plastic vs bronze headlamp gears
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plastic vs bronze headlamp gears
I've gone through 2 plastic gears on the drivers side headlamp in a year. Is there something I am missing? like a motor stop adjustment or something? Or do I get a bronze/brass replacement to cure this small but time consuming problem ? Thanks in advance 00 C/5 
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Maybe you don't drive much at night? Don't know. My '97 has 46,000 and as far as I know it has the original nylon gear. If you read the article on the link above, it explains why the gear fails.
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and I opened the casing of the headlight motor to check if it was brass or plastic and it was plastic...
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I put the brass gears in mine recently...now it's back to making the grrrrrrrrrr noise again when I turn the lights off.......motor housing appears to be slightly loose though....prob that nowwww...........
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I have a brand new set of brass ones I bought from MID-AMERICA I will never be using because I just bought a set of SW C5R headlights w/ HIDS.
I am willing to part for a fair price.
I am willing to part for a fair price.