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Title: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 03 September 2009, 23:26:56
Hello I am new to this site and would be grateful for any advise / help on headlight adjustment to self leveling lights? Mine seem to be pointing too low and I cannot get them to rise. Please help would using one of these tech 2 devices work or would it only tell me the fault? :-?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: alexandjen on 03 September 2009, 23:31:19
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Hello I am new to this site and would be grateful for any advise / help on headlight adjustment to self leveling lights? Mine seem to be pointing too low and I cannot get them to rise. Please help would using one of these tech 2 devices work or would it only tell me the fault? :-?

Have you got the Low beam/field vision message on the display?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 03 September 2009, 23:37:37
Hi alexandjen
This is an early Omega and does not have any information display? just trip computer?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: alexandjen on 03 September 2009, 23:41:35
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Hi alexandjen
This is an early Omega and does not have any information display? just trip computer?

Oh right, are you sure that they are Xenon lights and are self adjusting?  Has it got headlight washers? What year/model is it, you may want to update your profile to let people know what you are driving and where you are based.

Welcome to the forum though [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 03 September 2009, 23:46:28
Hi again
              Its an M plate 2.5 V6 auto. It does not have xennon lights but I have been informed that early modeels were fitted with self leveling lights and this seems to bee the problem as the actuators will not allow me to adjust them up. I need to know if I can tweek them electronically to raise the beam height?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: al brown on 04 September 2009, 01:22:38
Hi, there should be 2 adjuster screws on each light at the top. Connected by a metal rod to a white plastic cap. turn the inner one, (screw head not white plastic bit) to adjust the hight of the beam.
Al
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 04 September 2009, 10:22:43
Hi al brown
                   These screws have been adjusted to their maximum. What I need to be able to do is adjust the actuators to the self leveling as they are pointing too low?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 04 September 2009, 11:04:04
These headlights do NOT have self leveling.

They do have a manual level setting on the in cabin light switch....this sould be set to 0
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 04 September 2009, 11:43:08
Yes it does have a three position setting but this is at zero. If I try any of the other setting I might as well use a candle its that bad!!! :-[
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 07 September 2009, 00:14:56
Please can any body help with this? I am unable to raise the height of the headlight beam. The car has leveling headlights but cannot get the beam up tried manual adjusters to thier max but still too low please help?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: al brown on 07 September 2009, 00:28:30
Try taking the rubber cover off one of the lights and see if the lense assembly inside moves if you wiggle it. It will move very slightly but anything more would indicate that either the adjusters have broken or at least have come apart. Let us know how you get on.
Al
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 07 September 2009, 22:25:04
Hi Al Thanks for the interest as this is puzzling me. Yes I have checked that the actuators are connected to the light assy. Do you know if there is any way I can adjust them electronically?
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: al brown on 08 September 2009, 21:17:25
Just a thought but when you keep saying you have leveling lights have you upgraded your lights to hids? If so you will need the old motors from your old lights as the Hid ones are different as they have extra inputs for the load leveling system.
Al

edit..    dont suppose new motors would connect to your old loom anyway, but not sure.
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 10 September 2009, 22:32:43
Hello agian Al
                     Yes all mountings have been checked for location and ok. It just seems that the beam has gone out of alignment. There is plenty of light from the lenses but not high enough to use for driving. I do not know if there is any different adaptors available to attach the sockets to the actuators as the headlamps are not the original ones as the had ti be replaced for an mot. I am desparate to get this solved as with the nights drawing in this makes it imposible to drive as is.
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: al brown on 11 September 2009, 20:13:59
Most common cause for this on newer projector type lights is the internal adjusters shatter. Other than that there is very little else I can think of. Were the new lights like this when you fitted them? Or has it just appeared? Are both adjusters on each light free to move and do they actually adjust the beam angle. Inner is for L/R outer is for U/D.
Al
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 12 September 2009, 00:42:27
Thankyou Al for your interest.
                                           Yes the adjusters do what they are supposed to do but not enough height. I am not sure if the were always like this as the reason for replacement was that there was no pattern due to the old lense surface was crazed scattering the beam. Thanks again for your suggestions. :(
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 12 September 2009, 01:01:39
Hi Al thanks for your continued interest in this.
                                                                      Yes all adjusters do their job but do not raise the beams high enough. Not sure if this was apparent before the new lights were fitted as the old ones had weathered lenses causing the beams to be scattered and a poor pattern hense the new headlights.
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: Kaycee on 12 September 2009, 07:43:02
are you sure you have connected the adjuster motor in to the ball socket as they can be a bit of a pi* if you have changed them over
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: The Red Baron on 12 September 2009, 07:46:00
strikes me that if the beam cannot be raised that the plastic adjusters are fubbered.
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: Kaycee on 12 September 2009, 07:48:37
one more point the outer screw is for vertical movement and you screw it out, to raise beams the opposite of logic failing that the adjusters are nic nacked or seized or as said the ball socket on the motor is not engaged
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: The Red Baron on 12 September 2009, 08:03:02
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one more point the outer screw is for vertical movement and you screw it out, to raise beams the opposite of logic failing that the adjusters are nic nacked or seized or as said the ball socket on the motor is not engaged
that even caught the mot tester out when i took the wifes mig. ;D
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 13 September 2009, 14:08:28
Thanks again to all contributors
                                                Yes the sockets are all correctly engaged.
I do not know if this problem existed from installation as they were originally installed at the beginning of last year.  I had not driven the car at night until winter when I was travelling early morning and night. The car then got spit roasted at a roundabout on the way home one Friday and is being restored. So I am trying to sort all these problems out prior to getting back on the road.
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: vroomfrondl on 15 September 2009, 02:03:30
Hi All still looking for anwsers on this one please help! :'(
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: Kaycee on 15 September 2009, 15:58:23
one thing you could do is take em out and see if they have been put in right, or  a couple of washers strategicaly placed could lift the lights still reckon adjusters bu****** tho
Title: Re: Headlight adjustment
Post by: Kaycee on 15 September 2009, 16:01:56
just a thought have yu changed bulbs maybe not seated right just a thought anyway its only 5 min job to take the light out and you can give it a good check im sure some one will have some projector lights on here if they are nik nacked