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Old Sep 12, 2003 | 12:23 AM
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Lights every problem i think

well my low beams dont work, if i smack them several times they will flicker on, but probably wont come back on next time...

and sometimes my right light wont lift up, so i have to manually do it and then it will work for like a day... then the next night i gotta do it again (i think i gotta buy a new motor for it)

but if anyone has had these problems before or knows whats wrong i would extremely apreciate the info
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 12:40 AM
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Most likely problems with the wiring/bad contacts.
Did you try to pull the connectors and examine them as well as the wiring going into them?
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 12:42 AM
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as far as the conections are good, and the fuses are good too
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 12:58 AM
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do you smack the actual headlight or the switch. If its the switch, well, then, its the switch
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 01:05 AM
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the lights...

each time i hit them, its like they try to go on, then one time they will go on
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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I'm sorry I only know a tiny bit about the Firebird headlights. Wish I could help...
Old Sep 12, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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Well it sounds to me like you most definitely have a wiring/module problem. The reason I say that is because while the motor may be going out I wouldn't expect it to work after being smacked. Besides that, the fact that your low beams don't work as well is probably not a coincidence. I wouldn't rule out a bad motor but I would scour the wiring system for any faults before going any further. If you need some wiring schematics just drop me an email and i'd be happy to send you some. I'm sure they'll help.

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Old Sep 12, 2003 | 02:11 AM
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well the lights goin up, i dont hit them to go up i do them manually, the little black thing next to the light.

but im thinkin i wanna replace that...

does anyone know how u make the Transmission console light up? so u can tell what gear u are in? or even have like the orange or red line to indicate that in the middle of the day?
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