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Old 11-27-2009, 04:58 PM
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Leveling HID headlights!!! Help

Ok so i know there are threads out there and ive searched but i havent found the one that im looking for, i need to raise my headlights because they are pointing to low and need pics of where i use the screw driver and level them back up, is there a way to do this without touching the auto leveling sensors? thanks in advance
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Yes, they can be adjusted easily, without messing with the sensors.

Here's the procedure



And here's what the adjuster *really* looks like. You engage the teeth in the hole with a large Phillips screwdriver. You can access the adjustment through the engine bay.



Make sure you follow the badly-translated wording in the shop procedure, which I read as "always finish by turning the screws in the tightening (clockwise) direction"
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how do you install the HIDs? is there a writeup somewhere?
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not sure if theres a write-up or not, but also with leveling the lights i found where you can adjust them through the engine bay but i dont have the right tool to get at it with such small spacing, would it be easier to go thru the wheel-well and take off the plastic covering and access the lights from there?
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Yes, at least that's what I did when replacing my HIDs.
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yeah i replaced my lights a week or so ago but still were pointing to low so i wanted to adjust them, just popped off the cover to the wheel well and it was a piece of cake, thanks for the DIY note Nubo
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did the same thing as well...thanks Nubo
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There's a hole in the fender flange just above this adjustment point. I used a long philips driver, ran it through the hole and into the adjustment "socket" . Worked like a charm.
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yea that would have been simpler i you can see it easily...did you remove the tire?
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