Lamp Arm

how does a flip up headlamp motor operate?
Does the polarity need to be reversed to the motor to lower the lamp? and flipped to raise it? what device reverses polarity in going up and down? and how does the motor "know" it has reached the desired height?
background:
Im building a project robot, and planning on using the motor off a headlamp to control the arm movement. so far thats the best i could think off, aside from a headlamp winshield washer motor. thanks for taking the time to respond.
greetings
Thank You for your response to my question on Yahoo Answers. I am using the flip up celica headlamp housing i bought from ebay in a project.
when i press a button, the motor runs thru the up stage, then down stage and stops.
Basically 1 loop of goign from closed-open-closed.
You mention there is a positive lock limit switch system that the computer reads servo tension. since this is not hooked up to a car's computer. How can i "hotwire" it to perform the cycle?
Thank You Again
Ricky
I found a website with all the details about how a headlamp motor works. I hope this helps!
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_headlamp_motor/914_headlamp_motor.htm
Good luck!
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