Headlight cluster making a whirring sound??!!

[kjf]

Hey guys,

Was detailing interior today, turned the ignition on a little to get power to my headunit (aftermarket) and I could hear something whirring (like a printer starting up pretty much).

Was weird, so I get out of my car exclaiming my hatred of the french rasp and narrow it down to my headlight cluster.
I was recently in a crash and had to replace it on my 2002 172. At the time the only cluster I could manage to find for a reasonable price was a 182 cluster. This was about a year ago..but still, might have something to do with it.


I also had my car on a hoist the other day to weld up some holes in my zorst, and as such I disconnected the battery. I think it's after this that my headlight has started making this sound, although I only noticed it today.

So, here's my idea of what it might be;

I have a feeling that the 182 had auto/motorized headlight correction? Perhaps it's this motor/mechanism that's now playing up?

Is there any schematics of the headlight cluster online?


Any help greatly appreciated. As the sound resembles that of a printer, and I hate printers, I'd like to get this sorted out ASAP. I don't think it's posing any threat on other electronic components, though.

Cheers,
kjf

 

[James28]

Sounds like the motorized headlight adjuster. On my clio, there's a little dial on the right hand side of the steering wheel, that adjusts the height, what happens if you adjust that?

 

[Mells]

They all do it (clio with xennons). Its the self leveling thing doing its thing. Where you on a slope?