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Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/4/03 4:23pm Message 1 of 8
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Clearwater, FL - USA
Joined: 11/3/2003
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Vette(s): 1975 Stingray - Silver with T-Tops
I just bought my first vette - 1975 L48. The car has been sitting for a while. The head lights come on but the doors to not come up. I have replaced many of the vacuum hoses that were dry rotted, which needed to be done but the doors still to not come up. Anything else I should be looking at ???? |bouncy|


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Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/4/03 6:26pm Message 2 of 8
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Vette(s): 1977 L48 Slightly Tweaked
You need to check the actuators and the actuator relay.


Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/4/03 6:55pm Message 3 of 8
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Syracuse, NY - USA
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afterreplacing the hoses can you feel or hear if the vacumm pumps are working? Ours mke a hissing sound when the doors go up. It could be the pumps |cheers|


Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/5/03 4:53am Message 4 of 8
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Easton, MD - USA
Joined: 3/2/2003
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Vette(s): 1974 Convertible - Unrestored, numbers matching Corvette.
There is a pamphlet available from most parts catalogs that explains, in detail, how the vacuum headlight door system works and how to touble-shoot for problems. It costs about $12 but is well worth the investment.


Brent |IMG|http://www.goeaston.net/~bspicer/Corvette/74Vette.jpg|/IMG| 1974 Unrestored L-48 Convertible

Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/5/03 8:15am Message 5 of 8
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Orlando, FL - USA
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Vette(s): '81 custom Silva/Motion Mako Shark '86 Mallett Motorsports daily driver
Gandalf,
I moved your thread over here in hopes you could get more help being your problem is related to the mechanical/vacuum parts of the headlights system, it would appear in your case I would agree you need to check out the headlight actuators and vacuum relays
Thanks, |thumb|
Tyla.

|UPDATED|11/5/2003 8:15:37 AM|/UPDATED|



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Posted: 11/5/03 5:11pm Message 6 of 8
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Clearwater, FL - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 Stingray - Silver with T-Tops
Thanks for the help


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Posted: 11/5/03 5:12pm Message 7 of 8
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Clearwater, FL - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 Stingray - Silver with T-Tops
Thanks to all for the assitance. I will be working on it this weekend |cool|


Need Headlight Help

Posted: 11/5/03 5:27pm Message 8 of 8
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Clearwater, FL - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 Stingray - Silver with T-Tops
I found one in the catalog I have. I'm getting it shipped right away. Thanks


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