ecohen2
True Classic
Most of you probably know this already, but I discovered it today and had not found a reference to it. Once in a while one of my headlights would not go down all of the way. Today for the first time it actually blew a fuse, so I started taking things apart and discovered something interesting.
There are two little plastic clips, a pink one and a blue one that are suppose to hold the wires to the back of the headlight away from the motor arm. On my car both sets of clips have become brittle and were not holding the wires. Once in a great while, the wire would get hooked around the arm for the motor and cause it to not close properly or operate slowly.
The solution was simple, I just used a zip tie to hold the wire up where it should be. In the photo, you can see the plastic clip and at the top the zip tie. I have not had any motor issues since doing this...
(Note: These bulbs have a pigtail, so the headlight plug is not going into the back of the bulb.)
EDIT: For some reason that photo is appearing upside-down ... Not sure how to flip it..
Ed
There are two little plastic clips, a pink one and a blue one that are suppose to hold the wires to the back of the headlight away from the motor arm. On my car both sets of clips have become brittle and were not holding the wires. Once in a great while, the wire would get hooked around the arm for the motor and cause it to not close properly or operate slowly.
The solution was simple, I just used a zip tie to hold the wire up where it should be. In the photo, you can see the plastic clip and at the top the zip tie. I have not had any motor issues since doing this...
(Note: These bulbs have a pigtail, so the headlight plug is not going into the back of the bulb.)
EDIT: For some reason that photo is appearing upside-down ... Not sure how to flip it..
Ed
