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[Terbs]

Hi,
Hope this is right section for this rather than electrical section 
I have auto levelling xenon headlights and I don't know if its me being paranoid, but I seem to get flashed a lot when on dipped beam.
I used to have Low Beam/Fld Vision warning but cured that with new sensor on rear.
Is it possible to manually lower the lights at all, as I have to admit, the beams do seem way higher than any other car I own/have owned and seem to light up better than other cars do on full beam. I ask this, as when I bought the car it had the fault light on, which I believe lowers the lights to their lowest position. Could it possibly be, that the lights were raised manually by the previous owner (for MOT purposes), from the lowest position, and now that the fault is corrected, the lights cannot drop to the lowest point.

I hope this makes sense  and there is a cure, cuz I am really worried about night driving now

[Varche]

It might be the link on the suspension that has come adrift, Like a ball and socket joint.

Have a look as that controls the level. I believe that the aim is factory set and can be adjusted by Tech2 .

If the linkage is intact then it could be the control rods have broken inside the actual lights. There is a sticky in one section for an aluminium replacement. Please be aware that the xenons have a very high voltage present if you intend prodding around!

A final thought is that there are levers on the back of the lights (remove the rubber cup) and these adjust the beam for contintal driving. They may be in the wrong position. On a UK car for UK driving they should be as follows. Driver side down Passenger side Up

Someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly!    

[Entwood]

Somewhere .. but I can't find it now ... MarkDTM put up a "noddy's guide" to adjusting headlights ... needs a flat surface, a wall, some chalk and some dark, and a couple of screwdrivers.

Either that or pop into an MOT station and ask how much to check/set the lights ??

[Andy B]

there is a manual adjuster, it's what breaks and the ally adjusters have been made to replace.
One of the adjusters does left/right t'other does up/down.

[Terbs]

Thanks for responses fellas 

So it does seem that self levellers can be manually altered then.
I'll have a butchers tomorrow at joints etc, and then if no luck, I am over Brackley on Monday, so will see if TB can Tech 2 it. 

[Andy B]

.......
So it does seem that self levellers can be manually altered then. .......

They need a datum point to auto adjust about, the manual adjuster does this. It's only the same as a headlight with a 0 1 2 3 electrical level positioner, they still have a datum point they adjust to.

[Terbs]

Hi fellas....
I am still having trouble with headlights...definately still high as people are still flashing me.
Andy's pic shows clearly the adjusters, and I notice there are knurled nylon pieces on the rear of the spindles. When I turn the hex allen key, the nylon rear moves too. Is this right ? Or should I try to hold the nylon end with pliers, or are they knackered.
I am thinking  that adjuster motors ?? may not be well, as I don't hear any noise from them when I put lights on, or indeed, see the lights move.
On top of all this, I came home from Brackley tonight, got flashed a dozen times....then got a flippin' puncture and had to get RAC out
Mrs T getting a bit stroppy now about things going wrong....and I don't want to sell it

[Andy B]

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Andy's pic shows clearly the adjusters,  ....

The adjusters go inside the headlight assembly, so I'm not to sure which nylon bits you mean.
As you turn the adjusters, you should be able to see the bottom of the reflector move relative to the fixed bit around the outer edge.

[Terbs]

The nylon pieces I refer to Andy, are on the other end of the spindles you have highlighted in your piccy, mate

[aaronjb]

The nylon pieces I refer to Andy, are on the other end of the spindles you have highlighted in your piccy, mate

The nylon gears should turn with the rod AFAIK, they then move the nylon 'sliders' that are inside the headlight casing (and invisible) - these snap and there are billet alloy versions available in the OOF shop to replace them.

[Andy B]

The nylon pieces I refer to Andy, are on the other end of the spindles you have highlighted in your piccy, mate

from what I remember there are nylon bevel gears on the end which then turn another rod inside the light somewhere.
Isn't there a picture of inside a headlight re the ally adjusters?  :-/  :-/  :-/

[aaronjb]

The nylon pieces I refer to Andy, are on the other end of the spindles you have highlighted in your piccy, mate

from what I remember there are nylon bevel gears on the end which then turn another rod inside the light somewhere.
Isn't there a picture of inside a headlight re the ally adjusters?  :-/  :-/  :-/

There are.. damned if I can find them now, though!

[Andy B]

....There are.. damned if I can find them now, though!

http://images.omegaowners.com/images/guides/headlight_adjusters/Omega_headlight_adjusters.doc  from the Maintenace section 

[Terbs]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1271424451
Is this what we are talking about

[Andy B]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1271424451
Is this what we are talking about

click on the head light adjuster fitting guide (MS doc) towards the bottom. The nylon gears should turn with the rods that you're turning from the front of the light.