Headlight motor rattle after closed
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Burning Brakes
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From: Panama City Beach FL
Headlight motor rattle after closed
Just yesterday I went to turn my headlights off, and when the flipped down, the motor kept making a rattlin noise for a good five seconds after they were closed. Also, when I turn the lights to the park posiition, they raise all the way. Anyone experienced this?
Thanks,
--Tor
Thanks,
--Tor
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St. Jude Donor '07
The "rattling" could possibly be the be because the plastic gear has some broken teeth. When this happened to me it was more like a grinding sound after the headlights had flipped to the down position. Replaced it with a brass gear and all was well.
Haven't experienced or heard of the headlights coming up when turning on only parking lights. Sorry, can't help you there.
Haven't experienced or heard of the headlights coming up when turning on only parking lights. Sorry, can't help you there.
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Originally Posted by jaxgator
The "rattling" could possibly be the be because the plastic gear has some broken teeth. When this happened to me it was more like a grinding sound after the headlights had flipped to the down position. Replaced it with a brass gear and all was well.
Haven't experienced or heard of the headlights coming up when turning on only parking lights. Sorry, can't help you there.
Haven't experienced or heard of the headlights coming up when turning on only parking lights. Sorry, can't help you there.
Replace the gears with metal ones and you will not have that problem again. 
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Originally Posted by finnor
Are the gears easy to access?
--Tor
--Tor
Had forum member OHH YEAH do most of the work on mine (I pried off the back plate, installed the new gear, and epoxied it back together). Took something like an hour to an hour and a half.
