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Headlight adjustment
« on: 19 February 2013, 19:05:03 »
my headlights are pointing about 12 feet in front of the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how do I get them to point up a bit??? ???
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #1 on: 19 February 2013, 19:17:46 »
Outer adjuster for vertically and the inner one horizontally
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #2 on: 19 February 2013, 19:45:58 »
But the question you should be asking is why? Have the adjusters broken? ??? ???
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #3 on: 19 February 2013, 19:57:15 »
If your adjusters are still ok recognise you will need to turn the adjusters quite a lot for a small movement in headlight levels ;)
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #4 on: 19 February 2013, 20:05:58 »
Quote from: dbug on 19 February 2013, 19:57:15
If your adjusters are still ok recognise you will need to turn the adjusters quite a lot for a small movement in headlight levels ;)

Can't see how they can be :( Headlights don't suddenly drop for no reason ;)

Couple of quick ones though... Are they HID's? If so, check the level sensors.

If not HID's, I assume the adjuster wheel by the headlamps hasn't been nudged to it's lowest setting? ;)
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #5 on: 19 February 2013, 21:23:45 »
They have always been like this.

They are HID (the small round low wattage type)
I need to rub down & polish the headlights as they are discoloured.
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #6 on: 19 February 2013, 21:24:17 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 19 February 2013, 20:05:58
Quote from: dbug on 19 February 2013, 19:57:15
If your adjusters are still ok recognise you will need to turn the adjusters quite a lot for a small movement in headlight levels ;)

Can't see how they can be :( Headlights don't suddenly drop for no reason ;)

Couple of quick ones though... Are they HID's? If so, check the level sensors.

If not HID's, I assume the adjuster wheel by the headlamps hasn't been nudged to it's lowest setting? ;)

Nothing said by op re sudden drop for no reason - could be op recently purchased car with lights like that.  Perhaps op could advise. 
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #7 on: 19 February 2013, 21:24:58 »
Whoops too slow :-[
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #8 on: 19 February 2013, 21:28:03 »
Quote from: dbug on 19 February 2013, 21:24:17
Quote from: Lazydocker on 19 February 2013, 20:05:58
Quote from: dbug on 19 February 2013, 19:57:15
If your adjusters are still ok recognise you will need to turn the adjusters quite a lot for a small movement in headlight levels ;)

Can't see how they can be :( Headlights don't suddenly drop for no reason ;)

Couple of quick ones though... Are they HID's? If so, check the level sensors.

If not HID's, I assume the adjuster wheel by the headlamps hasn't been nudged to it's lowest setting? ;)

Nothing said by op re sudden drop for no reason - could be op recently purchased car with lights like that.  Perhaps op could advise.  Also model would help ;)

True... But it's highly unlikely that both headlamps would be adjusted so low unless something has moved them ;)

Quote from: Omega 37 on 19 February 2013, 21:23:45
They have always been like this.

They are HID (the small round low wattage type)
I need to rub down & polish the headlights as they are discoloured.

OK, so worth checking the sensors on the Nearside front and rear suspension before adjusting the lights. Could also be that there has been a dodgy sensor in the past and it's been fixed but the level needs resetting, which I had to do on mine recently ;)
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2013, 21:25:24 »
Re polishing the headlights. I had very opaque headlights. Used Meguiars Plast RX and they looked almost new.
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #10 on: 21 February 2013, 10:49:27 »
If the leveling is faulty it will show an error.

Easy enough to setup using a wall and a flat surface
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #11 on: 21 February 2013, 11:32:55 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2013, 10:49:27
If the leveling is faulty it will show an error.

Easy enough to setup using a wall and a flat surface

Mine didn't show a warning on the check display once I'd replaced the sensor but still needed resetting with Tech 2
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #12 on: 21 February 2013, 11:57:36 »
You can reset them with tech 2, not actualy totaly essential though as the control range is massive.

The prescibed routine is a reset with tech 2 followed by the standard manual setup but the reset has no impact on the final adjusted result.  :y
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #13 on: 21 February 2013, 14:55:06 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2013, 11:57:36
You can reset them with tech 2, not actualy totaly essential though as the control range is massive.

The prescibed routine is a reset with tech 2 followed by the standard manual setup but the reset has no impact on the final adjusted result.  :y

Think I need to do mine really... Seem they may be a fraction high :-\ :-\

I don't suppose you have a height measurement from the ground on a wall? Or do I need to go and drive up to TB's garage door ::)
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Re: Headlight adjustment
« Reply #14 on: 21 February 2013, 15:44:21 »
Yes, wall and flat surface, bit of tape....takes about 5 mins to do

Height is not of use due to the many variations in suspension height etc  :y
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