firebird headlight lid probablem
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fire bird head light lid probablem ok this just started happining yesterday and i cant figgure out why. when i turn off my headlights the lights turn off and flip down as usual. but when down the drivers side one makes a weard noise... not really a grinding more like a heavy rapid ticking.. it does this for about 15-20 seckonds after folding down... i have no clue whats causing it. there was no warning sympotmes just started to do it for no reason... i looked in the headlight well and its not getting hung up on any thing.... its like the headlight doesent know when to turn off the motor 
...... is there maby a switch that went bad or are they electronicaly timed..... pleas if any one has had this probablem or has any idea what it is let me know...
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...... is there maby a switch that went bad or are they electronicaly timed..... pleas if any one has had this probablem or has any idea what it is let me know...feel free to contact me direct
cudaeh@yahoo.com
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Re: fire bird head light lid probablem yup, sounds like the gear's going... just flip it 180 degrees and should be good
I was having that prob earlier this year... also w/mine if I hit the lock or unlock buttons on the key fob it would cause the headlights to pop up and go back down followed by a strange noise...
I messed up flipping my gear (you only hve to take the lower section apart, don't take the top medal cylinder off) so I had to put a new motor in
I was having that prob earlier this year... also w/mine if I hit the lock or unlock buttons on the key fob it would cause the headlights to pop up and go back down followed by a strange noise...
I messed up flipping my gear (you only hve to take the lower section apart, don't take the top medal cylinder off) so I had to put a new motor in
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Re: fire bird head light lid probablem horist, i never actully took appart the gear box to do the quick fix on mine. the out put shaft on the gear box has two flat spots on it that are semectrical... so all i did was take the controle arm that bolts to the output shaft and fliped that 180 dagrees and turned the motor manually to line it up... i was a little leary about if it would work but shure enough it did the trick ... that should hold me over till the metal ones arrive. thank you all for the advice the sights were helpfull
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Re: fire bird head light lid probablem I also just turned the output shaft 180 degrees when the gears were stripping in the down position. Worked fine... until the worn spot started slipping in the up position...
Now, I plan on opening it up and turning the gear so that the worn spot is in the 180 degrees or rotation that is not used ... if possible.....
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Now, I plan on opening it up and turning the gear so that the worn spot is in the 180 degrees or rotation that is not used ... if possible.....
Gordon
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Re: fire bird head light lid probablem I had the same problem with mine 3 months after I bought it. Rather than have the dealers' bonehead techs touch my car I bought a clear lens conversion, because you know after they rape you for all your worth to do a shi--y job it will just about time for the other headlight motor die on you, and then they will rape you again to fix the second headlight. By the time your done you will have spent the same as a conversion kit.
just my thaughts though
good luck
just my thaughts though
good luck
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did the right headlight motor 180 switch and it FIXED the blinking/grinding problem. The left motor is needing the rebuild also. It's hard to reach that back bolt unless you use extensions and ujoint wrenches.
REASON for it wearing out? lack of lube on the linkage... opening headlights at 90mph... aging plastic... cracked support tabs/screw mounts....
over 5 front end electrical problems in ONE week -- due to summer storage in heat and driving through a huge Florida rainstorm. 2 front turn signal bulbs popped (water in housing and dried up dielectric grease), headlight motor gear, headlight socket fried, same headlight bulb fried, fog lamp - melted with high watt bulb/ popped bulb/fused unit in socket.
cost: 10 headlight, 10 headlight socket/rtv, 5 turn bulbs, 75 glass lens fog light w/55 watt bulb, headlight motor - free/grease
dealer estimate; $400 for turn signal problem. $400 for headlight motor, $200 replacement plastic lens fog light, $125 headlight socket.
INTERESTING: all of these items appeared 2 months AFTER the warranty ran out and one month after the dealer changed the oils and recommended a list of other bogus things done that I turned down. Does anyone here think the dealer mechanics would spray my connectors with degreaser and then saltwater? Hmmmm.... It's not going back for FREE oil changes anymore.
REASON for it wearing out? lack of lube on the linkage... opening headlights at 90mph... aging plastic... cracked support tabs/screw mounts....
over 5 front end electrical problems in ONE week -- due to summer storage in heat and driving through a huge Florida rainstorm. 2 front turn signal bulbs popped (water in housing and dried up dielectric grease), headlight motor gear, headlight socket fried, same headlight bulb fried, fog lamp - melted with high watt bulb/ popped bulb/fused unit in socket.
cost: 10 headlight, 10 headlight socket/rtv, 5 turn bulbs, 75 glass lens fog light w/55 watt bulb, headlight motor - free/grease
dealer estimate; $400 for turn signal problem. $400 for headlight motor, $200 replacement plastic lens fog light, $125 headlight socket.
INTERESTING: all of these items appeared 2 months AFTER the warranty ran out and one month after the dealer changed the oils and recommended a list of other bogus things done that I turned down. Does anyone here think the dealer mechanics would spray my connectors with degreaser and then saltwater? Hmmmm.... It's not going back for FREE oil changes anymore.
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