hey when i go to turn on the headlights the motors spin, but only the passenger headlight goes "semi" all the way open, the drivers side one doesnt even go up but the lights go on can anyone give me advise as to what could be causing this? the best guess i could come up with is the tracks to push them up arent on there if anyone can point me into what i should look for that could be wrong ill appretiate it

 

sounds like the gears inside the motor could be stripped. do they go the rest of the way up when you turn them manually?

 

no the passenger one goes up but the drivers side one doesnt but when it tries to, but falls back again its pretty funny to watch but it wont be once i get it on the road...

 

You may be able to find your answer here

Mine (both) have just recently started doing this as well and is on my 'round-to' list. It seems to be a fairly startightforward fix based on other posts.

 

The cause of this and the solution differs for a 1982-86 and a 1987-92 Firebird. The link (search) that Deadbird supplied will provide the solution for both versions. Just realize that for the early units (1982-86) you have limit switches and two small nylon gears that can be a problem. For the later units (1987-92) the problem is most likely the 3 gel inserts inside large nylon gear.

I make a repair kit for these 1987-92 units. E-mail me at: topdownsolutions@yahoo.com if you need one.

Lon