Headlight adjustment question

[Gent]

#@$&*!

Alright, I think I got it.

The loose white switch like thing that looks like an adjustment knob inside pushes in and twists to lock. I had that squared away.

There are two ball and socket arrangements - one black, the other white - I took a pic of the white one earlier. The black one slides into a groove on the housing unlike the white one which is more of a cup arrangement. Both were loose.

I tried with a fabricated tool (mole wrench grasping a hex key) to hook the distal end of each and pull them towards me and into their housing, suspecting a compression fit arrangement.

Couldn't quite do it. Then I released the white knob again. That had been providing counter pressure to the ball and socket arrangements. This wiggle room allowed me to pull the headlight back into the sockets on either side. Twisting the white knob in and locking it afterward I discovered I now had a stable lens inside the healight housing.

Huzzah.

Now to see if that fixed the alignment problem, lol.

[jcb986]

Looks like you got one from 05 and up. 97-04 are all the same as I was told. I have 2000 and my lights came from and 02. Exactly the same. Great you found the problem. :dance:

[Gent]

Yep! Just got back upstairs and I've finished adjusting the headlights. Went exactly as expected.

I'm going to hit some bumpy Vancouver streets and make sure it stays that way before I pronounce complete success.



I'm tempted now to play with that focal adjustment to get some nice, crisp lines on the pattern that is cast on the wall at 25 feet, but that can wait.

Thanks for the suggestions people!

[rdymond]

Thanks for posting @Gent! I am having this exact headlight alignment problem. The internal positioning of the headlight is the issue, and the white "ball" on the housing is not staying seated in the socket on the headlight. Still haven't gotten it seated with the white twist knob fully seated. Will continue to play with it.

[rdymond]

Originally Posted by Gent

#@$&*!

Alright, I think I got it.

The loose white switch like thing that looks like an adjustment knob inside pushes in and twists to lock. I had that squared away.

There are two ball and socket arrangements - one black, the other white - I took a pic of the white one earlier. The black one slides into a groove on the housing unlike the white one which is more of a cup arrangement. Both were loose.

I tried with a fabricated tool (mole wrench grasping a hex key) to hook the distal end of each and pull them towards me and into their housing, suspecting a compression fit arrangement.

Couldn't quite do it. Then I released the white knob again. That had been providing counter pressure to the ball and socket arrangements. This wiggle room allowed me to pull the headlight back into the sockets on either side. Twisting the white knob in and locking it afterward I discovered I now had a stable lens inside the healight housing.

Huzzah.

Now to see if that fixed the alignment problem, lol.

OK will fabricate a tool and try this technique on the left (white) side. Did you have a tool for the right (black) side as well?

At this point the headlight sits on the white socket only when the white twist knob is unlocked and its keys are visible above the black mount.