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I need some help here.. after an accident one of my headlights on the passenger side has tilted down while the other side is still at its normal place which is tilted up. I was wondering how can i fix it? I looked at the back of the headlight and theres like one long screw there while on top of the headlight theres 2 thats bolted onto the car. I tried to screw back the headlight from the back screw but it doesnt seem to be connected to it. Maybe the accident caused it to break? Any help will be great cuz right now I have one headlight that lights up onto the ground while the other one (the normal one) facing towards you when your infront of your car.
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2009 Matrix XR @ 2.4L
[Mods] Megan Coilovers Gen 1 on Gen 2 [SLAMMED], Custom front lip, Magnaflow 14818 exhaust with 2.25" custom straight pipe, XRS 09 FSB, TRD RSB, K&N Typhoon Intake, Ichiban 15mm Spacers, XRS 09 18" RIMS on BFGoodrich G-Force2
the grey screw that should be loose and tall adjusts the headlights up/down
you wont notice much difference if you move them by hand, so i use my power drill
turn ur headlights on and park the car at least 8 feet from a wall, bring the drill out, and move those screws up/down until they are even ... should be pretty easy
there are also screws to move them left/right if need be, but they are harder to access [i believe they are also that greyish-beige color]
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If you do not notice much of a difference just by turning the screw by hand, then something is broken with the mechanism. Do not ever use a power drill. In the case that the mechanism is fine, a power drill will simply break the mechanism. One of my headlights is this way and requires a lot of revolutions of the screw to adjust the height, due to a snapped ball joint on the adjustment mechanism. Just be patient and do it by hand. My other headlamp is perfectly fine and even the slightest turn of the adjustment screw results in noticeable height adjustment.
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1994 Camry 2.2L LE Auto
2005 Corvette 6.0L 1SB Z51 6-sp
just use a normal screw, Thats how i did it to mine POWERDRILL WTF!!! its not like you're taking of a heavy duty screw! or bolt! LOL, unless you're REALLY REALLY REALLY WEAK!
the screw on my gen3 has about 1 million threads ... the headlight has full range of motion, but it would take about 100 twists by hand to move it anywhere fast
ive never broken anything yet
oh, and the screw is on top, no need to go looking in back [those are for moving the lights left/right]
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POWERDRILL WTF!!! its not like you're taking of a heavy duty screw! or bolt! LOL, unless you're REALLY REALLY REALLY WEAK!
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