Headlight sound and turn signal related?

[Trunks]

Ok, I have a question. A while ago my right turn signal went out (on the front) and then a couple weeks or so after that happened my right headlight started making a bad noise, like a grinding noise, when they are turned off. Then a long while after that went out (the turn signal), the left one also went out. And coincidentally a couple weeks after that went out the left headlight started making the grinding noise. Is there any corelation between the turn signals being out and the the headlights grinding (only when they are are turned off/go down though). If so, will fixing hte turn signals stop the grinding or is it too late?

If there IS a corelation between the two, with the EXTREME knowledge limitation that I have on this matter, is it because there is still electricity trying to flow through the circuit (the electricity that would have been going through the turn signal) and the electricity that WOULD be going through the turn signals is now going to the headlights/motor and causing it to try and retract the headlight still?

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

what year is your car? the headlight grinding may be the worm gear on a broken tooth in the headlight motor.

[96firebird311]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

I'm sure there is no link between the two. And I'm sure friebirdkid hit the nail on the head. There's a walk through on how to fix them in one of our stickies. Electronics forums or Stereo forum.... I don't know anymore lol

But I do recommend spending the extra money to purchase the metal gears. I got the plastic ones again and they broke with a week. Had to redo them with the metal ones.

[Niko97RS]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

thats a coincidence, the turn signal going out could be a number of things.

the headlight grinding has to do with a stripped gear in the motor.

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

Turn signal might be shorting out from water getting into the marker light. I know that if the seal's arent right on the sockets, water seeps in there, gets stuck, and eventually gets into the socket itself.

[Trunks]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

So how come it doesn't do it when the lights come

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Headlight sound and turn signal related?

mmm I don't know I'm gonna have to think on that one. I
ll post something later on while I'm at work