Help with headlamps
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3rd Gear
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From: San Diego
Help with headlamps
I have a 1998 corvette, and cant get my headlamps to go down, I have looked at the fuse box, but nothing looked wrong. I'm not sure exactly what I supposed to be looking for. I dont know much about cars but eager to learn how to fix things myself and save money!
Drifting
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Do the lights themselves turn off when you turn the headlight stalk to the off position? If so and the headlamps remain up, then my immediate guess is the multi-function switch is failing. Multi-function switch issues cause a lot of headlight headaches on C5s due to the contacts inside of the switch wearing out.
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Sounds like the headlight motors. You can take the insides out and turn them 180 degrees. You should be able to manually close them by turning the **** on the top of the motor. You can also replace the motors easily.
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I doubt if both motors would fail at exactly the same time. Check the other things before replacing motors.
Last edited by JR-01; Nov 30, 2018 at 12:59 PM.
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Do the lights themselves turn off when you turn the headlight stalk to the off position? If so and the headlamps remain up, then my immediate guess is the multi-function switch is failing. Multi-function switch issues cause a lot of headlight headaches on C5s due to the contacts inside of the switch wearing out.
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