Headlights on strike

[williame3590]

Lights are on but no one is popping up. Just happened this evening when I decided to head home. I need to have a look at fuses etc but has anyone else had the same issue? This is an 03 vert. only 72,000 kms

Bill

 

[Riley P]

Hmmmmmm. If the gears let go, normally at least one will pop up? Did you have to crank them up manually? I'll sniff around today and see if I can find a cause, however, I'm sure others will chime in.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Bill that is what happens when you go so fast, even the lights are hiding!

I have the manuals for the 03 if you need me to copy anything for you.

Let me know if I can help.

 

[williame3590]

Thanks guy's.....this looks like some sort of work to rule type deal. I had the headlights coming up and working just fine during daylight hours today. Didn't really do anything but wiggle a few wires but then when I was out tonight, lights are set for twilight but never came on so I turned the headlight switch on and nothing. Lights are on but no one is home.
Came home, cranked one light up by hand and then cranked it back down. Turned the headlight switch on and the light which I hand cranked up and down opened but not the other.
Turned lights off, cranked the other side up and down by hand. Turned on the headlight switch and both lights opened and functioned correctly.
What is this all about??

Bill

 

[buckhorn76]

any mechanism that can be lubricated ?

 

[Riley P]

Perhaps the brushes on the motors have a dead spot and when you cranked them by hand, it moved them off the spot they are always parked on?

 

[williame3590]

The mech seems well greased and when working they function and sound very good. Don't think the motor brushes are it either but who knows. I'll try again tonight and see what happens.
Thanks for the ideas gents!

Bill

 

[williame3590]

Lights are all working as they should. Just one of them there things I guess.

Bill

 

[williame3590]

Still working perfectly!

Bill

 

[Riley P]

Weird. Typical C5 gremlin . Good to hear they're working again!!!!! Wooo!

 

[Repeatguy]

My drivers one pops up all the time when I start the car in the garage but the pass side one doesn't pop up sometimes , then the drivers side goes back down when it realizes it's daytime !

 

[C SEVEN GS Bob]

The headlight motors use plastic gears to move the lights up and down. Failure is a common problem and I did change gears on one side of my C5. Not too difficult if you are a handy kinda guy.

Found the link to the site that sells the upgrade kit: Headlight Motor Kit: 93-02 Firebird, 00-04 Corvette C5

Bob

 

[Repeatguy]

The headlight motors use plastic gears to move the lights up and down. Failure is a common problem and I did change gears on one side of my C5. Not too difficult if you are a handy kinda guy.

Found the link to the site that sells the upgrade kit: Headlight Motor Kit: 93-02 Firebird, 00-04 Corvette C5

Bob

Thanks Bob , much appreciated!