Buick Reatta Headlight Motor Repair Kit on 2040-parts.com

The original Buick Reatta headlight assemblies worked quite well in, say, the first fifteen years of their operation but beyond that use they began to fail in two areas.  The motor actuator, commonly called the crank arm, was  die cast of a relatively soft zinc material and the nano second opening and closing action caused the center of the crank arm to gradually round out and become ineffective.  Also,  due to ageing,  not usage, the plastic torque rollers inside the motor began to crack,  get broken up and, like the crank arm, became useless.

Our NEW DESIGN  kit takes care of these deficiencies quite well.. The crank arm, the heart of the kit,   CNC machined from billet stock to final configuration for a perfect fit between it and the flat section of the motor shaft.. New Delrin plastic torque rollers take care of the second issue. These parts are superior to the OE part in every way and will last the life of your car.

This is a very complete kit as all, repeat ALL, of the parts necessary to rebuild your old headlight motor are included.  There is substantial impact when the headlight assembly opens, and closes, in a nano second and comes to a instant stop. We have replicated the OE injection molded impact bumper in thermoplastic rubber and it  is available only to us.  A new plastic, Delrin, is used for the three torque rollers (roller bushings as they are sometimes called). and they are sized identically as the OE part.  Other included parts are a distorted thread hex nut, alloy steel flat washer with the "DD" hole, an OE type link arm retainer clip, plastic insert nuts for the travel stabilizer function and a small packet of synthetic grease.

There are, indeed, several other vendors offering headlight motor repair kits on Ebay and making claims about the superiority of their product.  Please take time and examine closely the manner in which they are assembled and the full make-up of the.parts kit.  No other kit includes a thermoplastic rubber impact bumper - they only suggest that you install the 20 year old part from the old crank arm.!  Unbelievable!  Also take a look at the alloy steel stud at the other end of the crank arm.  Ours is not a threaded bolt nor does it have a very minimal part of it press fit into the crank arm.  Be wise and compare.

The Installation Instructions are tutorial in nature and complete.  We tell you what tools you should use, what to do with them and give you some suggestions to make the job easier. We can always be contacted at toll free at (855) REATTAS (732-8827) should any questions arise. We also furnish you references for Internet websites that offer excellent maintenance and repair information for your Reatta.

We ship by USPS Priority Mail with two or three day delivery dependent upon destination and we ship same or next business day.   Our charge is $6.95 for handling, insurance and postage to US destinations.  Foreign destination costs are referenced in a prior section of this listing.

We sell to end users only, no re-sellers please.

Thanks for looking. 

Kingsley Baker - Reatta Specialty Parts