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Old May 22, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Alright, normally in all t/a's you can switch the light switch to the first click, and your fog lights will come on * if they are switched on * and your side markers will also come on, but your headlights will remain off, and in the down position. I have a weird issue were my headlights come up, but not on, at that switch position. Now If I move the headlight switch up to the far right ( headlights on ) the headlights ( that are already up ) come on.

The only reason I would like this to work is that I have a messed up passangerside motor and it makes a really loud ratcheting sound when I put the headlights down for about 10 seconds, and when I come home late and turn my headlights off it ratchets really loud. If I could just turn the headlights off when I pulled into my neighborhood, and leave the fogs on ( so I could see ) it would make my late night entrances a lot easier.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Could I wire my fogs up to be indepentent of the headligths?
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Old May 22, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Not quite what you're requesting, but your plastic gear in the headlight actuator is stripped. I had the same symptoms and got a brass one.

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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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I wanna know whats causeing my headlights to come up when I have the switch to the first position..
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Old May 22, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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sounds like a defective switch to me i can dig a wire diagram up if you still want.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
I wanna know whats causeing my headlights to come up when I have the switch to the first position..

Try unplugging the motor on the broken side and turning the running ligts and headlights on and off a couple times. I'd do that and then they'd work fine after then...until I plugged the broken motor back in. Everytime I'd lock or unlock the car using the fob The lights would bounce up and down...then grind.
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yea I gotta get this motor fixed soon, I am gonna go local and see if I can't locate one, then bit teh bullet, lube up, and bend over for ebay.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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the motor is coming up because the gear is stripped. the way the headlights work is they push themselves until they cant move anymore then they stop trying to move. really bad design. get a brass gear and your problems are over promise. that is what happened to me. everytime i beeped my alarm they headlights would pop up twice and then make that grinding noise.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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That wouldn't make both come up thought would it?
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Yep. To check this unplug the bum motor and turn 'em on and off a couple times...The working motor will still come up with the running lights the first time, but then it will go up and down just like it's supposed to after that.
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alright, I just bought a motor for 35 bucks though!!


Thanks for the help man!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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well thats not too bad, usually motors run higher than that. that is why i went the brass gear route.
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