Headlight unit problems (but with replaced gears!)
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Racer
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From: Limmen NH, The Netherlands
Headlight unit problems (but with replaced gears!)
Hi all,
Normally I reside in the C1/C2 forums but lately I have a C5 related problem with my 99 daily driver.
Appr. a year ago I had some trouble with the touth of my actuator gears comming off so I replaced both the left and right gears for the known brass once which solved all the open/close problems at that time.
Lately my driver side light often don't open (started with once in a while and is now nearly everytime).
The lights of the unit are on so I recon the light switch is working...
When I take the unit out it always seems to work but when assembled back in the car it seems to work for some time but quickly starts refusing to open...
Is this also a common problem and what is the advised solution?
I'm nearly at a point that I'm gonna spend $299 on a new left door actuator as I do need the lights during my morning drive into the office (at 6:30am) because it is getting darker each day...
Please advise or let me know other known issues with this assembly!
thanks,
Rob Musquetier
webmaster/developer http://www.c1registry.com
developer http://www.c2registry.org
webmaster/developer http://www.c3registry.org
Normally I reside in the C1/C2 forums but lately I have a C5 related problem with my 99 daily driver.
Appr. a year ago I had some trouble with the touth of my actuator gears comming off so I replaced both the left and right gears for the known brass once which solved all the open/close problems at that time.
Lately my driver side light often don't open (started with once in a while and is now nearly everytime).
The lights of the unit are on so I recon the light switch is working...
When I take the unit out it always seems to work but when assembled back in the car it seems to work for some time but quickly starts refusing to open...
Is this also a common problem and what is the advised solution?
I'm nearly at a point that I'm gonna spend $299 on a new left door actuator as I do need the lights during my morning drive into the office (at 6:30am) because it is getting darker each day...
Please advise or let me know other known issues with this assembly!
thanks,
Rob Musquetier
webmaster/developer http://www.c1registry.com
developer http://www.c2registry.org
webmaster/developer http://www.c3registry.org
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
i'd be willing to bet that it is the rubber inserts in the gears that is causing the problem.
i bet the rubber is all chewed up and in chunks.
this has happened 2x with my brass gears.
a few nuts in the gears now prevent that problem from happening again.
i bet the rubber is all chewed up and in chunks.
this has happened 2x with my brass gears.
a few nuts in the gears now prevent that problem from happening again.
