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Old Apr 14, 2022 | 05:12 PM
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Drivers side headlight winking... turn on - passenger side comes up fine drivers side goes down - turn off passenger goes down driver-side goes up
All bumpers and stops are fine - checked gears looks fine
drivers side does not come up fully about 1 inch short from full up
Drivers side Motor and control Module ???
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Old Apr 14, 2022 | 10:31 PM
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The arm is just on the wrong side of the stops. The problem is that the stops are a metal tab with a nylon bumper and the arm has crushed the bumper and is passing by the metal.

Loosen the 3 bolts and manually turn it until the arm is on the right side of the stops. Then, remove each bolt one at a time and put 1 or 2 washers between the motor and the body to space it closer to the stops. The washers will make the arm hit the metal tab.
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All bumpers and stops are fine,,,,
gota be the Control Module
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Check it again, it's the classic symptom of it being backwards. The hinge in the arm should swing towards the front I believe.
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 12:25 PM
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There’s a service bulletin about this…

https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...losed-408.html
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Headlight control module is bad when lights don’t work at all ie neither side goes up or down.

i agree with the above. Anytime they are out of sink, means the arm is on backwards.
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