my headlight is making noise

**wickedbeast** · 10-27-2009, 03:49 PM

Today, I drove my car for the first time in a week. I notice that when i turned off my car, my headlights were floping up und down. There was a loud rattle. Does that mean that the headlight motor is gooing out?

**99ws6bird** · 10-27-2009, 05:06 PM

yup the gears stripped

**wickedbeast** · 10-27-2009, 06:06 PM

do i need to buy the complete mototr or just the gear.

**MistrCreazil** · 10-27-2009, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by wickedbeast

do i need to buy the complete mototr or just the gear.

Gear most likely, however, there's a chance the snake gear inside is stripped also.

**wickedbeast** · 10-27-2009, 06:57 PM

that sucks. any ideas where i can find it

**smartinz26** · 10-27-2009, 09:36 PM

http://www.rodneydickman.com/retail_new.html

go to electrical scroll down.

**MistrCreazil** · 10-27-2009, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by wickedbeast

that sucks. any ideas where i can find it

Got mine from autozone. Was like six bucks.

**0rion** · 10-27-2009, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by MistrCreazil

Gear most likely, however, there's a chance the snake gear inside is stripped also.

don't see how this is possible.....the gear is nylon and the driver is metal? Never heard of nylon stripping metal.

Here's a ton of info on the headlight issue along with an order sheet for brass gears.
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/#Ordering

**MistrCreazil** · 10-28-2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by 0rion

don't see how this is possible.....the gear is nylon and the driver is metal? Never heard of nylon stripping metal.

Here's a ton of info on the headlight issue along with an order sheet for brass gears.
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/#Ordering

It happened to me. After buying another plastic gear it still grinded but the plastic gear was nearly unscathed.

**TA98** · 10-28-2009, 11:25 AM

you can filp the gear 180 degrees. the motor only uses half the gear to lift the headlight up

**Redphoenix1998** · 10-28-2009, 11:29 AM

Just replace the gears with the brass ones. It's a common fix on our cars. The motor itself, when it goes out you'll be winking

**wickedbeast** · 10-28-2009, 11:56 AM

thanx for all the info. im gonna try the spinning the gear 180 first if ti doesnt work im donna get a brass one.

**herculesrider1** · 10-29-2009, 10:41 AM

The Rodney Dickman kit comes with the brass gear, gear lube, epoxy, and a metal reinforcement piece that holds down and secures the cover from coming off, along with good instructions. In my decision making process, I considered the metal reinforcement piece the scale tipper given the price is comparable. I would recommend the Rodney Dickman kit hands down because the epoxy in and of itself is prone to coming apart and actually has come apart on my car with a kit that was installed prior to my purchase. The metal reinforcement pieces, to me, will keep me from having to re-do this again.