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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 05:45 PM
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Car: 1988 TransAm GTA, 1983 firebird SE
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1983 firebird headlight issue

Headlights have worked fine the 3 months of ownership. Today, headlights went up, when I shut them off the one went down, the other one didn’t. If I spin it down, it will come back up, or jiggle it enough it will go down. I can hear the motor isn’t running when I go to put it down, so I’m not sure other than maybe the relay has gone bad?
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Old Nov 7, 2022 | 02:16 PM
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Re: 1983 firebird headlight issue

Find a Fiero in the junkyard and grab the relays, they are the same
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Old Nov 8, 2022 | 07:31 AM
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Re: 1983 firebird headlight issue

Other than the headlight isolation relay doesn't the older third gens have a left and right actuator relay? You need to verify whether you're getting 12dc to the motor.
The schematic below I believe is for an 86 but should be usable.

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