Headlight HEELLLPPP!

[Clutch]

Ok, I've worked on cars for years but this one's got me stumped. I have an 1984 Firebird SE. This is a new car to me and it has the pop-up headlights. While my service guys were working on checking out the electrical system, they turned on the headlights as part of the test. The lights popped up and turned on... all is OK.... until... they turned them off! The lights turned off ok, but refused to go back down. I learned that I can manually turn them back down, but it's a pain to do so. Any ideas as to what's wrong with these things? I can't believe that two motors went bad at the same time! Thanks for any help/replies. Brad- the guy with the Firebird that looks WIDE-AWAKE!

[3.4 slow to go]

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Another OH puke ;)

try THIS LINK

should give more info than you ever wanted

[David Blalock]

Isn't the 84 vacuum operated? I rebuilt my '91s headlight motors (electric) and now I'll turn them on just to watch them pop up. The joys we firebird owners have that the 'maros can't.
David

[Phoenix]

David, you said you rebuilt yours. Did you buy a kit from somewhere? Or what did you do, my driver's side motor is dead.

[Clutch]

I don't think they are vacume operated. The motors have wires running out of them. I can't believe that they pop up and won't retract!
3.4 slow to go-- thanks for the link, I'm going there right now! Brad- the guy with the firebird that always looks AWAKE!

[David Blalock]

Phoenix, check out thirdgen.org and do a search on "headlight repair"... better yet I did it, here's the website. The guy makes stuff for fieros but the headlights work for a lot of different GM and GM affiliated vehicles.

(couldn't find that website but here's one for 87-92 firebirds)

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David