Non raise up headlights
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Non raise up headlights
My motors burned out on my headlights and i was wondering if anybody knew of a type of headlight that doesnt pop up and is just like a normal headlight?
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Re: Non raise up headlights
There are a few solutions out there but in my opinion they all look like crap. These cars just do not look good with any type of pop-up delete kit. It just doesn't work for their body lines. In any case the head light motors are super easy to rebuild. I've done it a couple times and it's very simple for a first timer to take care of and the kits themselves aren't very expensive.
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Re: Non raise up headlights
So all i need is a kit then? i dont have to buy brand new motors?
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Re: Non raise up headlights
Not usually. Most of the time the stop working because the plastic gears wear out over time or in your case with an 87, the inserts in the worm gear deteriorates. The rebuild kits replace the gears/inserts.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...repairkit.aspx
$25 for both headlights and some of your time is a fair price to pay over ghetto rigging some other headlight config.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...repairkit.aspx
$25 for both headlights and some of your time is a fair price to pay over ghetto rigging some other headlight config.
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Re: Non raise up headlights
Not usually. Most of the time the stop working because the plastic gears wear out over time or in your case with an 87, the inserts in the worm gear deteriorates. The rebuild kits replace the gears/inserts.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...repairkit.aspx
$25 for both headlights and some of your time is a fair price to pay over ghetto rigging some other headlight config.
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...repairkit.aspx
$25 for both headlights and some of your time is a fair price to pay over ghetto rigging some other headlight config.
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Re: Non raise up headlights
On my 87 Trans Am I was always wondering why the right headlight opened up slower than the left. Last summer I took the front end apart to take a look because the headlight motors looked slightly different, and I had a headlight from an 87 for my passenger's side and a headlight for an 84 on my driver's side. I took the headlight from my parts car which was an original 87 and replaced it, and they went up and down at the same speed, but only twice before the gear stripped in the driver's side headlight. I tore it down and tried to fix it once but it didn't work, so I just left them up until I felt like trying again this summer when I get started on it again.
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Re: Non raise up headlights
Pop up headlight delete kits? I've seen those on 4th gens but never on a 3rd gen bird. Anybody got pictures/links? I wonder what they look like.
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Re: Non raise up headlights
they dont exsist for a 3rd gen, the only ones are homemade deals. The kits mentioned here are the headlight motor repair kits
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