What is the diff between these two brass gear kits?
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What is the diff between these two brass gear kits?
This brass headlight gear kit has the brace to prevent the gear case from prying open by itself.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...ight-gear.html
The brass headlight gear kit from Corvettemods does not have the brace.
I'm confused, which one should i get?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...ight-gear.html
The brass headlight gear kit from Corvettemods does not have the brace.
I'm confused, which one should i get?
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I bought one from Rodney years ago no issues...but mine was for a 99 and the earlier headlight motors are different in the way they are put together perhaps that is why you have differences in kits...
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Get the one with the brace from Rodney Dickman.
With the brace, the motor casing has no chance of coming apart, ever.
With the brace, the motor casing has no chance of coming apart, ever.
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Early cars (97, 98, 99) had screws that held the case halves together. It is not necessary to use the brace. Later cars - 00 through 04, the case was sealed and glued. The brace is a major improvement over simply gluing the halves together.
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Darn I didn't know about the brace and have two without it that I was going to install in my '04 for preventive maintenance. How hard would it be to make the brace? Does anyone have a template or a drawing?
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Rodney sells the brace and adhesive separately as well. I think about $7
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Never really knew that - thanks for the heads-up.