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| pjuk |
 Feb 10 2006, 09:35 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 5-February 06 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 5,529  |
Hi,
Hopefully you guys can help me - my headlamps move but when they "park" in the down position they are not fully down. When you switch them on - they go further down before they raise to the up position. Also they don't move quite together!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) Is there any way of adjusting the motor so that they 1. move together 2. stop in the right place. Thanks for your Help PJ |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 10 2006, 11:21 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,257 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
yes and yes ... but none of those adjustments is done at the motor ... the motors always turn in the same direction the same amount, there is no way of changing that. now, what you need to do: 0. turn off your lights and have the headlights close. 1. remove the headlight relays (just so you don't get your fingers crushed) 2. take a 13 mm socket and brake lose the retaining nut on the headlight stop screw and turn the screw all the way out. 3. take a 10mm socket and remove the "arm" from the headlight motor. you headlight assembly should now be free to be moved by hand. 3.a. put the relays back in and turn on/off the lights a few times to make sure the motors are in the correct position. 3.b. turn off the lights and take out the relays again (just so you don't get your fingers crushed) 4. move your headlight assembly until the headlight top lines up flush with the hood etc., hold it there and put the arm back on the motor and tighten the 10mm nut. 5. put the relay back in. 6. turn on the lights. if you did 0 - 5 on both lights, they now should move up at the same time and come to rest at the same point, up and down. 7. with the lights *up*, remove the relays (just so you don't get your fingers crushed) and screw in the stop screw until it just barely touches the stop at the headlight. fasten the 13mm retaining nut. 8. put the relays back in and grab a beer and be proud of yourself! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) Andy |
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pjuk Headlamp Motor Adjustment Feb 10 2006, 09:35 AM
pjuk Andy,
Brilliant - thanks for the advice - I will ... Feb 10 2006, 11:32 AM bondo You forgot step 9.. re-align headlight bulbs. Feb 10 2006, 11:33 AM SirAndy Feb 10 2006, 11:35 AM boxstr Another "fine" adjustment is the outside pivot, th... Feb 10 2006, 11:36 AM SirAndy Feb 10 2006, 11:39 AM 914-8 Hey Andy - still having some trouble with this... Mar 4 2006, 10:27 AM SirAndy Mar 4 2006, 01:28 PM 914-8 Here's a pic with the headlights in the down p... Mar 4 2006, 09:02 PM SirAndy this "should" be a 10mm wrench/nut, if i'm not... Mar 4 2006, 09:19 PM 914-8 "3. take a 10mm socket and remove the "arm" from t... Mar 4 2006, 09:30 PM SirAndy Mar 4 2006, 09:33 PM 914-8 Cool, thanks, I'm goin' in! Mar 4 2006, 09:37 PM
914-8 Did it, headlights, blind, hood and bumper now ali... Mar 5 2006, 11:03 PM |
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