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Could be the gears in the headlight motors. 
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From: Hamilton Ohio
Any adjustments or possible electrical failures that would cause this that you know of? It has happened when set on 'manual' and 'auto' both????
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If they work sometimes, and sound ok when they do (not crunchy....or one opens...or shudder when they open, when they work they both go up nice and smooth) I would think its not the motor.
If its not the gears, or HID's low voltage interfering with the opening/closing, Im not gonna be much help.
I'm not even half a mechanic, but Ive taken them apart a few times for a modded head light install, so take this with that grain of salt, may be the switch on the stalk?
If its not the gears, or HID's low voltage interfering with the opening/closing, Im not gonna be much help.
I'm not even half a mechanic, but Ive taken them apart a few times for a modded head light install, so take this with that grain of salt, may be the switch on the stalk?
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Bill Curlee gave me this post. It was cause by the switch in the column
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I'm going to make a couple of assumptions, you're not hearing any unusual noises, the problem is sporadic, the multi-function switch works ... if you're new to the car, you might want to check to see if your battery and it's terminals are up to spec.
Before I bought my car, I double checked on the headlight operation, it was fine. Then after 2 weeks of having the car, I changed the battery and my radio lights would flicker at idle and 2 months later when I first went to use my headlights, they would come on but not pop up when the motor was running but would operate fine with the motor off...WTF?
Turned out that my negative terminal needed a quarter of a turn and it instantly solved
both problems.
Check out that battery and terminals!
Jerry
Before I bought my car, I double checked on the headlight operation, it was fine. Then after 2 weeks of having the car, I changed the battery and my radio lights would flicker at idle and 2 months later when I first went to use my headlights, they would come on but not pop up when the motor was running but would operate fine with the motor off...WTF?
Turned out that my negative terminal needed a quarter of a turn and it instantly solved
both problems.
Check out that battery and terminals!
Jerry
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From: Hamilton Ohio
Hey Jerry. Thanks for the feedback. You may be right. I had battery cable problems when it was new. They were corroded and also sometimes the interior lights will dim and brighten again. Going to check into this first chance I get. thanks again.