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Mar 17, 2012 | 01:38 PM

bwilde86

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headlight motor

Changed out the headlight actuator. But now when I turn them off it pops up and when I turn them on it goes down. Did they give me the passenger side instead of drivers?

Mar 18, 2012 | 02:09 AM

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they need to be resynchronized put them in the up postion when one is up and the other is down manually lift the other light try that first

Mar 18, 2012 | 01:16 PM

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nope stays up when i turn it off...then goes down when i turn the other one on...what else could be wrong?

Mar 18, 2012 | 05:20 PM

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you got the linkage on there right my brother firebird he had it on the other side of the bump stop and it did this also you could have got the wrong motor on corresponding side i thought they were the same though dnt exactly remeber its been awhile lol

Mar 18, 2012 | 08:52 PM

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+1 That linkage is probably not on correctly between the stops.

Mar 18, 2012 | 09:45 PM

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and does the light close all the way and sit flush heres wat i suggest look at the other side and compare were the linkage should sit you will see it when you get the covers off