them and they have been working fine for quite awhile, i was going to order from vette shop, but they wanted like $8 to ship, why they couldn't put them in an envelope is ridiculous.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 768
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From: California
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St. Jude Donor'13
Start off replacing your bushings and gear if needed and tell us how it works though. Just use the video earlier posted, I used it also to do my bushings.
If it is the headlight bushings here is a great video on the repair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPj1kJm4AnU
there is also bushing syou can get at home depot for pennies, i used them and they have been working fine for quite awhile, i was going to order from vette shop, but they wanted like $8 to ship, why they couldn't put them in an envelope is ridiculous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPj1kJm4AnU
there is also bushing syou can get at home depot for pennies, i used them and they have been working fine for quite awhile, i was going to order from vette shop, but they wanted like $8 to ship, why they couldn't put them in an envelope is ridiculous.
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Overland Park Kansas
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Rebuilt my (1989) gears about 3 years ago. Recently, left headlight doesn't flip closed again. Pull headlight ****, push in again...and it closes.
Kind of took the gear/bushing repair to be a permanent fix over factory quality plastic parts. Doesn't seem old enough (or used enough) to be bad again. (Plus, they're not creeping closed or jumpy. Smooth closing on 2nd tries.)
It's only messed up a couple of times in the past month.
I assume it's more likely to be a relay thing this time. Do relays control both open/close events? 1/side, 4 total?
Kind of took the gear/bushing repair to be a permanent fix over factory quality plastic parts. Doesn't seem old enough (or used enough) to be bad again. (Plus, they're not creeping closed or jumpy. Smooth closing on 2nd tries.)
It's only messed up a couple of times in the past month.
I assume it's more likely to be a relay thing this time. Do relays control both open/close events? 1/side, 4 total?
