where do i get a replacement gear for my headlight motor?
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From: Northern New Jersey
Car: 1988 Trans am GTA
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Transmission: t-5 swap
Axle/Gears: 3.27:1 borg warner 9-bolt w/ PBRs
where do i get a replacement gear for my headlight motor?
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ok guys, i need help finding a new headlight motor gear and the plastic bushings too....ASAP. today was the first time i heard griding noises coming from it and i'm scared. i just want to get the parts quick and fix the crazy thing. any help is always praised for.
-GTAman
ok guys, i need help finding a new headlight motor gear and the plastic bushings too....ASAP. today was the first time i heard griding noises coming from it and i'm scared. i just want to get the parts quick and fix the crazy thing. any help is always praised for.
-GTAman
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From: Hacienda Heights, CA
Car: 90 RS 'Vert, 88 IROC-Z, 88 Firebird
Engine: 305 ci tbi, 305 ci tpi, 350 ci tpi
Transmission: WC-T5, WC-T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.27, 3.27
I have both the headlight repair kits (TDS 207280 and TDS 209280) and used nylon gears. 99.9% of the time you won't need the gear. You'll find that just the bushings that will need to be replaced. However IF you find you need the gear I have a few good used gears available for $12 ea. I just don't show them on my web site. Just e-mail me that you need one when you place your order online and I'll add it to your order.
Oh, by the way, just to give you a feel for how often a new gear is needed to repair these 1987-92 headlight actuation units. I've sold enough of my headlight repair kits to repair several hundred headlights. NOT ONE of those that purchased a kit e-mailed or phoned me saying that they needed a gear. This doesn't mean I haven't sold any, because indeed I have. They were just sold to customers that must have been former Boy Scouts and bought them "just in case they needed it". I have heard back from many of them saying , "Lon you were right, I didn't need it after all".
Lon Salgren
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Oh, by the way, just to give you a feel for how often a new gear is needed to repair these 1987-92 headlight actuation units. I've sold enough of my headlight repair kits to repair several hundred headlights. NOT ONE of those that purchased a kit e-mailed or phoned me saying that they needed a gear. This doesn't mean I haven't sold any, because indeed I have. They were just sold to customers that must have been former Boy Scouts and bought them "just in case they needed it". I have heard back from many of them saying , "Lon you were right, I didn't need it after all".
Lon Salgren
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Car: 1989 TransAm GTA
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Transmission: The kind that shifts....
I'll vouch for the repair kit. I got the delux kit and my head lights happily go up and down now without an issue.
When I took them apart I found almost nothing but shavings in both, even though one head light still worked decently. Watch out when you do the passenger side motor, that one is a pain in the ****!
When I took them apart I found almost nothing but shavings in both, even though one head light still worked decently. Watch out when you do the passenger side motor, that one is a pain in the ****!
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From: Bakersfield, under a ton of dust...
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Engine: All Eights
Transmission: All kinds
I'll vouch too.
I bought two kits a while back, and used just one since the other had not let go yet. The other kit went in yesterday, and except for a slow motor on that side (need to take a look at the electricals) the install was a success. I can't say enough good about the service or the instructions.
Peace,
K
Peace,
K
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