Firebird Headlights--ALL COMMENTS/QUESTIONS REGARDING HEADLIGHTS GO IN HERE
08-03-2009, 10:36 AM
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That gear will cause all kinds of weird things to happen I'm afraid 
This thread is a must, once I actually read through the sticky. Sometimes it seems to easy to ask than it is to look. But most questions regarding headlights can in fact be found on here easily.
This thread is a must, once I actually read through the sticky. Sometimes it seems to easy to ask than it is to look. But most questions regarding headlights can in fact be found on here easily. 
08-03-2009, 04:36 PM
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If most people would at least read the very first post and maybe browse the thread most of the questions are answered here. I just don't get making a post asking why does my light(s) makes a noise or pop up when I use the fob 
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08-14-2009, 06:32 AM
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Headlight Issue Right headlight motor spins, but headlight doesnt go up or down. When locking doors headlight on d/s goes up and down.
Turning parking lights on makes the headlight on d/s come up all the time. So I unpluged headlight door fuses. Whats going on?
Car is 1998 TA
Turning parking lights on makes the headlight on d/s come up all the time. So I unpluged headlight door fuses. Whats going on?
Car is 1998 TA
08-15-2009, 06:24 AM
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Soooo it happened again and here is how it all happened.
Went to leave to head to Atlanta from Sumter, SC. I turned the A/C on and the interior lights started to flicker on and off. Stopped for a minute, and checked around and didn't seem like anything was wrong. Kept driving and got just got into GA when I noticed my driver side headlight was up (pulled the fuse for the passenger headlight since the motor gear is stripped). Soon as I got into Atlanta it started going up and down over and over again when I got under the overhang at the hotel down there. Talk about embarassing
Any ideas guys?? It appears this happened once again after a very heavy rain, but its gone through rain before and this hasn't happened...
Also, anyone have experience with dealerships with an issue like this? They fixed the module not even 90 days ago and its already doing it again.
Went to leave to head to Atlanta from Sumter, SC. I turned the A/C on and the interior lights started to flicker on and off. Stopped for a minute, and checked around and didn't seem like anything was wrong. Kept driving and got just got into GA when I noticed my driver side headlight was up (pulled the fuse for the passenger headlight since the motor gear is stripped). Soon as I got into Atlanta it started going up and down over and over again when I got under the overhang at the hotel down there. Talk about embarassing
Any ideas guys?? It appears this happened once again after a very heavy rain, but its gone through rain before and this hasn't happened...
Also, anyone have experience with dealerships with an issue like this? They fixed the module not even 90 days ago and its already doing it again.
08-15-2009, 12:52 PM
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just checked and the stopper is still there no issues. they are perm. up now as soon as I start the car. Only difference this time from before I changed out the module is that the interior lights are now on all the times as well...
08-22-2009, 04:09 PM
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the drivers side parking light/ driving light went out today and i cant figure out how to replace it because of the lack of space to reach it efficiently.. any ideas????
08-23-2009, 11:46 AM
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08-26-2009, 12:13 AM
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i didnt really have time to look thru all the pages, just skimmed a bit. but heres my problem...
couple of weeks ago, im on my way to work in the morning (10am-ish) stop at the gas station then head to work. i hadnt used the headlights at all and before this it had probably been a week since id driven at night. so im pulling into work and next thing i know there's smoke pouring out from under the hood. im freaking out naturally because im thinking something with the motor. then i hear grinding and stuff. i pop the hood and its the passenger side motor. here's the thing though, the adjuster **** had melted off because the motor got so hot that the worm gear post melted it away!
so i unplug it obviously to stop it. its hot as hell, me being a bit of an idiot in the mornings wasnt thinking and touched it and it burned the hell out of me. now not only am i down a passenger light, but the drivers side one wont work either. everything on the drivers side one works fine, but it seems like the motor isnt getting any power or something.
fast forward to today, i finally had time to replace it. i get the new one in and im thinking things are going well. i plug it back in and it automatically pops up, drivers side doesnt though. so i mess with the light switch in the car and now the passenger side one wont go back down, driver side isnt moving. few minutes later out of no where the passenger side goes down. im sitting there trying to figure out what the hell is going on and ill be damned if the passenger side one doesnt start smoking again! i immediately pulled the plug on it and its getting pretty hot again, just not as bad this time because i caught it in time ( i think)
ive checked the wiring to it as far as i can until it goes into whatever other harness is in the fenderwell with it, everything looks good. stoppers are fine also. everything is installed right and tight like it was before, i even messed with the arm and the shaft that moves the arm to see if maybe it was just 180 degrees off but its not either.
what in the hell is going on with this thing? i cant seem to find help anywhere else so im hoping that you guys can help me here. if there's anything else you need to know let me know and ill fill in any gaps i might have left. i really need to get this fixed before this weekend for the Trans Am nationals or im not going to go
edit: also know that there is no grinding at all.
couple of weeks ago, im on my way to work in the morning (10am-ish) stop at the gas station then head to work. i hadnt used the headlights at all and before this it had probably been a week since id driven at night. so im pulling into work and next thing i know there's smoke pouring out from under the hood. im freaking out naturally because im thinking something with the motor. then i hear grinding and stuff. i pop the hood and its the passenger side motor. here's the thing though, the adjuster **** had melted off because the motor got so hot that the worm gear post melted it away!
so i unplug it obviously to stop it. its hot as hell, me being a bit of an idiot in the mornings wasnt thinking and touched it and it burned the hell out of me. now not only am i down a passenger light, but the drivers side one wont work either. everything on the drivers side one works fine, but it seems like the motor isnt getting any power or something.
fast forward to today, i finally had time to replace it. i get the new one in and im thinking things are going well. i plug it back in and it automatically pops up, drivers side doesnt though. so i mess with the light switch in the car and now the passenger side one wont go back down, driver side isnt moving. few minutes later out of no where the passenger side goes down. im sitting there trying to figure out what the hell is going on and ill be damned if the passenger side one doesnt start smoking again! i immediately pulled the plug on it and its getting pretty hot again, just not as bad this time because i caught it in time ( i think)
ive checked the wiring to it as far as i can until it goes into whatever other harness is in the fenderwell with it, everything looks good. stoppers are fine also. everything is installed right and tight like it was before, i even messed with the arm and the shaft that moves the arm to see if maybe it was just 180 degrees off but its not either.
what in the hell is going on with this thing? i cant seem to find help anywhere else so im hoping that you guys can help me here. if there's anything else you need to know let me know and ill fill in any gaps i might have left. i really need to get this fixed before this weekend for the Trans Am nationals or im not going to go
edit: also know that there is no grinding at all.