Hey guys.

My headlights bounce. One always has (passenger side I believe) and now the other side is beginning to. I know on the passenger side, the arm that raises/lowers the headlight I have suspected as being the culprit, as it seems to be loose and it has some give to it.

Any way to fix this? I heard you might have to replace the housing. Where would you get a new housing, and how hard is it to do? Thanks guys.

 

Isn't this what car 'bras' were designed to prevent?


Look for loose fasteners or maybe loose "stops" that the mechanism hits against when fully open. Make sure everything is snug. Couldn't hurt...might help.

 

If you pop the hood and manually raise one of the headlights, you'll see a braided steel support line attached to the underside of the headlight assembly and to the frame. This wire holds the headlight steady in the 'up' position.

So, lower the headlight slightly from the full 'up' position (again by hand -- not the switch), and then find where the wire meets the frame. It has a bent connection on the end -- just pry the bend closer towards the frame (away from the headlight) with your thumb. It might be kinda tough to bend it, but you'll see what I'm talking about when you get there. Just moving it a little will make the line taut when the headlight is in the full upright position.

That should eliminate the 'bouncing' problem. Of course, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Someone else might have a different method.

 

Yea i've done this before, you definetly have to adjust the braided cable. I was able to do this once when the car was assembled. Then I got a chance when the front clip was off being painted. I took some small washers and put them between the eyehole where the cable screws in. I can't remember exactly, but whatever its takes to make that cable tauter (spelling, even a word?). It'll be hard with the clip on, but you can do it.

 

Thanks guys. I didn't know the braided wire was supposed to prevent the bouncing. I'll definitely take a look at that tomorrow when there is daylight. Thanks again I'll let you know what happens.