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Headlights

TTA984 said:
These kind of things can be a pain sometimes, dealing with trying to remove and loosen 26 yr. old parts.They were not made out of very strong material to start with. Let us know how it goes with the new motor assy!
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Thanks. Yeah, I was using my magnetic tray for parts, some of the hardware was not steel - maybe alum?
Looks like some of that disimilar-metal type corrosion on all of the small screws that broke... I'm guessing that the guys who designed this were not thinking about me trying to repair anything 1/4 of a century down the road :confused:
Of course there is no telling what this car has lived thru in its 26 years and 57K miles, either.
I think that the parts are shipping in from the west coast, so it will be a while until I get this finished up...

Robert, I usually say that a project went well if nothing broke and there was no blood - so I suppose today things only went 1/2 well o_O ... I may try to take the other side out tomorrow.
 
Hopefully this is the last chapter in the saga. Everything is buttoned up and works great (at least so far).
I finished the re-installation of the motors on Saturday, and solved the other problem yesterday. I'm not thrilled with the fit of the "lids" (gaps are not exactly even), but I can't say how it compares to anything else or how it looked before.
The bottom line ls that the reconditioned/aftermarket motor assemblies fit well and they work. They would not look good on a show car, but I don't have that worry.
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The problem with the parking lights and fog lights appears to have been a blown fuse. Interestingly enough, with that fuse (#7 I think) blown, the headlights would come up but would not go back down?:confused:
I still need to send back the core and put the 1000 tools away, but otherwise I should be back to cruising :cool:
 
Thanks Rob, that's pretty much what I was wondering.
In between the bad words (probably tried adjusting each one at least 5 times), I just kept muttering "80s G.M. quality?" under my breath o_O
 
Glad you got them working Mark, I did mine a few years ago. It takes lots of patience and a few choice words!TTA head lights.JPG
 
Thanks Mike.
The long extensions for the ratchet seemed to really save my hands & arms... in spite of those "choice words" :rolleyes: at least there was no bloodshed.
I've also learned (at least in my case) that lack of patience can lead to broken stuff, so I try to take it easy.
 
Ugh. The issue rears its ugly head again :mad:
The driver's side does not work again this year - with the rebuilt unit that probably cycled less than 10 time total. Coming home from Kirban's last week after dark, I had to manually crank it up
CARiD says that they will replace it under warranty, but that won't make repeating the process much more fun :(
 
So looking at eBay - I saw four different materials used for the headlight gears in the rebuild kits: delrin, aluminum, brass, and bronze. Which is the best? Can anyone chime in that their choice will last forever - until the wheels fall off and the hubs rub? I will have to get some rebuild kits for mine - I'm sure my bushings or gears have turned into parmesan cheese like others'.
 
^^^ I bought new nylon gears last year with the rebuild kits (did not use). The only thing "wrong" with mine were the bushings which had turned to dust. Everything else was fine.
I can make you a good deal on the [open but unused] rebuild kits that I got last year if you are interested...
 
Well, I said that wrong - that was for 1 set of the 3 bushings. I'm waiting to hear back from the seller about buying an additional 3 and shipping all together.
 
I'm telling you, replace the bushing with a piece of heater hose cut to the length of the thickness of the bushing, it will last forever.
 
2QUIK6 said:
I'm telling you, replace the bushing with a piece of heater hose cut to the length of the thickness of the bushing, it will last forever.
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It might be too late since I already ordered the parts. That sounds like a less expensive option. I don't have the car right now so it will have to wait until I get it back from the shop. Either way, I'll reply to this thread to vent to everyone about what a booger the job is. Hopefully I'll get out with my hands and sanity intact. Ha!
 
Been putting this off for two years...

Neither of mine come up with the manual knob either so this doesn't sound like a fun project after reading this thread.
 
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