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| dhopkins |
 Oct 1 2006, 08:04 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 7-July 04 From: Rydal, Pa Member No.: 2,315  |
One of my headlites does not lay flat nor seem to open completely. I tried to adjust it by turning a set screw and nut sticking out horizontally in the back. This didn't seem to do much. Do I need to adjust the motor itself somehow? Thanks.
don (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) |
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| mihai914 |
Oct 1 2006, 08:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None 
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Hi Don, the slotted bolt you played with is the headlight stop, you adjust it so that when the headlight is fully open the tab will contact the head of the bolt in order to minimize the jumping around of the whole assembly.
The part where the headlight doesn't lay flat is probably caused by the fact that the mechanism is off a little. If it does lay flat at some point where the motor is turning then you need to unscrew the arm that attaches to the motor (10mm bolt) and then reposition the whole mechanism to a point where you are happy. If it's not flat because the pivot points near the hood are too high up then you just need to unscrew the allen bolts in the trunk and in the fender and align those. I think it's better to work on the mechanism or pivots first and then worry about the stop. Hope this helps. |
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| SGB |
Oct 2 2006, 08:35 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(mihai914 @ Oct 1 2006, 09:26 PM)  The part where the headlight doesn't lay flat is probably caused by the fact that the mechanism is off a little. If it does lay flat at some point where the motor is turning then you need to unscrew the arm that attaches to the motor (10mm bolt) and then reposition the whole mechanism to a point where you are happy. Hope this helps. I loosen the three allen screws holding the motor assembly and slide the whole deal around until thing line up. Then some tweaking on the inner pivot that is held with three allens, and the outer pivot held by two allen heads inside the fendr behind the turn signal assembly. I've finally got them pretty straight, but the flat profile will never perfectly match the slight curve at the front. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| jonwatts |
Oct 2 2006, 09:19 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141  |
Here's a thread by our SirAndy on adjusting headlights:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...f=2&t=45959 Scott, those look really good. Ever notice how most older miata headlights don't meet the hood?  |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 2 2006, 10:11 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jonwatts @ Oct 2 2006, 08:19 AM) Here's a thread by our SirAndy on adjusting headlights: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=...f=2&t=45959 i was looking for that one .. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) as always, the "search" is your friend! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Andy |
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| jonwatts |
Oct 2 2006, 10:14 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
I have your thread bookmarked in my blog since the search is often a difficult friend.
Any chance we could integrate a 914club google search like I've seen on some sites? |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 2 2006, 10:56 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jonwatts @ Oct 2 2006, 09:14 AM) I have your thread bookmarked in my blog since the search is often a difficult friend. Any chance we could integrate a 914club google search like I've seen on some sites? yepp, there certainly is a chance ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy |
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| dhopkins |
Oct 2 2006, 01:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 7-July 04 From: Rydal, Pa Member No.: 2,315 |
Thanks for all the help. The problem is fixed.
Don ---------------------------------------------------- 1969 911S 1976 914 1981 911SC |
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| Eric_Shea |
Oct 2 2006, 02:59 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE Any chance we could integrate a 914club google search like I've seen on some sites? Cost us $50k for GSA but it sure is awesome. |
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| mihai914 |
Oct 2 2006, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None
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I thought the search function sucked also until I took 2 minutes to read the Advanced Usage Help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| jonwatts |
Oct 2 2006, 09:36 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Oct 2 2006, 01:59 PM) QUOTE Any chance we could integrate a 914club google search like I've seen on some sites? Cost us $50k for GSA but it sure is awesome. As with most things I try the cheapest version first, in this case 'free' http://www.google.com/faq_freewebsearch.html#site1 |
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