I'm not sure if this issue is in the switch or the headlight units. Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, they don't pop up until I hit a bump in the road and jar something loose. Any ideas?

 

Yes, get ahold of Lon at http://www.top-downsolutions.com/ He's a firebird headlight expert and he's nearby to us in SoCal.

 

Problem:Solution: TDS 209280 Deluxe Headlight repair kit.

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Lon

 

I can vouch for Lon's headlight repair kit. Fixed my driver's side headlight with NO problems. Great product. I've never met the guy, but he knows what he's talking about.

 

This might be actually an electrical problem, not mechanical.
Sounds like loose wiring or components.
The healight motors are controlled by a "black box" on the firewall, right by the windwhield wiper motor. Also, each headlight has another separate relay (usually close to the headlight). I'd check those out. Turn on the headlights and if they don't pop up, give the black box and relays a whack or wiggle the wires. If it corrects the problem, it's a bad connection.

Hope this helps.
Lou

 

Yep. If it is the control box, and most likely it is, the lights will come up after hitting a bump. I've been through that before.

If your lights won't come up, pop the hood, and tap on it the motor control box on the firewall. It they pop right up, it's the control box. I swapped mine out after going through this, then rebuilt my first one as a spare.

 

i ordered that kit from lon and it works great... lights come up.. problem is mine don't go down.. and ive replaced the control box..

 

Problem: Headlights won't go down. Solution: blown tail light fuse.

Lon