Headlight turns on, but doesn't pop up, no grinding noise
10-08-2005, 12:22 AM
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Headlight Question My friend owns a 01 V-6 Firebird and when he goes to flip up his headlights, one of them doesn't come up. Now normally I would think it was the motor or something but it doesn't make a grinding noise or anything. The light goes on, but it doesn't pop up. Any help for him?
10-08-2005, 08:14 PM
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That piece next to the fuse box (closest to radiator) controls the headlights. My driver side one stopped going up. I replaced it with a used one, and that cured the problem.
10-09-2005, 10:23 PM
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It could still be the gear. It's happened to me at least once on both of my 4th gens, and twice it never made any noise at all. It didn't grind, whine or anything. Just no poppy uppy. I did the free fix and Violla!!
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10-09-2005, 10:25 PM
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yeah that's kinda what this is....the motor on the other one swings it up and this one is just kinda dead...the light flips on but nothing....can you point me in the direction of the free fix? Thanks!
10-11-2005, 08:00 PM
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10-14-2005, 08:24 PM
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I've had that happen on mine, except it was only in a bind, probably due to me not getting everything adjusted back the way it was after I replaced the gear. No noise, no movement, nothing. Try giving the **** a few turns (you'll probably need a hex socket & extension to get it to turn, mine was just too stuck to do it by hand) and see if it starts working again.
