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Old 01-11-2011, 09:19 PM
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Default One headlight going up and down slower.

I have had a problem with a headlight not resting properly in the off position, and it was also loose enough that the light beam bounced when I was driving. It drove me crazy.

I was able to get it to seat properly, but now the light goes in the up and down position slower than the passenger side light.

I noticed what looked like some kind of adjustment with a locking nut on the bottom of the headlight retracting motor. It appeared to have been glued, and I was afraid to mess with it. Do you think that it could be used to correct the timing of the retractor motor to match the other headlight?
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Old 01-12-2011, 10:43 AM
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There has to be someone who has run into this problem before.
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Old 01-12-2011, 10:46 AM
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I used to be able to flip my lights up and down really fast to the point where one was up while the other was down. Like they were doing the wave.

Took about 20 flips of the switch, haven't done it in a while.
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I have the same problem, but the retractor arm is a bit wobbly, so I'm planning to just replace the whole thing since I have spares sitting around.
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