A buddy of mine needs some stuff.

2001hawk · 08-28-2012, 03:50 AM

A buddy of mine has a 2000 trans am WS6. Right side headlight door stopped working. It isn't the plastic gear because it doesn't flip the doors and make the grinding noise. Detached connector and unplugged it. There was so much corrosion inside the connector that one of the male pins (headlight motor side) either broke off or was already broken in two. Anyone have a line on a place to buy the pins themselves or new connectors as pigtails. The guy is kinda anal about his car and not too crazy about the winking look. Anyone have a price and availability.

schardbody · 08-28-2012, 06:57 AM

Pontiac dealer will have them.....oh wait....yep shoulda ought a camaro.

REDRAGTOPRS · 08-28-2012, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by schardbody

oh wait....yep shoulda ought a camaro.

Try Top Down Solutions or Hawks Third Gen.......

MARTYROBBINS · 08-28-2012, 07:44 AM

Try steve's auto electric in moncks corner 899-5368

BigdaddyDupree · 08-28-2012, 08:19 AM

I'll see what I can find when I get to work. I'll reply to your pm then

schardbody · 08-28-2012, 08:41 AM

hawks third Gen

1998ta__1991rs · 08-28-2012, 08:53 AM

paper clip, sounds ghetto but i did it to mine 5 years ago and it still works

2001hawk · 08-28-2012, 01:35 PM

Looks like Steve's or hard wiring the motor in. Thanks for helpful input guys.

FRDnemesis · 09-05-2012, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 2001hawk

A buddy of mine has a 2000 trans am WS6. Right side headlight door stopped working. It isn't the plastic gear because it doesn't flip the doors and make the grinding noise. Detached connector and unplugged it. There was so much corrosion inside the connector that one of the male pins (headlight motor side) either broke off or was already broken in two. Anyone have a line on a place to buy the pins themselves or new connectors as pigtails. The guy is kinda anal about his car and not too crazy about the winking look. Anyone have a price and availability.

EDIT: nevermind...... I didn't read the complete post. I'll go to the corner now.

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/headlightfix/index.htm

2001hawk · 09-05-2012, 08:28 PM

He found a set online new I believe ac delco, but he said they are like 30 bucks each. Will probably be cleaning and repinning his existing connectors.

FRDnemesis · 09-06-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 2001hawk

He found a set online new I believe ac delco, but he said they are like 30 bucks each. Will probably be cleaning and repinning his existing connectors.

You can get any repair harness kit for any connector on the car from GM, fairly cheap. I did it for several on my LT1 car back in the day. Come with pinned weather pack connectors and solder-heat shrink connectors. Just gotta find a GM parts guy willing to do some digging through the wire repair harness catalog.

2001hawk · 09-06-2012, 03:10 AM

Yeah I have had to build up the weather pack connectors a lot. I have had to get the pins before from o'reillys after a guy that was "helping" me install his stuff. He used male pins on both sides. I of course ragged him about that is how he rolls.

It looks in this situation that buying the pins will be the least expensive good fix. Although I also told this guy how enough water got into this connector to corrode things like this is something he might want to address.

08-28-2012, 03:50 AM	#1
2001hawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,224	A buddy of mine needs some stuff. A buddy of mine has a 2000 trans am WS6. Right side headlight door stopped working. It isn't the plastic gear because it doesn't flip the doors and make the grinding noise. Detached connector and unplugged it. There was so much corrosion inside the connector that one of the male pins (headlight motor side) either broke off or was already broken in two. Anyone have a line on a place to buy the pins themselves or new connectors as pigtails. The guy is kinda anal about his car and not too crazy about the winking look. Anyone have a price and availability. __________________ People call me John, Jim, or Bobby. Last edited by 2001hawk; 08-28-2012 at 04:00 AM.

08-28-2012, 08:19 AM	#5
BigdaddyDupree Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MACEDONIA Posts: 4,967	I'll see what I can find when I get to work. I'll reply to your pm then __________________ . What you wanna do?

08-28-2012, 08:53 AM	#7
1998ta__1991rs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Ash Posts: 4,283	paper clip, sounds ghetto but i did it to mine 5 years ago and it still works __________________ Funny

08-28-2012, 01:35 PM	#8
2001hawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,224	Looks like Steve's or hard wiring the motor in. Thanks for helpful input guys. __________________ People call me John, Jim, or Bobby.

09-05-2012, 08:28 PM	#10
2001hawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,224	He found a set online new I believe ac delco, but he said they are like 30 bucks each. Will probably be cleaning and repinning his existing connectors. __________________ People call me John, Jim, or Bobby.

08-28-2012, 06:57 AM	#2
schardbody Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,158	Pontiac dealer will have them.....oh wait....yep shoulda ought a camaro.

08-28-2012, 07:44 AM	#4
MARTYROBBINS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NORTH CHARLESTON Posts: 593	Try steve's auto electric in moncks corner 899-5368

08-28-2012, 08:41 AM	#6
schardbody Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,158	hawks third Gen

09-06-2012, 03:10 AM	#12
2001hawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,224	Yeah I have had to build up the weather pack connectors a lot. I have had to get the pins before from o'reillys after a guy that was "helping" me install his stuff. He used male pins on both sides. I of course ragged him about that is how he rolls. It looks in this situation that buying the pins will be the least expensive good fix. Although I also told this guy how enough water got into this connector to corrode things like this is something he might want to address. __________________ People call me John, Jim, or Bobby.