Funny Thing........
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: West Greenwich Rhode Island
Funny Thing........
Funny thing, I turned my car off tonight , the lights went down but one of my headlight motors started making a weird noise for like 5 seconds...only when it goes down....it seems like the motor continues to try and spin with the headlight down...can anyone help?? Now it does it every time it goes down
Scientific Negotiator
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'10, '14
The stock gears in the assembly suck, and strip frequently...
There is a brass aftermarket one that quite a few people have used.
Time to
Edit: found the linky here ---> http://my.execpc.com/~rodney1/vettegears/index.htm
There is a brass aftermarket one that quite a few people have used.
Time to
Edit: found the linky here ---> http://my.execpc.com/~rodney1/vettegears/index.htm
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Drifting
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As others said, replace the plastic gear with brass one like Rodney's. It's not that difficult.
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Funny ha ha, you have to replace or rebuild a head lamp motor. Don't ya luv the practical jokes your car can play on you!
Oh if you don't have huge hands you should be able to remove the motor without tearing everything apart. The lamp "painted" cover lid and the bezel, then manually elevate the assembly to gain access to remove the three bolts. You'll need a small ratchet. I've done both of mine. One then four months later the other. So, if this is your first expect the other to go shortly so while your at it do both lamp motors.
Oh if you don't have huge hands you should be able to remove the motor without tearing everything apart. The lamp "painted" cover lid and the bezel, then manually elevate the assembly to gain access to remove the three bolts. You'll need a small ratchet. I've done both of mine. One then four months later the other. So, if this is your first expect the other to go shortly so while your at it do both lamp motors.
Last edited by Jet-Jock; Aug 25, 2008 at 12:53 PM.
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