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Old 08-15-2003, 09:21 PM
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What year headlight motors will fit a 87 T/A

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Old 08-15-2003, 10:22 PM
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1987-92 Firebird, 1987-88 Fiero, 1988-96 Corvette. If the motor runs you may just need to replace the gel inserts inside the large gear.

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Old 08-15-2003, 10:26 PM
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Sometimes I can get it to pop up by tapping on it..... did not work the last few times..... thanks Lon.....
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Lon sells headlight rebuild kits that should probably do the trick. They are very easy to use and work awesome. Just like new.
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ok so I have a 85 and laid My hands on a pair of 88 motors... what's the big diff? The 88's are smaller and make much less noise than My 85's when they pop up... can I easily swap them?
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ok so I have a 85 and laid My hands on a pair of 88 motors... what's the big diff? The 88's are smaller and make much less noise than My 85's when they pop up... can I easily swap them?
You'll also need to swap in a headlight harness from an 87-up 'bird for them to work.

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'82-'86 used a 3 wire headlight connection and dual gear drive. 87+ use a 2 wire connection and single gear drive.
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I believe you can use the 4th gen motors also. They use a differnt connector and that's it(I think). You might want to look at them though. I think that's what I used on my fiero when the headlight motor went out on it.

Check it out, you might be able to get a brand new one for half the cost instead of getting it from the dealer.
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