Headlight not coming up??

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01-26-15, 08:49 AM

n.zakreski

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Headlight not coming up??

When I got the car both lights were coming up just fine. Yet now after having to jump it a few times the passenger side didn't come up. It went up then I brought them down, and when I tried to bring them back up again it didn't come up. How can I fix this, I don't want it winking at me haha.

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01-27-15, 07:26 AM

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What year? For a temporary fix, you should have a manual crank to bring the headlight up and down. To test it just put the motor to a 12 volt source and see if the motor moves.

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01-27-15, 08:43 AM

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What year? For a temporary fix, you should have a manual crank to bring the headlight up and down. To test it just put the motor to a 12 volt source and see if the motor moves.

It's a 1990

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01-27-15, 10:26 AM

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Yeah, then you should have the manual crank under the front bumper.

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02-06-15, 11:50 AM

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check the motor see if its getting power and like they siad you can always manually crank it up

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02-09-15, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by danielbradley2

check the motor see if its getting power and like they siad you can always manually crank it up

If it's getting stuck halfway when being raised, i'd suspect a stripped gear inside the motor assembly. Happened to mine as a result of the cover hitting the hood for too long. Try raising them using the manual crank and see if it "clicks"