Help with p.o.s. headlights please
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Shreveport LA
Help with p.o.s. headlights please
Okay, I unhooked the battery today to replace the ecm. My 'dying engine' problem seems to be solved (thank God), but now the headlights are screwing up.
I noticed when I was rehooking my positive battery terminal that a strange electric motor noise was coming from the front of the car. It took two tries to get the terminal connected, both times the electric motor sounded.
Tonight I'm heading out on a Saturday night to celebrate the car being back in action, then I get butt F$#%^&cked with yet another in my ongoing series of vette suprise maintenance drills. The electric motor noise I heard when hooking up the battery is the same noise that the headlights are now making as they try to flip around.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to reset the headlights? How does unhooking and rehooking the battery affect the headlight settings? Why does Chevrolet have to make every technical aspect of their 'flagship' sportscar so damn tempermental? :mad
I noticed when I was rehooking my positive battery terminal that a strange electric motor noise was coming from the front of the car. It took two tries to get the terminal connected, both times the electric motor sounded.
Tonight I'm heading out on a Saturday night to celebrate the car being back in action, then I get butt F$#%^&cked with yet another in my ongoing series of vette suprise maintenance drills. The electric motor noise I heard when hooking up the battery is the same noise that the headlights are now making as they try to flip around.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to reset the headlights? How does unhooking and rehooking the battery affect the headlight settings? Why does Chevrolet have to make every technical aspect of their 'flagship' sportscar so damn tempermental? :mad
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Manhattan
Re: Help with p.o.s. headlights please (ROME)
my headlights did that till i replaced the bushings. i'm almost finished putting the car back together. i did the repair this weekend. i broke a couple of bolts, but that's all ways the case for me.
look at this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=397224
look at this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=397224
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Las Vegas NV
Re: Help with p.o.s. headlights please (ROME)
Do a search on headlights problem, there are many people had this issue. Its only need the bushing change. Two plastic grear wear out over time. There was a post on dimention and thickness of the bushing so you can go buy at a hardware store, less than $2.00 total for a metal bushing. MAD and other Corvette store sell the bushing much more than that and it plastic.
Melting Slicks
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From: X
Re: Help with p.o.s. headlights please (ROME)
Might want to check out this site ... http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2001...ghts/head1.asp
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: SE NY
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Re: Help with p.o.s. headlights please (ROME)
Most likely you simple didn't hear the motor from inside the car before.
Since it's likely only one motor, just get the nylon bushing set from MAD for $4.99. I've done both of my headlights and in each case the nylon gears were fine but the bushings were toast.
To isolate the offensive motor, turn each of the two manual headlight ***** a little; the one with bad bushings will exhibit slop before the headlight moves.
Since it's likely only one motor, just get the nylon bushing set from MAD for $4.99. I've done both of my headlights and in each case the nylon gears were fine but the bushings were toast.
To isolate the offensive motor, turn each of the two manual headlight ***** a little; the one with bad bushings will exhibit slop before the headlight moves.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Philadelphia MO
Re: Help with p.o.s. headlights please (ROME)
I just got mine fixed about 2 weeks ago. I went ahead and bought the bronze gear for mine along with the bushings. It is a good thing I did because one of my plastic gears was about flat on one side. If you have an 88 or new, there is only one gear in the motor, not two. :cheers:
