TA headlight motor?
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TA headlight motor? I don't know if this goes here or electronics but.....was washing my car yesterday to take it up to storage and found out(it worked the day before) my drivers side headlight doesn't go up. Is the only cause the motor or is their any other possible culprits? Also, how exactly do you raise it manualy so i can clean in there? How expensive is a motor and how hard is it to replace? At least i don't have to worry about it till spring...
Re: TA headlight motor? Is the motor not working at all? It could be a wiring problem. I've fought with this problem for a while. I never could find it. I replaced my drivers side motor, but then it started again. I found that if I jiggle the wires a bit and turn the lights on and off both will eventually raise.
To raise the lights manually, there is a rubber cover that you pull off and then there is a little **** that you turn. It is pretty hard to get to and it takes a while to raise them up. If it does turn out to be a motor, I may have my original around the garage if my parents didn't throw it away. I won't know until Christmas break when I get back home.
A new motor is about $100 new if you know where to look. Most dealerships want $155 when the GM list is $130. I paid $111 with tax at my local dealership.
To raise the lights manually, there is a rubber cover that you pull off and then there is a little **** that you turn. It is pretty hard to get to and it takes a while to raise them up. If it does turn out to be a motor, I may have my original around the garage if my parents didn't throw it away. I won't know until Christmas break when I get back home.
A new motor is about $100 new if you know where to look. Most dealerships want $155 when the GM list is $130. I paid $111 with tax at my local dealership.
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Re: TA headlight motor? It's not a big deal to replace your motor.
It will take about an hour.
New motor is about $150.
Make sure you have a good set of tools and a little patience.
Don't try it if you have no mechanical experience.
It will take about an hour.
New motor is about $150.
Make sure you have a good set of tools and a little patience.
Don't try it if you have no mechanical experience.
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Re: TA headlight motor? well the cars in storage right now so i have all winter to fix it/work on it. So an hour total time sounds fine with me. Is there any sort of write-up anywhere? There's nothing in the Haynes book i have(in fact, there's ALOT of stuff not in there).
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