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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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Alrighty friends, I spent 12 hours today installing my depos... yes 12.

i bored the holes out to about the size of a quarter, cut off the ends so a fender washer would float around easily and it still doesnt line up.

thats ok though because my stockers didnt either, my car must have been tweaked in a bender somewhere.

anyway, now its all back together and i found out the lights are too high, my low beams are where my highs should be and my highs are trying to signal aliens.

what can i do ?
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wow, anyone?
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on the bottom of the depos, there is a phillips head screw.....this adjusts the lamps up/down
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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so... i have to take the entire thing apart again to adjust them?

is it the silver one with the toothed washer looking deal? ugh crap... is there a way to reach that without taking everything apart?
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so... i have to take the entire thing apart again to adjust them?

is it the silver one with the toothed washer looking deal? ugh crap... is there a way to reach that without taking everything apart?
yeah i think so.....underneath the car in front of the front wheels there is an access panel.....you should be able to reach it with a long phillips head
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Originally Posted by jrc27
yeah i think so.....underneath the car in front of the front wheels there is an access panel.....you should be able to reach it with a long phillips head
You can reach it from the bottom. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by comecorrect
You can reach it from the bottom. Good luck!
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that's what i said
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that's what i said
I was agreeing with you. Sorry!
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well, i was thinking i could reach the turn signal bulbs by jamming my hand in the brake duct hole, so maybe if i get a screw driver in my hand i could angle it and reach the adjuster?

just a thought havent tried it yet.... i dont want to go through the hassle of getting the car off the ground again any time soon.
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Did you paint the outside of the lights, post some pics, will be painting and installing mine along with HID's at the end of the month.
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