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Headlamp power motor noise - need help


joplinform
09-08-2005, 07:09 PM
I have a 93 formula and the headlights work fine when the raise but when I turn them off, they still go down fine but make a terrible sound for about 3-4 seconds after the are down. It's loud enough to where I'm considering disconecting the motors. Can anyone help?

cooltc2004
09-08-2005, 07:18 PM
Yeah, your headlight motors are starting to go bad. Same thing happened with my 3rd gen, so I fixed them and wrote a tech article. Unfortunatly it doesn't apply to you since you have a 4th gen, so you have to wait for a fellow 4th gen owner to chime in with the website.

Mr. Luos
09-08-2005, 10:04 PM
Motors are fine.

It is the gears. Get some brass ones.
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm

sachadesousa
09-12-2005, 04:25 PM
yeah, i did a repair, just rotated the gears to a spot where the teeth werent worn down and it worked fine for a while (im cheap) but now im getting the brass ones

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