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Old May 23, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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For the first time in over 3 years, I washed the Z's headlights
(I normally don't think of popping them up when I wash the car)

Who else is guilty!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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I went 2 yrs without cleaning them, my brother finnally did when he borrowed it
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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washed car about 4 times and the lights have never been touched
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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I'll admit...just last week I found out how to raise them without the car running. In my '82 you simply pull a vacuum cut off below the dash. In the "modern" 04 you turn a **** a couple hundred times - twice, once for each light! It does look like the **** can be turned with a power screwdriver using a socket adapter - should help speed things up!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 2TONE82
I'll admit...just last week I found out how to raise them without the car running. In my '82 you simply pull a vacuum cut off below the dash. In the "modern" 04 you turn a **** a couple hundred times - twice, once for each light! It does look like the **** can be turned with a power screwdriver using a socket adapter - should help speed things up!
Turn a ****?

You can turn on the lights with the car running, then drop down to parking lights, shut off the car, and turn off the lights, and lights stay up.

I'm pretty sure that's the drill.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Not w/ the vette.... I have C5-R lights, but with my first car I didn't clean them for a long time. It was a '95 Ford Probe GT and I was 16. The day I realized I should clean those too it was like getting a new car when driving at night.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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busted here too...:o I wash my car all the damn time (it's my stress drill ) and I get them maybe once every 5 or 6 times. Good poll!!!
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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:15 AM
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Not very much, I did clean them just last week,
It's kind of like out of sight out of mind:o

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Originally Posted by KurtinKC
Turn a ****?

You can turn on the lights with the car running, then drop down to parking lights, shut off the car, and turn off the lights, and lights stay up.

I'm pretty sure that's the drill.
Car doesn't have to be running!
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Old May 24, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Not once. Guess I should check them next time.
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