Replacement Headlight Gear For 93-02 Firebird / Trans Am
Replacement Headlight Gear For 93-02 Firebird / Trans Am
Precision CNC machine made brass headlight gear to replace the failure prone plastic headlight gear in the 93-02 Firebirds and Trans Am. Easy to install. Complete instructions are included. Each gear kit includes a packet of Dow Corning silicone grease which is superior to the grease originally used as it will never dry up. The side cover will need to be pried off to do this repair but that is easy to do. An epoxy glue packet is included with each gear kit to glue the side cover back on. Includes all that is in the picture below. A new brass CNC machined gear, new rubber bumper, silicone grease, epoxy and the special steel brace and bushing.
Symptoms of a failed gear in the headlight motor:
If your headlight motor makes a grinding noise when turned on or turned
off (this usually happens at the full open and full closed position)
this is what you need to repair your headlight motor. If you do not
repair or replace your headlight motor once this begins to happen -
sooner or latter the headlight will not raise at all. If you have the
factory alarm/remote door locks the headlights may act funny if you have
a headlight motor that is in need of repair.
The OEM plastic gear and the rubber bumper are the weak parts in these headlight motors. Once rebuilt with my new heavy duty gears and rubber bumpers the headlight motors should last the life of your car.
New design! Re-Engineered for even longer lasting life!
Now upgraded to include a newly engineered special steel brace with a special plastic
support bushing. I have noticed a few glue joint failures. Glue joint failures happen
because the plastic that these headlight motors are made of does not take any adhesive well.
The glue joint surface is small and once installed it has to take a tremendous force that occurs
when the headlight gets full open and full closed and stops abruptly. I have added a special
stamped steel brace with a special plastic bushing. This brace and bushing does two things.
It applies a slight pressure against the side cover helping to eliminate side cover glue failures.
But most importantly it adds a new bearing surface to support the shaft thus removing all the
pressure of the shaft from the side cover and transferring it to this new brace. Once installed
this repair should easily last the life of the car.
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Motor with brace installed |
Headlight Gear Kit Hard Anodized Aluminum |
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93-02 Firebird Headlight Gear Brass (shown w/ bumper) |
93-02 Firebird Headlight Gear (shown installed) |
I have had these rubber bumpers reproduced in a tougher rubber that should last the life of the rebuilt motor. Even if your original rubber bumper looks to be in good condition it may fail in time.
Each gear includes a complete detailed instruction sheet that tells you step by step how to remove the headlight motor from the car and how to open the motor to replace the gear. This is an easy do it yourself repair most anyone can accomplish with basic hand tools.
Fits Firebird 2002-93, Corvette 2004-97 and Saturn SC Coupe 1996-91. Replaces damaged gear inside motor.
OEM#'s: 16516653, 16516654, 16524229, 16524230.
Brace and urethane ordering note:
Each headlight gear kit includes the brace and urethane. This option (Brace and Urethane) is for those that have
bought my gear kits before I developed this upgrade and now wish to upgrade to the new side brace(s).
