Headlights going up and down when locking

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Apr 25, 2009 | 07:15 PM

FlamedZ

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Headlights going up and down when locking

Does anybody know what would cause my headlights to go half way up and then back down again when I lock the car using the fob???

I know they do this when the gears are bad but mine are not grinding and seem to work fine????

Apr 25, 2009 | 09:09 PM

1996Formula

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mine did the same and my headlight motor gears werere worn out. disconect the arm from the side of the motor. rotate motor 180 degrees via the **** on the top. you do this because the motor only uses 180 degrees of the gear, and the other half remains un used reattach arm. this fixed mine. its not a permanent fix like the brass gears, but its free.

Apr 26, 2009 | 05:11 PM

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But when the gear is bad doesn't it make a grinding noise?

Apr 26, 2009 | 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 1996Formula

Truth.

Apr 26, 2009 | 06:08 PM

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But when the gear is bad doesn't it make a grinding noise?

No...that the next symptom coming for you.

Apr 27, 2009 | 06:30 PM

1996Formula

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But when the gear is bad doesn't it make a grinding noise?

it will if you dont fix it soon.

Apr 28, 2009 | 01:20 PM

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Actually this is normal. My car started to do this after I pulled the battery for a while. In the owners manual you can change the lock mode. There is one that flips the headlights and honks. I have mine turned off so when I lock my car it doesn't honk or flip the lights. You have to put the key in and turn it 3 times and then do something else to go through the modes.