Headlight Problems! Please Help!
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Headlight Problems! Please Help! My headlights turn on and off when I lock or unlock my car. Then, my driver side headlight makes a horrible grinding/rattling noise. This also happens when I turn my lights on and off manually. When I look at the top of my light (when it is in the down position) there is a gear looking thing that spins really fast and makes the noise. It is missing the rubber piece that the passenger side has.
Has anyone had this problem or know what to do? Thanks for your help!
Has anyone had this problem or know what to do? Thanks for your help!
Ugh, a search would have found you the answer 10 fold.
Your headlight gear is stripped and you need to either replace it or the entire motor, which ever is easier for you. Personally, I just went to autozone and paid the 80$ for a whole new motor. I didn't feel like getting epoxy and **** to "glue" the housing back together. If you do a search on replacing the gear, you will see what I mean.
Your headlight gear is stripped and you need to either replace it or the entire motor, which ever is easier for you. Personally, I just went to autozone and paid the 80$ for a whole new motor. I didn't feel like getting epoxy and **** to "glue" the housing back together. If you do a search on replacing the gear, you will see what I mean.
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at least thats why it does it i assume. so you can't sue for getting into a bad situation.
EDIT: I remember someone selling metal gears that never strip like the oem plastic ones. might be a good investment...
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go to the brass gears, the vettes use the same gear and motor, just put brass gears in the c5 and way better then the platic. u can also unhook the motor from light manually rotate 90 degrees and hook it back up alot of the time, because the motor only moves like 180 degrees or somehitng not the full 360 if i recall, i was readin it on the vette forum but wasnt messin around so i put new brass gear in
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Verdad Gallardo The brass gears are all right. I replaced a gear once and trust me, those motors are not meant to be taken apart, at all. Gluing it back together is ghetto IMO, which is why I suggest buying a new motor. The new ones even have a slightly redesigned housing, so if the gear strips you can just unscrew the cap and change it up. The OEM ones have to be pried apart and then glued back together.
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And no, it's not the computer being nice and letting you know that your gears are stripped.
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The brass gears are all right. I replaced a gear once and trust me, those motors are not meant to be taken apart, at all. Gluing it back together is ghetto IMO, which is why I suggest buying a new motor. The new ones even have a slightly redesigned housing, so if the gear strips you can just unscrew the cap and change it up. The OEM ones have to be pried apart and then glued back together.
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Here is my answer to your thread in the General Maintenance & Repairs section:
Here is that thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/999021-headlight-problems-please-help.html
I think you flew right past the sticky....
General Maintenance & Repairs FAQ -- PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING THREAD
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/929492-general-maintenance-repairs-faq-please-read-before-starting-thread.html
In there you'll find this tpoc:
Firebird Headlight Noise Or Odd Behavior
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....7&postcount=16
There are also a few other threads on this from the past few days.
General Maintenance & Repairs FAQ -- PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING THREAD
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/929492-general-maintenance-repairs-faq-please-read-before-starting-thread.html
In there you'll find this tpoc:
Firebird Headlight Noise Or Odd Behavior
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....7&postcount=16
There are also a few other threads on this from the past few days.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/999021-headlight-problems-please-help.html
Just to add my two cents!
My headlight motor went out, and I tried to turn the gear over. Well, after I did that, it didn't do the noise when the light when down, but when it came up instead.
I finally got a new motor from oriellys, put it in, and it felt like a brand new car! Untill a week later, when it started making the noise down again. This is stupid!
I am going to take it back to oriellys and get another because it is under warranty. I am also going to try the gear swap on my other old one for when the new one at oriellys goes out again.
My headlight motor went out, and I tried to turn the gear over. Well, after I did that, it didn't do the noise when the light when down, but when it came up instead.
I finally got a new motor from oriellys, put it in, and it felt like a brand new car! Untill a week later, when it started making the noise down again. This is stupid!
I am going to take it back to oriellys and get another because it is under warranty. I am also going to try the gear swap on my other old one for when the new one at oriellys goes out again.
hey PHANTOM, I would love to know more about the new motor housing design. I asked the parts dept at my local dealership about a new motor and all that he said was that ech one would run me around $250, but the little diagram that he pulled up didn't show anthing about a redesign to the housing?!
