how high is this imaginary headlite line?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Regina Sk Canada
how high is this imaginary headlite line?
So to adjust headlights, how high is this vertical line i read so much about? have to set them tonight and have no idea other than parking on an old road and trial and error setting them.
Racer
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From: London
I did it using a car that i knew had properly set up headlights!
Puts the lights on, mark where the tip of the car is, take note of where it lights things, back up, swap cars, adjust headlights till it lights up the same things.
I passed MOT like that! Before that i tried to set them up using a machine 3 times and failed each time...
Puts the lights on, mark where the tip of the car is, take note of where it lights things, back up, swap cars, adjust headlights till it lights up the same things.
I passed MOT like that! Before that i tried to set them up using a machine 3 times and failed each time...
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse NY
This might help you.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6561163_adju...eadlights.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6561163_adju...eadlights.html
Last edited by DZRick; Sep 3, 2010 at 10:22 PM.
Le Mans Master
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The headlight buckets are marked ( A,B,C,and D) and need to be in their correct locations.
If they are swapped around I'm thinking you might not be able to adjust them.
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Le Mans Master
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I had a spare set of buckets I sold awhile back but before selling them I found the stamped letters. I'll tell you now, they aren't easy to see on 42 year old parts!
Burning Brakes
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Tim81, I beleive you screw the top one in not out to raise where the bulbs point. Also the bucket unit itself has an adjustment from underneath to raise and lower.
"A and D" are the same one adjust at the top and one on each side 180 deg from each other. same with "B and C" so there are really only two possible installation. A B C D or B A D C otherwise you wont be able to reach the adjust screws with the headlight covers on.