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Old July 5th, 2008, 03:25 PM
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Headlight Motor Rebuild Tips and Tricks

I recently rebuilt the headlight motors in my '89 GTA and documented the process with some pictures. I wrote a webpage for it hoping it would help out anyone taking on this task as there are some things I learned the hard way. Let me know if it helps you.

Thirdgen Firebird Headlight Motor Repair - Tips and Tricks
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Jeff, great write up will be very useful as I need to rebuild my spare set of headlight motors later in the year.
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Old July 7th, 2008, 08:01 AM
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Glad you got it done

This is another link for reference (from the TTA FAQ List).
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Thanks for the compliments guys. I like that 4th gen site Lee. The instructions that come with the TDS kit are very good, just thought I would add my experience to it and some better pictures of what to expect.
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