Think found headlight raise problem (Page 2/2)
John W. Tilford MAY 08, 06:22 PM
Attention! All you men with mothers take one step forward. Not so fast there Private Smith.

Both headlights were popping right up for a few days after installing the new Rock Auto bought driver side electric motor/gear assembly. Then about two days ago I started the engine one dark morning, clicked the headlight switch on, and nothing. Neither moved. With the engine running and the switch still on I raised the front "hood" and looked - sure enough both headlights were on but facing down. Turned switch off. Hand cranked both up. Turned switch on, lights came on and stayed up. Within a few miles the right headlight popped up about another inch and stayed there after I went over a relatively mild bump. I hadn't cranked it all the way up. When at my destination both headlights went down no problem as always. The up direction has been problematic.

When back home I found a Forum entry from a guy who fixed a similar sometimes-works issue by replacing the headlight switch. (The comments in the entry mentioned a fuse inside the switch.) I had a brand new headlight switch replacement I'd ordered earlier in this saga. Took out the old switch I'd cleaned up earlier but stuck back in place. Took some electronic contact spray cleaner with a small diameter tube attachment and sprayed deep inside each of the female connector openings. Flipped connector up and down a few times with an old towel underneath. Allowed a few more minutes for evaporation to help dry. Installed the shiny new switch. Reconnected battery, started engine, clicked on the new switch . . .

Both headlights popped right up. And have continued to do so. So far. It's wonderful.

All you men with working Fiero headlights take one step forward. Yes, you too, Tilford.


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John W. Tilford

[This message has been edited by John W. Tilford (edited 05-08-2025).]

Vintage-Nut MAY 08, 10:19 PM
Hmmm...

In "Headlights L down- R up, up-up, down-up, down-down, this morning down-up again"

I posted on April 14th:

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Install a new dash headlight switch first as it is available from many brands including ACDelco



Well, you put it in now, good job!