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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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Default Headlight motors interchangable?
Can I use the one from the passenger side on the driver side? I'm thinking no, but my passenger one stop working all together, it used to stick up and down and i would have to turn the headlights on and off a bunch of times to get it to come down or up but now its doing nothing. I have an extra one but its from the drivers side. Thanks
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No they are side specific. Have you checked the harness for that headlight for corrosion?
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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No I haven't but **** wtf just replaced the clutch a day ago then the headlight motor goes out. LOVE THIS CAR!
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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Its all good. Better to have minor problems on a hot car then a Ford or a wretched import(Evos excluded)
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Have you tried the free fix? Disconnect the headlight arm from the motor and rotate the motor output shaft 180 degrees and replace the headlight arm. This should work.
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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I dont think it will work because i think the motor is dead, it doesn't do anything when i turn the headlights on
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CHECK FUSE. There is a seperate fuse for each side under the hood.
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That could be because the threads are stripped. If the fuses are good it should work. You can also disconnect the leads and check the circuit with a volt meter when you flip the switch.

Just try the free fix it only takes 5 minutes to do. It would eliminate stripped threads as a possiblity. The volt meter would eliminate the circuit. This would leave the motor. I would go to a junk yard or e-bay for a replacement. Good luck with this.
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not to but in but how do you flip the headlight motor without taking the motor out my car has the grinding headlight sound coming from the driverside light thanks
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not to but in but how do you flip the headlight motor without taking the motor out my car has the grinding headlight sound coming from the driverside light thanks
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