Problem with headlights
Problem with headlights Hi, My name is Bergur and I live in Iceland, I just imported a 1999 Trans Am and I am wondering how the park/headlight on this car work. When I turn the light switch one step to the right my headlights go up but they do not turn on, witch they should not do, they should stay down right? So I can drive around with the parkligths on and the fog ligths and my headlights closed. My friend also has a 1999 Trans Am and this is not a problem for him, headlights don't go up until he switches them on, so he can drive around with the parklights and fog lights on but headlight down. Any ideas?
Best regards from Iceland
Best regards from Iceland
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does your headlight motor make a loud grinding problem when you close them? Our cars will pop the headlights up like that when the gear is stripped b/c it throws the car out of sync. They are not supposed to pop up when you turn on the parking lights. Welcome to the board btw!
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you can go to this website for reference or to even purchase the kit to fix it.
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/inc/sdetail/38772
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/inc/sdetail/38772
Here's the person who originally did the gear swap. He got a write up in gm high tech magazine if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm
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Originally Posted by neodamonkey
Wait a min so they are not supposed to go up when the you turn the switch in the middle? 
Mine do but the lights do not come on.
Mine do but the lights do not come on.
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Sweet, so thats how I fix that 
I knew my gear was striped, my right motor grinds when shutting. My 91 never did, and I was a bit confused. Thanks
Enjoy your 'Bird Bergur!
I knew my gear was striped, my right motor grinds when shutting. My 91 never did, and I was a bit confused. Thanks Enjoy your 'Bird Bergur!
Well I just found out this morning that one of my gears is stripped when it started to make that noise. Could that be causing the other problems I am having? My lights do go up when i put the **** in the middle position. And now when ever I arm and disarm my alarm the lights now "blink" even if they weren't up before I turned off the car.
Ahhhh it is sooo embarassing. help
Ahhhh it is sooo embarassing. help
Originally Posted by ProjectKronos
you can go to this website for reference or to even purchase the kit to fix it.
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/inc/sdetail/38772
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/inc/sdetail/38772
Stay away....far, far away from those crooks....
