Headlight wont pop up!!!
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Headlight wont pop up!!!
My right side headlight has just stopped working the light still comes on but it wont lift up? What shall i do??? Cheers
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Frustrated Pilot
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Re: Headlight wont pop up!!!
the motor has died probably.
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it requires you to try to reach under and disconnect the push rod and you can lift it.. then change the whole component. you can get it from a scrappy/
.. it requires you to try to reach under and disconnect the push rod and you can lift it.
. then change the whole component. you can get it from a scrappy/Re: Headlight wont pop up!!!
Gee Man wrote:My right side headlight has just stopped working the light still comes on but it wont lift up? What shall i do??? Cheers
There is a manual wind up dial behind the light under the front bonnet which you can use till you get a new motor
HTH
Craig
Re: Headlight wont pop up!!!
that happend to me this weekend... found out that the push rod had just poped off.... pushed it bak on and its all fine now...
.. found out that the push rod had just poped off.... pushed it bak on and its all fine now...
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Tony jinxy froude
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Re: Headlight wont pop up!!!
If the Motor has died then its died for a reason, have the hinges on the eyelid been oiled recently ? if not then this would put extra strain on the motor,. Oiling often gets overlooked due to the hinges being covered by the bonnet. Before i did mine last year they were really difficult to lift up and down by hand ( needed all my body weight to do it !! ), after a few squirts of WD40 and some working up & down by hand they were perfect and retracted a hell of a lot quicker, go check it out, it may save the other motor in time 
, Jinxy
? if not then this would put extra strain on the motor,. Oiling often gets overlooked due to the hinges being covered by the bonnet. Before i did mine last year they were really difficult to lift up and down by hand ( needed all my body weight to do it !! ), after a few squirts of WD40 and some working up & down by hand they were perfect and retracted a hell of a lot quicker, go check it out, it may save the other motor in time , Jinxy-
magic_alex
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Re: Headlight wont pop up!!!
Ive had exactly the same problem for ages (very embarassing when you leave a nice restaurant and then have to stand out side with your head under the bonnet winding your headlight up but thats another story!)
anyway finally got toyota to have a quick look whilst she was in and they confirmed that the motor was dead. managed to get a pair of headlights with motors & control unit off ebay for twenty notes. hoping to change my drivers side light this weekend so ill let you know how i get on mate.
(very embarassing when you leave a nice restaurant and then have to stand out side with your head under the bonnet winding your headlight up but thats another story!)anyway finally got toyota to have a quick look whilst she was in and they confirmed that the motor was dead.
managed to get a pair of headlights with motors & control unit off ebay for twenty notes. hoping to change my drivers side light this weekend so ill let you know how i get on mate.