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Old May 10, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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Hi everyone...just bought a 2001 Convertible Red Corvette....Im having fun....ohhhh boy its fun.....My headlights (both) are not closing.....and I can ear a small sound on the right side (only) when the car is not running....anyone could give me a tip ???....thanks
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Old May 10, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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Sounds like your headlight gears are stripped. Do a search and it will give you a ton of info.
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1699435
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Old May 10, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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This may sound stupid, but give it a try. . . When I arrived at work yesterday, my headlights popped up when I turned into the parking garage at my work. I didn't turn them on so I was really preplexed. I remembered I had played with my option buttons the day before so I went back through the options and I turned the twilight sentenial(sp?) off and they went down. May have been purley conincidental but it worked. It's worth a try.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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When mine weren't working, it turns out that the battery simply wasn't charged fully. I went to Kragen, they charged it, and both headlights work perfectly everytime.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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I agree that it could be just battery. If its dead it just doesn't have the oomph to close the lights.

Another thing you may want to check. Fuse #6 in the passenger footwell has control over the headlights. If it blows they stop working; not sure why

Worth a try
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Old May 10, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Hi, if 1 of the 2 gears is strip, will it be the 2 pop-ups that wont work or just one...thank
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