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Car Forum / Mitsubishi Cars / October 2006

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Headlight assembly movement - 1990 Eclipse

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John Curtiss - 09 Oct 2006 18:40 GMT
I'm stuck without a manual - the headlights assembly is stuck open.  Lights
work fine, etc.   Looks like there is a rotating drive that pulls them up
and down.  I don't see any air hoses going to it, so it might be electric.
Any help getting to the root of the problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

John
John Curtiss - 10 Oct 2006 23:13 GMT
I'm stuck without a manual - the headlights assembly is stuck open.  Lights
work fine, etc.   Looks like there is a rotating drive that pulls them up
and down.  I don't see any air hoses going to it, so it might be electric.
Any help getting to the root of the problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

John
webpa - 20 Oct 2006 03:53 GMT
> I'm stuck without a manual - the headlights assembly is stuck open.  Lights
> work fine, etc.   Looks like there is a rotating drive that pulls them up
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> John

You are going to have to get a shop manual.  Factory manual is best;
Chilton's, etc are usually sufficient.  Otherwise, you are never going
to be able to keep a 16 year old car running, let alone running safely.
In the short term, try the nearest public library.  Many have good
collections of factory and 3rd party maintenance data.
GK - 11 Oct 2006 03:29 GMT
> I'm stuck without a manual - the headlights assembly is stuck open.  Lights
> work fine, etc.   Looks like there is a rotating drive that pulls them up
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> John

First things first, I say this from experience, having spent about an
hour testing voltages trying to figure out why the lights didn't go down
on my old 91 Laser...
there is a pushbutton on the dashboard that also makes the lights open
and close independent of the light switch.

Just make sure that you or someone didn't push that buttom in. It will
keep the lights open until you push it again.

The light mechanism is a 12 volt motor that rotates until it gets to a
certain position, open or closed.

There is a knob on the motor mechanism so you can rotate it manually.
As I remember it, you turn in the same direction to open or close.

Post back if you continue having problems. Ther is a manual available
online also.

GK
John Curtiss - 13 Oct 2006 07:14 GMT
GK?  You are a genius!!  That was exactly the cause -- a pushbutton switch
on the dashboard to the left of the steering wheel. Push - up,  push -
closed.  Saved me from getting a goofy look from the corner mechanic.  Also
(more important) convinced the lovely wife that the car wasn't "broken" and
there is peace again in Hooville.

Thanks again.

John

> > I'm stuck without a manual - the headlights assembly is stuck open.  Lights
> > work fine, etc.   Looks like there is a rotating drive that pulls them up
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> GK
Andrea - 13 Oct 2006 07:19 GMT
John Curtiss ha scritto:
> GK?  You are a genius!!  That was exactly the cause -- a pushbutton switch
> on the dashboard to the left of the steering wheel. Push - up,  push -
> closed.  Saved me from getting a goofy look from the corner mechanic.  Also
> (more important) convinced the lovely wife that the car wasn't "broken" and
> there is peace again in Hooville.

LOL it's the same occurring to my 1982 Moto Guzzi.. it didn't start, I
checked up all the electric devices, but nothing. My neighbour came
and.. switched the "engine off" button (i forgot it completely...)

andrea
John Curtiss - 15 Oct 2006 07:50 GMT
I hate when that happens! =O)

Funny story.... a friend of mine worked in Alabama and was talking to a
customer in Florida who couldn't get some kind of lab equipment running.
After going thru a check list on the phone, the customer put in an order for
the tech to fly down and repair it. The guy flew down, drove to the
business, walked into the lab, plugged it in and left. True story!

> John Curtiss ha scritto:
> > GK?  You are a genius!!  That was exactly the cause -- a pushbutton switch
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> andrea
 
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