98 Trans Am headlight fix problems
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98 Trans Am headlight fix problems Ok I have used search first of all and cannot find this problem (may have over looked forums though). From the sounds of what i've read the gear is stripped. Well it only made the noise when the headlights went to the down position, so today I took it off and switched it to the other side of the gear and now it makes the noise when it goes up but not the noise going down...what did I do wrong or whats wrong with the car? Is the whole gear stripped? Would a brass gear fix it, and how hard is a brass gear to install on a scale of 1 to 10 10 being the easiest. I'd rate making the headlight use the other side of the gear about a 9 on difficulty (that damn cover for the headlight was a bitch to get aligned perfectly)
(dunno if this matters but my car has 75k on it and looks as if its been maintained well)
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(dunno if this matters but my car has 75k on it and looks as if its been maintained well)
Thanks
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I think the gear is just completely stripped...the brass gears are 45 bucks! damn figured lil gear like that would be cheaper, but I guess for the noise its fixing 45 bucks isnt that bad. I"m hoping that'll fix it.
Originally Posted by baldwintpenguin
I think the gear is just completely stripped...the brass gears are 45 bucks! damn figured lil gear like that would be cheaper, but I guess for the noise its fixing 45 bucks isnt that bad. I"m hoping that'll fix it.
read my post here too, do that and it will be Ok forever. The motor in these things is great its that damn plastic gear that sucks, and once you break the case open you have weakened it also. I got a good fix. read it.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/605873-i-f-ing-hate-trans-am-headlights.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/605873-i-f-ing-hate-trans-am-headlights.html
Originally Posted by brad8266
read my post here too, do that and it will be Ok forever. The motor in these things is great its that damn plastic gear that sucks, and once you break the case open you have weakened it also. I got a good fix. read it.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605873
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605873
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yes i'm thinking I will just order the brass one. I do have another ? though. When i switched my gear around to use the other have it made the noise when going up instead of going down (obviously the whole gear is stripped) well my ? is when I set my alarm (factory) the headlights come up and down the the horn beeps. It did not do this when I set it the reverse way. The horn would just beep twice and the lights would not come up and go back down. Why is this?
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Originally Posted by baldwintpenguin
yes i'm thinking I will just order the brass one. I do have another ? though. When i switched my gear around to use the other have it made the noise when going up instead of going down (obviously the whole gear is stripped) well my ? is when I set my alarm (factory) the headlights come up and down the the horn beeps. It did not do this when I set it the reverse way. The horn would just beep twice and the lights would not come up and go back down. Why is this?
