headlight motor

Hi guys, One of my headlights it didn't pop up, lights is on on both but passenger side it didn't pop up, I replace the switch and reviewed the mechanism and I didn't see nothing wrong also I reviewed grounds, the relay and fuses and apparently all is ok, now after all now "it didn't pop up...

Is there a definitive writeup on trouble shooting the headlight motor control? Both headlights come up, I have high and low beams, but only the driver side goes down when I turn them off. At one time or another we all have trouble with X headlights and I assume by now someone has printed a...

I thought there was a old thread that discussed basic maintenance for the headlight motors. I'm not referring to replacing diodes, or fixing wiring problems, or diagnosing improperly working ones. But just maintenance, like cleaning and lubing the mechanisms attached to the end of the motor or...

my headlight motors weren't working. the left side was fixed by just replacing the diodes, but the right side wasn't and the manual knob to open it was much stiffer than the left. from my understanding the pop up headlights from the miata are a very similar design, so i am thinking about taking...

Checked fuses, grounds, etc and they still don't open up. I think the switch on the dash may be bad. Previous owner told me he had to play with from time to time. Switch does work in the the first position - parking lights, side markers come on. Can I put a jumper wire between two of the wires...

Hi, To make a long story short, my car is in a heated garage in storage for more than18 years. The headlamp were working 18 years ago but it is no surprise some components could be failing after such a long break. The left hand (driver side) motor on my 1980 X1/9 isn't retracting. The lights...

I everyone when i put light on 2 pods goes up but the passenger goes down and next return up samething when i close the 2 goes down the passenger side return up then down i think the problem was from diode but i test the diode with 12 volts and each let current goes for one side and stop the...

The right headlight pod on my '74 X1/9 won't lower. It will rise, although a little slower than the left pod, but it will only lower if I manually turn the motor knob. Initially, the right pod would lower spontaneously after the headlights had been turned off for awhile. Then for a week, it...