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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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The first time I use my lights on a given day the right headlight assy. won't raise on the first try. There isn't any grinding from the motor or anything, it just won't come up. The light turns on, doesn't raise. Sometimes it take a couple of tries to raise (tonight it came up on the 6th try, the longest its ever taken) and when it finally does it comes up its a fraction of a second behind the left one. This started a couple of weeks after purchasing the car and seems to be getting worse. I want everything to work properly, but I don't know what to do other than replace the motor completely. Any thoughts?

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Justin
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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Reading is fundamental ....

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Wouldn't the motor make a grinding noise if the gears were stripped? Also once the headlight comes up it'll work fine the rest of the night, both up and down.
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