Headlight Grinds when shut off!

**blacksmoke99** · 05-11-2008, 02:24 PM

About two days ago when I went to put the alarm on, the lights opened and closed and then I heard a loud, annoying as hell, grind coming from my right headlight. GM wants 300 for a new motor! Any suggestions? This happen to anyone else?

**Orcus79** · 05-11-2008, 02:31 PM

replacement brass gear. Due to a horrendis lack of sleep, i forget who sells them

**edbird** · 05-11-2008, 02:35 PM

Almost everyone.The gear inside the headlight motor is plastic and goes bad.It can be replaced with a brass one.

**edbird** · 05-11-2008, 02:39 PM

You can get it here:http://www.rodneydickman.com/

**blacksmoke99** · 05-11-2008, 03:00 PM

Sweet! Thanks!

**0rion** · 05-11-2008, 03:22 PM

I got mine through brent franker
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/#Ordering

**pulaski_ls1** · 05-11-2008, 04:55 PM

oreilly has motors for $70 if u dont wanna mess with the gear change

**30thbird** · 05-13-2008, 03:43 AM

On the cheap you could just turn the drive gear . They usually only eat up a portion of the gear so it can be re-adjusted and re-used. The brass gear will fix it for good, however.

**mghawk57** · 05-13-2008, 04:00 AM

I just turned mine and it works great.It took about 15 minutes and I did it with the headlight still in the car.Cost $0

**30thbird** · 05-13-2008, 04:09 AM

Yep ,and you will prolly never have to deal with it again.

**blacksmoke99** · 05-13-2008, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by 30thbird

On the cheap you could just turn the drive gear . They usually only eat up a portion of the gear so it can be re-adjusted and re-used. The brass gear will fix it for good, however.

How does that work?

**mghawk57** · 05-13-2008, 02:12 PM

blacksmoke99 it works like a new gear because those teeth have never been used.

**blacksmoke99** · 05-13-2008, 02:20 PM

hmmm....I guess i just have to open up the motor...cuz I dont even have an idea how it looks like inside the motor....

**gnomee** · 05-13-2008, 04:45 PM

The gear is turned by a screw shaped shaft on the motor. It only uses one side of the gear.

What you can do is open the headlight then remove the plastic shroud that is around the lights then you can see down in there.

Remove the nut that holds the arm on the motor and use the manual knob on the top of the motor to turn the motor 180 degrees. then put it back together and it should work fine.

I had to do this on my car once and it lasted another 80k I recently replaced the gear.

Good Luck!

**blacksmoke99** · 05-13-2008, 05:33 PM

sweeeeet! Im gonna try it tomorrow!

**1fastcamarosss11** · 05-13-2008, 06:21 PM

lol, just did mine tonight, just got the brass gear while i was in there works perfect now.

**gnomee** · 05-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by blacksmoke99

sweeeeet! Im gonna try it tomorrow!

That banana is f'ing hilarious.

**blacksmoke99** · 05-13-2008, 06:28 PM

lol, I appreciate all the help guys, really....it woulda costed me 200-300 some dollars at GM....they wanted to replace the motor :shafted:

**1fastcamarosss11** · 05-13-2008, 06:31 PM

go here:
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headl...tm#MetalGuide2
right here i linked it perfect.
about halfway down there is a video that is what i watched. and it went pretty easy.
the back bolt and not on the motor were a pain, and diconnecting the the lights itself. lol.