Help!! head lights don't pop =(
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Help!! head lights don't pop =(
headlight stopped poping up. why? how do I fix it?
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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6
305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....
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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6
305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....
To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship
:Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.
Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options
AOL IM: superGRtaz
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From: Brevard Florida
Tas,
There are 3 bushings inside the motors that provide the mechanical connection to the arm the raises and lowers the lights. Over time they become brittle, break and eventually turn to powder. The replacement part is available through ecklers at about $5 per side if I recall correctly. Others have skipped the nylon bushing and gone to the hardware store and picked up ball berings of the correct diameter.
Its an easy DIY fix.
There are 3 bushings inside the motors that provide the mechanical connection to the arm the raises and lowers the lights. Over time they become brittle, break and eventually turn to powder. The replacement part is available through ecklers at about $5 per side if I recall correctly. Others have skipped the nylon bushing and gone to the hardware store and picked up ball berings of the correct diameter.
Its an easy DIY fix.
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Well for my old Trans Am the relays kept blowing. I dunno why but I went throught one about every year. I never heard of the disc mentioned above. The best thing to do is to test the voltage at the headlight motors and see if that is the problem first or if the motor is bad. Sometimes these motors do go bad so its worth checking into before you spend any money that you dont have to.
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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555
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86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!
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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555
Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!
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Yep, Kyle is absolutly right.
The easiest way to know if the fix is as I stated is if the headlight motors run and the lights dont come up. If you dont see/hear the headlight motors run, its a different problem.
The easiest way to know if the fix is as I stated is if the headlight motors run and the lights dont come up. If you dont see/hear the headlight motors run, its a different problem.
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From: Tomball, TX
Car: 89 TTA
Engine: Turbo 3.8
Transmission: 200R4
If the motors don't work at all it's probably shot. If they still work and just down pop up it's probably the bushings. You can replace them with ball bearings if you want. I chose to go with wooden dow rods and just grind them down to a tight fit because they are lighter and will stand up to lots of pressure.
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