Headlight sticking

70GranCoupe · 08-28-2007, 08:49 PM

My passenger side headlight assembly keeps sticking in the down position and won't come up. Any suggestions as to the cause and remedy.

Appreciate it.

GR8MR2 · 09-04-2007, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 70GranCoupe

My passenger side headlight assembly keeps sticking in the down position and won't come up. Any suggestions as to the cause and remedy.

Appreciate it.

When mine did that it turned out to be the motor. You can remove it and take it to a electric motor rebuilder. They will turn the armature and put new brushes in it for about $50.

70GranCoupe · 09-05-2007, 09:22 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. That confirms what I was thinking. I have gone out and ordered a set.

Thanks again.

Jerry

Gairloch · 09-06-2007, 12:15 AM

There's actually a few reasons why it might be doing that. Could be the motor, could be wiring harness shorting or it could be a problem with the headlight relay controller.

You might want to consider pulling your headlights out and plug the driver's side into the passenger side harness in order to verify that the motor is the problem.

If you put the new motor on the car you probably won't be able to return it if that isn't the issue.

08-28-2007, 08:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
70GranCoupe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Headlight sticking My passenger side headlight assembly keeps sticking in the down position and won't come up. Any suggestions as to the cause and remedy. Appreciate it.

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70GranCoupe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Sticky Lights Hi, Thanks for the reply. That confirms what I was thinking. I have gone out and ordered a set. Thanks again. Jerry

09-06-2007, 12:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,472 Thanks: 115 Thanked 223 Times in 196 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	There's actually a few reasons why it might be doing that. Could be the motor, could be wiring harness shorting or it could be a problem with the headlight relay controller. You might want to consider pulling your headlights out and plug the driver's side into the passenger side harness in order to verify that the motor is the problem. If you put the new motor on the car you probably won't be able to return it if that isn't the issue. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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