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Mar 16, 2008 | 08:08 PM

keifus

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headlights won't go down?

Hey,
Is there a way to lower headlights or which vacuum hose do i un-plug so they will go down?
Having a bit of a problem. Thanks for your time fellow vet owners

keif~

Mar 16, 2008 | 08:19 PM

Gordonm

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Reach up from underneath and pull on the "knee" of the joint. This will release them and the lights will come down. They will come down quite easily this way. No picture but think of the action as a knee operation and you will get the picture.

Mar 16, 2008 | 08:29 PM

keifus

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knee?

ok does this knee happen to be under each light or does this "knee" happen to be in the middle of the lights, this is on a 81 vette.
thanks for your time kind sir!

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Mar 16, 2008 | 09:09 PM

Carl Granquist

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I don't have an '81 but I'm guessing the mechanism is similar. Can you spot anything that looks like this?

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Last edited by Carl Granquist; Mar 17, 2008 at 02:38 PM. Reason: Picture format. Meant to post this way originally.

Mar 16, 2008 | 09:51 PM

Gordonm

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It will be under the headlights right in the middle. It is in the shaded part of that picture that is shown

Mar 16, 2008 | 11:51 PM

7T1vette

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Buy them dinner first???

Mar 17, 2008 | 12:39 PM

keifus

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Thanks a lot for the advice. Worked just like you said. Never knew that. Thanks again for the knowledge. I take it you can also put them up with that method? But again thanks!!

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Mar 17, 2008 | 01:11 PM

GD70

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Originally Posted by keifus

Thanks a lot for the advice. Worked just like you said. Never knew that. Thanks again for the knowledge. I take it you can also put them up with that method? But again thanks!!

keif~

Just push up the light assembly and grab the hedalamp cover edge from above and lift.