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Tiny
OOOSORIO
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Can someone tell me how to adjust my headlights on an EX coupe?
Thursday, December 29th, 2016 AT 6:11 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Rather than try to describe it, see if this drawing makes sense. They are looking down from behind the left headlamp housing.
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Thursday, December 29th, 2016 AT 6:21 PM
Tiny
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Mine do have that. Would it be behind that white tab?
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Thursday, December 29th, 2016 AT 9:45 PM
Tiny
CARADIODOC
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You're asking me about something I have never done myself on your model. We normally just search until we find the adjusters. Every car model is different, and the adjustment method can even be different on one car model from one year to the next. There's no way we can memorize all of them, so we just search until we find it.
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Friday, December 30th, 2016 AT 1:32 PM
Tiny
OOOSORIO
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I am having an issue with my driver side headlight. It is an aftermarket HID bulb on an EX coupe. There are no gears to adjust bulbs with.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
Tiny
STEVE W.
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One of the fun things with after market parts. In the US at least those kits are technically illegal to use, because of reasons like this and because the reflectors and housings are only designed and approved for one bulb type and other bulbs splash light everywhere.

Now if it had an adjuster and it stripped/rotted /broke. Then it would depend on what they used. Most are not interchangeable. About the only thing to do is buy a better kit or return to stock. Sorry.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021 AT 5:22 PM (Merged)
Tiny
BOCANABLUES
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I have a beam alignment problem of my headlight. One thing I cannot locate is the adjusting screw of both vertical and horizontal adjustment. Please help me provide the detailed drawing of the headlight with complete assembly parts. This could help me a lot in the adjustment of headlight beam.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021 AT 5:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Below is info you requested.

Please note that "A" indicates the HORIZONTAL ADJUSTER and "B" indicates the VERTICAL ADJUSTER.


https://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/261618_Noname_107.jpg



Hope this helps..
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021 AT 5:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
RWANNING
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How do I adjust the headlamps up and to the left?
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021 AT 5:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi rwanning,

The outer adjuster is for direct up/down adjustment
Inner adjuster is for outwards and inwards adjustment, however after adjustment of in/out, the height might be affected so you need to recheck.
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