Headlight Issue

[Brians00Blackbird]

Re: Headlight Issue

Yeah ur better off, U could rotate the gear but who says it won't strip again?

[Rob Bell]

Re: Headlight Issue

I think the gear got too many teeth stripped so no matter which way I put it, there's a bad tooth not making contact, so there is no solution on this one, other than replacing the gear.

[dgreet77]

Re: Headlight Issue

That'll happen. I take it you bought the brass gears? Or did I see he was making aluminum ones now?

[Brians00Blackbird]

Re: Headlight Issue

Yeah there's aluminum and brass. I think the aluminum are more expensive.

[Rob Bell]

Re: Headlight Issue

I ordered this kit http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-2002-Fi...32f306&vxp=mtr

[Rob Bell]

Re: Headlight Issue

Kit received. I didn't realize the gears were that big...and heavy. They are brass. They look to be very good quality, they are very nicely machined, plus I like the metal brace that was included, that's pretty heavy too. I also like that they included that rubber insert. If time permits I will do the fix this weekend.

[Rob Bell]

Re: Headlight Issue

An update - I finally got around to installing the gears a few weeks ago. They have been performing flawlessly. The whole process was not too difficult, I just followed the online writeups and watched the videos. I was also able to properly adjust the headlights when in the down position. From the time I bought the car new, the driver's side was up a little higher, and the dealer never did anything about it. Now that I know what I am doing, I was able to properly adjust them so they look better.

The damage was obvious on the bad headlight, there were two missing teeth on the original gear. On the still-working headlight, the teeth that take the strain were bent and it was obvious that they were about to go, too.

As an aside, we bought my son a 1986 Fiero GT in October, and we did the headlights on his, too. Pretty cool.

[dgreet77]

Re: Headlight Issue

Sweet. I'm surprised you've made it this long without them stripping, but you'll never have to worry about that again. :D

[Brians00Blackbird]

Re: Headlight Issue

Sweet. I'm surprised you've made it this long without them stripping, but you'll never have to worry about that again. :D

now you just need to get rid of those halogens and put in some projectors!