EL XR8 headlight adjustment !!! - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks, Ford Focus and Ford Cars

XR8beast · 12-04-2002, 20:19

got my car back from panelbeaters couple of weeks ago and a few nights ago coming home i had to use the H-beams and YIKES !!!! they look like the eyeballs on my AVTAR .

question : how the frigg do you get your hand in behind the twin lights to adjust them ??? o_O

question II : do i have to remove anything to make it easier ?

thanx:

61sg · 12-04-2002, 21:54

watch out there is a ford tsb on these.
dont use exccesive force on the adjusters or they will easily strip.
they may already be stripped.

harasn · 12-04-2002, 23:20

use a spanner or pull the front bumper off. its a prick of an idea!!!

better yet get your other half to do it as she might have smaller hands and might not squeal as much as you when she cuts her sell on the headlight panel and the rest.

enjoy!!! not!!!

xr6wgn · 12-05-2002, 00:48

I had mine all nicely aligned a while ago by my local Ford service dept. I rang them and they said bring it in and 15mins later out I drove. The front has to come off to replace the globes but does not need to be removed for alignment.

Probably doesn't help too much but look at a workshop manual - they've usually got instructions to do such things

Paul B
XR6WGN

XR8beast · 12-05-2002, 03:42

thanx for all the great help guys , i just figured it out . pretty simple really! just remove the plastic dressing that sits around the bonnet latch and wola !!! high beam adjusting screws exposed......

thanx again