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Old Jan 10, 2024 | 08:58 AM
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When I turn on the headlights of my 2003 Corvette both headlights open. When I turn the headlights off both lights close but then the left headlight reopens about halfway. How do I get the light back to operating properly? The headlight motor for that light was replaced in 2021.
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Have you recently done any work on them like change to leds?
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No, the only thing that I did was replace the headlight motor.
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Are the small white bushings in place? Could also be the headlight control module. When it's stuck halfway up, try rotating the **** to the close position and see if it re indexes. Has this just started?
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Are the small white bushings in place? Could also be the headlight control module. When it's stuck halfway up, try rotating the **** to the close position and see if it re indexes. Has this just started?
i have closed the headlight using the **** but it does not reindex. The problem started last summer.
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I have closed the headlight using the ****, but it does not reindex when I turn the lights back on. The problem started last summer.
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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 12:02 AM
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get a set of the white bushings from Rodney Dickman
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