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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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my hood/bumper/headlights are not leveled... the front of the headlight (both sides) are tipping in... i wanna level them out....is there adjustment things i can mess with??

i had C5R lights on my cars years back and when i reinstalled the stockers this happened...

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my hood/bumper/headlights are not leveled... the front of the headlight (both sides) are tipping in... i wanna level them out....is there adjustment things i can mess with??

i had C5R lights on my cars years back and when i reinstalled the stockers this happened...

thanks guys
Can you be more specific? Do you mean the headlight door covers, or the headlights themselves?
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Can you be more specific? Do you mean the headlight door covers, or the headlights themselves?
my lights are good at nite... the covers are not leveled..
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my lights are good at nite... the covers are not leveled..
Ok. The covers have screws on the sides and back. There are slotted holes, so loosen the appropriate screws, and adjust the cover as needed.
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Ok. The covers have screws on the sides and back. There are slotted holes, so loosen the appropriate screws, and adjust the cover as needed.
ohh i see i wondered why they were slotted lol
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You can also take the covers off. There is a mounting piece that can be adjusted to move the cover around in the hole. There are also platic screws on that piece which can move the cover up and down.

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You can also take the covers off. There is a mounting piece that can be adjusted to move the cover around in the hole. There are also platic screws on that piece which can move the cover up and down.

Peter
am deff doing that tomorrow !

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I should have wrote the little plastic adjusters more or less provide spots for the covers to sit on or spots that hold the cover at a certain level. If you can't get a corner to lower you probably need to take the cover off and screw the adjuster in that corner down. If you need to lift one corner then you might need to turn the adjuster up on that corner so it holds it at the level you want.

Pull the 3 screws and the surround and then the 4 screws for the cover and once it's off this should be clear.

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