C5 Headlight whirrrrrrring

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Oct 28, 2013 | 04:31 PM

Jollyrock

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C5 Headlight whirrrrrrring

So my left headlight was not operating at all for a few days. Then, while fussing with the winding mechanism, I got it to work but upon closing (going down) it makes a loud whirring, clicking sound for about 10 seconds.
ANyone know the fix for this ? Do I need new gears? I've read some stuff about aftermarket gears (golds?)

thanks
Jonathan

Oct 28, 2013 | 05:51 PM

Chicago1

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very common you need a new gear get a new brass one from here.

http://www.rodneydickman.com/corvette.html

hundreds of these thread may wanna do a quick search if you want more info but thats what it is. The plastic one gave up the ghost

here is the how to..

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...orialized.html

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Oct 28, 2013 | 08:06 PM

Jollyrock

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thanks Chi-Town will give this a whirl

Oct 29, 2013 | 02:01 PM

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thanks Chi-Town will give this a whirl

Do both while you are doing it. The other is not far behind.

Oct 29, 2013 | 04:33 PM

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Do both while you are doing it. The other is not far behind.

Did my driver side over two years ago. Passenger side is still fine. I wouldn't make more work for yourself than needed, but that's me. When the other fails, I'll fix it.