 Headlight body covers, How do you get them aligned properly? |
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| Type 47 |
 Jan 13 2013, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 782 Joined: 1-June 10 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 11,790 Region Association: None 
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So many 914's have uneven headlight body covers; even really nice ones.
are they that hard to get right or is it a lack of attention to detail? What's the secret to making them dead on left, right, up, down even? |
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| David J |
Jan 13 2013, 11:28 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 18-June 12 From: Dallas Member No.: 14,577 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Here are the locations to adjust the covers - well documented with pictures:
http://www.914world.com/specs/headlight_adjustment.php |
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| VaccaRabite |
Jan 14 2013, 09:49 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,445 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Holy crap.
I never knew about that adjustment. I have been fighting this forever. I've never even seen that adjustment nut on my car. Now I have something else to do before spring. |
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| Tom_T |
Jan 14 2013, 11:29 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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It's a common points ding in our PCA Zone 8 concours which our Zone CdE Chair still uses as an example for body panel alignment in the judges schools & pre-event judges briefings, even though we don't have very many 914s anymore!
...same with the eyebrows' adjustments via the rubber buffers & bolts. That's a pretty good instruction on here that David J found, and the haynes manual & factory manuals have it covered too. |
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| 7TPorsh |
Jan 14 2013, 11:35 AM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California
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If your car was hit in front and repaired at some point, your boxes and attachment points may not all line up correctly.
Going through this issue now. |
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| Jeff Hail |
Jan 14 2013, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 3-May 07 From: LA/ CA Member No.: 7,712 |
They never align when rounding a turn with spirit. The driver won't be able to tell from the seat but the opposing photographer will. Ah just a little 914 humor!
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| mittelmotor |
Jan 14 2013, 11:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 21-May 12 From: SoCal Member No.: 14,464 Region Association: None |
Misaligned headlight covers and eyebrows (or "bags," since they're under the eyes?) were a definite deal-breaker when I was shopping for mine. If they're off, it's the first thing that catches your attention.
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