Head light doors = Problem Help !
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From: BUFFALO NY
Head light doors = Problem Help !
So i got my car back from the detail shop and it looked great, later that night i go to turn my lights on and just the fog lights come on, the flip up lights do not flip up 
what did they do to my car 
. I know it was'ent broke before cuz i had my lights on that morning because it was raining . I bring it somewhere for a few hours and i get it back messed up 
. I dunno what to do, should i call them and say WTF did you guys do to my car! Does anyone know why my head lights are'nt poping up ? Im thinking when they detailed to ngine bay they got something wet they shouldent have and it f*cked **** up .
what did they do to my car . I know it was'ent broke before cuz i had my lights on that morning because it was raining . I bring it somewhere for a few hours and i get it back messed up . I dunno what to do, should i call them and say WTF did you guys do to my car! Does anyone know why my head lights are'nt poping up ? Im thinking when they detailed to ngine bay they got something wet they shouldent have and it f*cked **** up .
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Maybe try checking the connections for the headlights? (big gray harness plug nexto the lights). If you cant figure it out fooling with things, I would call them up and be like WTF 
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Originally Posted by FMF C5
Now i think they got something wet on the floor where the computer is and messed **** up
Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa OK
I recently had a problem with the head lights not popping up or going down properly. It turned out that one of the actuator motors was going. The dealer also said they had to reprogram the computer.
The battery could be leaking acid from the terminals and that is the fluid you see. Mine leaked and the acid ran down the frame and onto the computer just below the battery. Rather than just change the battery, the dealer said they would have to run a diagnostic on the computer and check for any damage. Don't you just love it.
Anyway, everything was fine but the head light issue was definitely a pain. The after the up and down problem, they would pop up when the parking lights only were truned on.
It could be a coincidence that the detail occured about the same time your head lights acted up. It was a pretty simple fix for the dealer and my car was still under warranty.
Good Luck.
The battery could be leaking acid from the terminals and that is the fluid you see. Mine leaked and the acid ran down the frame and onto the computer just below the battery. Rather than just change the battery, the dealer said they would have to run a diagnostic on the computer and check for any damage. Don't you just love it.
Anyway, everything was fine but the head light issue was definitely a pain. The after the up and down problem, they would pop up when the parking lights only were truned on.
It could be a coincidence that the detail occured about the same time your head lights acted up. It was a pretty simple fix for the dealer and my car was still under warranty.
Good Luck.
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From: North Port Fl
Last weekend I started to install some aftermarket LED's in my rear tail lights, I bought them from Summit Racing, (they were Chevy only, 3157 bulbs) I was warned they might not work in newer Chevy's, the blink rate might not be correct. I have an 04 C5 coupe. I installed the left rear, turned on the turn signal and sure enough the blink rate was extremely fast, so I removed the LED and put the tail light bulb back in. I started the car (it's in the garage, and I have the twilight sentinal enabled), the headlights and tail lights came on, I put the turn signal on, I got out of the car went to the rear, everything was ok, so I got back in the car, turned it off and the headlights turned off but they did not close, I check all the fuses, posted on this forum (I got all different answers) but nothing seemed to be a quick fix, so since it was still under warranty I took it to the dealer, It turned out to be a blown parking light in the front, they replaced it and that fixed the problem.
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