Headlight Position Adjustment
06-18-2006 | 05:45 PM
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Headlight Position Adjustment
Hi all,
After getting my car back from the bodyshop, I noiced that the right headlight is rubbing on the fender when it is laying fluch from the top (where the little glass tab is extruding). It is actually rubbing enough to scratch the glass and the paint :9 ... anyways does anyone know how to move the headlight horizontally in its flush position to adjust it so it stops rubbing? Any help is appreciated.
Sincerely,
After getting my car back from the bodyshop, I noiced that the right headlight is rubbing on the fender when it is laying fluch from the top (where the little glass tab is extruding). It is actually rubbing enough to scratch the glass and the paint :9 ... anyways does anyone know how to move the headlight horizontally in its flush position to adjust it so it stops rubbing? Any help is appreciated.
Sincerely,
06-19-2006 | 07:57 AM
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From: Midland, Texas
There are several threads in the archives on this topic.
Essentially, you have a headlight stop -outboard of the inner fenderwells.
You have to pull the forward splash shields to check this. stops are aft and below bucket in raised position.
A two -maybe three- 8mm bolt adjustment at the end of the rotator bar, a gusset of sorts. Reached from the inner fender wells and moderately difficult to reach one of the small bolts. Hard to see it and close work.
A clamp that lets you move the headlight (s) individually both left and right as well as up and down.
I seem to recall allen sets are involved here. This is basically a slip fit -a pipe over a pipe- attaching the headlight bucket to the rotator bar and is a pretty tight fit.
Finally look for any clamp/plain bearing adjustment along the bar itself.
Don't forget to check that the C clip is still attached at the headlight motor pivot /rotator bar 'ear'.
Was the sHARk in a wreck? Did they have the fender off?
Or was this a re-paint that was fairly involved?
You can do this.
Essentially, you have a headlight stop -outboard of the inner fenderwells.
You have to pull the forward splash shields to check this. stops are aft and below bucket in raised position.
A two -maybe three- 8mm bolt adjustment at the end of the rotator bar, a gusset of sorts. Reached from the inner fender wells and moderately difficult to reach one of the small bolts. Hard to see it and close work.
A clamp that lets you move the headlight (s) individually both left and right as well as up and down.
I seem to recall allen sets are involved here. This is basically a slip fit -a pipe over a pipe- attaching the headlight bucket to the rotator bar and is a pretty tight fit.
Finally look for any clamp/plain bearing adjustment along the bar itself.
Don't forget to check that the C clip is still attached at the headlight motor pivot /rotator bar 'ear'.
Was the sHARk in a wreck? Did they have the fender off?
Or was this a re-paint that was fairly involved?
You can do this.
