Headlight motor nosie
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From: Ft. Worth TX
Headlight motor nosie
Hi,
I am looking for advises on how to handle a situation I am in.
I have the body shop (Moritz Chevrolet in Fort Worth, TX) replace my front bumper and when I got my car back. I notice both my headlight motors are making nosie when I poistion it to off.
I turn on the headlights during night driving and when I got home I turn it off, that's when the motor makes "grinding noise" like the motor is stripped. The headlights is in down position, but the motor noise last about 4 second, then it stop. Both lights are still working.
Also, I notice when I rotate the headlight lever just one click, the headlihght is at up position. I remember normally I have to rotate two click before headlight is at up position, this that right?
My questions are, could this by the body shop's fault? Do they have to mess with the headlights in anyway, when they replace the front bumper? or it is just so happen the motors gone bad?
I am driving a 2000 FRC by the way.
Thanks!!
I am looking for advises on how to handle a situation I am in.
I have the body shop (Moritz Chevrolet in Fort Worth, TX) replace my front bumper and when I got my car back. I notice both my headlight motors are making nosie when I poistion it to off.
I turn on the headlights during night driving and when I got home I turn it off, that's when the motor makes "grinding noise" like the motor is stripped. The headlights is in down position, but the motor noise last about 4 second, then it stop. Both lights are still working.
Also, I notice when I rotate the headlight lever just one click, the headlihght is at up position. I remember normally I have to rotate two click before headlight is at up position, this that right?
My questions are, could this by the body shop's fault? Do they have to mess with the headlights in anyway, when they replace the front bumper? or it is just so happen the motors gone bad?
I am driving a 2000 FRC by the way.
Thanks!!
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St. Jude Donor '06
Seems to be a bunch of gears going bad recently. Check out this thread for more info. Assuming you still have the plastic gears, they may have worn out.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...DIY&forum_id=1
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...DIY&forum_id=1
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
Yup, usually, the grinding noise means that one of the nylon gears is missing some teeth.
Had it happen to me and relaced with a brass gear.
Had it happen to me and relaced with a brass gear.
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From: Redlands CA
This is interesting! The same problem (the grinding when the lights are turned off and they lower) just cropped up on my 2001, but just the left light only. My lights used to stay down too when the parking lights were on, but now they pop up when the switch is in the first position. I'm wondering if there is a setting in the DIC for when the headlights pop up.
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From: Tampa Fl
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I rarely drive mine at night, but I have noticed the last two time when I open the barn doors, they sqweek. My exhaust is so loud I rarely notice it. I dont drive enough at night to worry about it.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Most folks go the the brass gears.
I could not wait and was able to get a plastic one locally.
Here is what I did -
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1434257
HTH.
I could not wait and was able to get a plastic one locally.
Here is what I did -
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1434257
HTH.
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This is a common problem and as the guys have said its a stripped nylon gear. If you run down to the section on headlight gears in this sticky there's a full explanation of the problem and the fix.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
A number of members have mentioned the lights coming on at position 2. The way it should work is:
Position 1 off
Position 2 lights up and headlights off
Position 3 lights up and headlights on
Back off to position 2 and the headlights stay up but go off and the parking lights stay on
The fogs are enabled at position 2.
I doubt its anything the body shop did. Its probably just a case of time before these things fail and the timing was coincidental. If one has gone it may be worth replacing both while you're at it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=984927
A number of members have mentioned the lights coming on at position 2. The way it should work is:
Position 1 off
Position 2 lights up and headlights off
Position 3 lights up and headlights on
Back off to position 2 and the headlights stay up but go off and the parking lights stay on
The fogs are enabled at position 2.
I doubt its anything the body shop did. Its probably just a case of time before these things fail and the timing was coincidental. If one has gone it may be worth replacing both while you're at it.
Last edited by DeeGee; Nov 1, 2006 at 07:57 AM.