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Need to adjust TA headlight in down position!

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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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Need to adjust TA headlight in down position!

Does anyone know how to adjust the headlight on a 95 TA? Basically it is going down a little too far into the car when I turn the lights off.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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I have never done this but ....

From what I have read the headlights are drivin by a plastic gear , You might be able to adjust that gear

i have never taken my motors apart so I cant tell you much more
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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If it's off by just a small amount, you can adjust it like this:

1. Leave the car off
2. Open the hood
3. Use the manual raise **** to raise the headlight in question into the full-open position.
4. Remove the plastic cover that wraps around the headlight by removing the two screws on each side.
5. Remove the four bolts (two front, two back) holding the painted headlight panel on the head light assembly.
6. There are four screws, one at each corner, on the frame that the painted panel was attached to. You screw/unscrew these to adjust the height of the headlight assembly.
7. Adjust the screws as needed.
8. Temporarily reattach the painted headlight cover.
9. Lower the headlight using the manual raise/lower ****.
10. Close hood and check alignment.
11. Repeat steps 5 - 9 until the alignment is acceptable.
12. Reassemble the headlight assembly by reversing steps 1-5.


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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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The headlights self adjust. If you use the manual **** to change the height, as soon as you put them up and then down, they self adjust. Your gonna have to bend the arm to change the height a lot.
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:56 AM
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Originally posted by fbird95
The headlights self adjust. If you use the manual **** to change the height, as soon as you put them up and then down, they self adjust. Your gonna have to bend the arm to change the height a lot.
For the most part yes, but THERE ARE adjusters for fine tuning the headlight cover position so that when the light is closed the headlight is flush with the hood and front bumper cover. I know because I used these to fine tune my TA's headlight positions after I installed my WS6 hood. Just for clarity, I'm not suggesting that he use the manual adjust **** to adjust the height, but rather for opening/closing the headlight to check the adjustments he'll be making by tweaking the raise/lower adjusters UNDER the painted headlight cover.

DO NOT BEND THE HEADLIGHT LEVER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. If you can't "adjust" it enough with the adjusters mentioned above, then something is wrong/worn with the assembly.

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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 12:24 AM
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DO NOT BEND THE HEADLIGHT LEVER TO FIX THE PROBLEM
I bent mine and it worked fine, I guess your right though, i should be more specific, cause someone who misinterpreted what i meant, a little flexing of the arm, could seriously damage the light doing this.
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