headlites uo/down adjustment?
Melting Slicks
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (maninblack)
There are some black round ***** on the back of the headlight assembies that are easily visible with the hood up. They'll adjust the height of the assys...
Melting Slicks
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (C5Cemo)
There are some black round ***** on the back of the headlight assembies that are easily visible with the hood up. They'll adjust the height of the assys...
Melting Slicks
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (bparker)
FYI - Those "black" ***** are to manualy raise the head lights when the motor fails.. not for adjustment...
Do you have anymore info from your perspective? Is there another way to do it? Will the assys. become damaged in some way by over adjusting with these *****?
Thanks
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment?
I was just about to ask the same question.
From my experience with other GM vehicles, there is usually a small torx nut that you turn to adjust the beam pattern. Last night I was poking around with the headlight assembly and if you look at the inside of the headlight assembly with the headlights up there is a small "window". You can use a quarter to turn it and it comes off exposing the back of the headlights themselves and viola there is the torx nut that I'm familiar with. From my initial impression this is what *should* adjust the headlight beam up/down...but I turned it several times in both directions and while it turned it made no difference what-so-ever in the beam (I was adjusting it while shining on my garage to see difference).
So, I'm at a loss here. Every late-model GM vehicle I've worked on has used this exact same size torx nut to adjust the beam but it doesn't seem to do squat. Is it just my car?
Adam G
From my experience with other GM vehicles, there is usually a small torx nut that you turn to adjust the beam pattern. Last night I was poking around with the headlight assembly and if you look at the inside of the headlight assembly with the headlights up there is a small "window". You can use a quarter to turn it and it comes off exposing the back of the headlights themselves and viola there is the torx nut that I'm familiar with. From my initial impression this is what *should* adjust the headlight beam up/down...but I turned it several times in both directions and while it turned it made no difference what-so-ever in the beam (I was adjusting it while shining on my garage to see difference).
So, I'm at a loss here. Every late-model GM vehicle I've worked on has used this exact same size torx nut to adjust the beam but it doesn't seem to do squat. Is it just my car?
Adam G
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From: Houston, TX
Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (GTXgp)
Adam- I agree with your POV. I am kinda confused if the question was about adjusting the entire assemblies or the light beam, though.
From re-reading his initial post, I think you just answered his question :D
Thanks
[Modified by C5Cemo, 3:10 PM 12/24/2001]
From re-reading his initial post, I think you just answered his question :D
Thanks
[Modified by C5Cemo, 3:10 PM 12/24/2001]
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From: Tulsa OK
Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (C5Cemo)
hehe, I may have answered his question...but leaves me out in the cold... cause I made several turns of those torx bolts and it didn't adjust anything :confused:
Adam
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Melting Slicks
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (GTXgp)
hehe, I may have answered his question...but leaves me out in the cold... cause I made several turns of those torx bolts and it didn't adjust anything :confused:
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Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (C5Cemo)
Well, I'm 99% sure those are the correct screws. I don't really NEED to adjust them...they are perfectly aligned... but I like to angle my headlights up just a hair from their stock position. I do that with all my cars, its just a thing :crazy: So I guess it really doesn't matter...
Adam
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Racer
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From: bc
Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (GTXgp)
for everyone info. I am asking how to adjust the actual headlite unit,not the
headlite assy.,i need to aim the headlite unit abit higher and not the flip/flop
headlite assy..underneath the black disc on the headlite cover is for adjusting
the headlite sideways,not up down.
My question is how to adjust the HEADLITE and NOT THE HEADLITE ASSY.
Thz, I think I will find out myself :mad :rolleyes:
headlite assy.,i need to aim the headlite unit abit higher and not the flip/flop
headlite assy..underneath the black disc on the headlite cover is for adjusting
the headlite sideways,not up down.
My question is how to adjust the HEADLITE and NOT THE HEADLITE ASSY.
Thz, I think I will find out myself :mad :rolleyes:
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From: Valencia Ca
Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? (maninblack)
I gave you a link for aiming in your other post - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=205919
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Racer
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From: bc
Re: headlites uo/down adjustment? ('98 Six Speed)
'98 Six Speed: thz for the link, It doesmt tell me how to adjuist the height for the headlite,but thz
.I actually took out the black cover and looked for myself,the adjustment screw
is actually attached to a thin metal rod which lies right in front of the lite bulbs
(hard to miss) :cool:
.I actually took out the black cover and looked for myself,the adjustment screw
is actually attached to a thin metal rod which lies right in front of the lite bulbs
(hard to miss) :cool:
