Replace headlight motor gear
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Melting Slicks
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From: Little Egg Harbor N.J.
Replace headlight motor gear
I am fairly certain that my driver's side headlight motor needs to be replaced; I have done some searches and the majority of the symptoms seem to point that way.
The one thing the lights are doing that I have not seen mentioned in any of the other threads I have seen is that now the headlights pop open even when I just turn on the parking lamps. I used to be able to turn them on without the lights popping up; now that this one motor is making a grinding noise when I close the headlights, this has started. Is that something that can be caused by the bad headlight motor gear or is it an indication of some other problem?
Thanks
The one thing the lights are doing that I have not seen mentioned in any of the other threads I have seen is that now the headlights pop open even when I just turn on the parking lamps. I used to be able to turn them on without the lights popping up; now that this one motor is making a grinding noise when I close the headlights, this has started. Is that something that can be caused by the bad headlight motor gear or is it an indication of some other problem?
Thanks
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Melting Slicks
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From: Little Egg Harbor N.J.
Thank you; I ordered the brass replacement gear kit from Rodney Dickman and hope that it fixes the problem. I am confident it will fix the grinding noise but, have to wait and see if it addresses the issue with the headlights popping up when I turn on the parking lamps.
Thanks for the reply
Thanks for the reply
Melting Slicks
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From: Miami FL
Did you check your rubber bump stops (4 per headlight)? I'm not sure they are playing a part in your problem because you said it only happens when you turn on the parking lights, but if you're going there you may as well check them just in case 
Last edited by GCG; Mar 13, 2016 at 09:32 PM.
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The one thing the lights are doing that I have not seen mentioned in any of the other threads I have seen is that now the headlights pop open even when I just turn on the parking lamps. I used to be able to turn them on without the lights popping up; now that this one motor is making a grinding noise when I close the headlights, this has started. Is that something that can be caused by the bad headlight motor gear or is it an indication of some other problem?
Thanks
Thanks
