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How do I adjust my C3 headlight door fit and travel?

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Old 07-14-2018, 07:09 AM
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Installed a headlight rebuild kit in my C3 (1978) and have painter's tape around the opening and the doors but it looks like the doors are cutting the tape. What are the steps to "centering the doors and their travel?
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Not knowing all what you did when you installed the kit...and what ever this kit you bought had in it that you replaced.

All I can offer is I am guessing the side to side play is off and you need to adjust the round collars and lock them in place when adjusted by using the Allen wrench it took to get them loose.

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Meighan,

Here are a couple links to other threads that should help you out.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...alignment.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...djustment.html

Welcome to the forum.

Chris
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Not knowing all what you did when you installed the kit...and what ever this kit you bought had in it that you replaced.

All I can offer is I am guessing the side to side play is off and you need to adjust the round collars and lock them in place when adjusted by using the Allen wrench it took to get them loose.

DUB
Thank you DUB. I will try this out !
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Originally Posted by CA_WxMan
Meighan,

Here are a couple links to other threads that should help you out.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...alignment.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...djustment.html

Welcome to the forum.

Chris
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Thank you Chris!
These two links look like they cover the whole process in excellent detail. I'm headed out to do the adjustments now.
Meighan

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