Saw this pic in another thread and my car has the same problem. Is there a procedure to raise them up to the bonnet level?
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Droopy Eyes
Hi All
Saw this pic in another thread and my car has the same problem. Is there a procedure to raise them up to the bonnet level?
Saw this pic in another thread and my car has the same problem. Is there a procedure to raise them up to the bonnet level?
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Yep, sure is GP,
Raise the lights using the centre console switch.
Remove the black plastic surround from the lights.
You will now find 4 philips-head screws that attach the light cover to the rest of the light structure.
Loosen these just enough so's you can move the cover up and down.
Now lower the lights and use a suitable tool to adjust the heights. I used a piece of coathanger wire that I'd bent the end over to make a 5mm lip, but you could use just about anything that comes to hand.
When satisfied, raise the lamps, tighten the screws and replace the plastic covers.
I had a bit of trouble with mine as some moron had had a go at it in the past and damaged 2 of the screws (grr!). I had to use an angle grinder to take the heads off the screws and then replace them. I used stainless M5 allen-headed socket screws to replace the old ones.
Raise the lights using the centre console switch.
Remove the black plastic surround from the lights.
You will now find 4 philips-head screws that attach the light cover to the rest of the light structure.
Loosen these just enough so's you can move the cover up and down.
Now lower the lights and use a suitable tool to adjust the heights. I used a piece of coathanger wire that I'd bent the end over to make a 5mm lip, but you could use just about anything that comes to hand.
When satisfied, raise the lamps, tighten the screws and replace the plastic covers.
I had a bit of trouble with mine as some moron had had a go at it in the past and damaged 2 of the screws (grr!). I had to use an angle grinder to take the heads off the screws and then replace them. I used stainless M5 allen-headed socket screws to replace the old ones.
Cheers, Dave, 1990 NA6
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Re: Droopy Eyes
GP wrote:Hi All
Saw this pic in another thread and my car has the same problem. Is there a procedure to raise them up to the bonnet level?
My car is not a problem car
Anyway, I'll get those droopy eyes fixed into bedroom eyes soon
Been wondering whether there's anything I can do to make the lights align
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