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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Headlight Motor Burnt Up??

Hey guys,

My headlights were in fine working order until the other day when I went to put them down - only one went down. I tried it again and the passengers side headlight won't go down. I tried to reset it with the crank and thats when I noticed the motor part right above the crank was really hot, the other side was perfectly cool to the touch. What might have happened here?

Thanks for any input for a fix or explanation.

-NJGB
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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awe thanks guys!!
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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motor could have burnt out. is the arm still attached?
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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I have a set of headlight motors out of my T2 parts car located in Toms River, NJ. PM if you are looking to buy one.
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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it's just acting strangely, the motor must still work because it resets it self if you try to adjust it manually without unhooking the electrical connector. I dunno, I barely looked at it, I was just curious what would cause that to get so hot, I assume it's an electrical motor in there so I was thinking it burnt up.
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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What about the head light motor relay? I would check into that also.
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