Hey Guys,

I keep reading and reading about headlight question and I hate to ask another, however all I can find is the headlight adj fix. I hope that's not what I need, but every time the the issue seems to be the headlight is too high or low, but mine is two far to the right. How do I adj this? Sorry if this is something that I should be able to figure out, or if this is the issue everyone is describing. Thank you in advance.

Haven't owned the car more than 6 months. 04 x type with 60k

So far I fixed the headlight bulb problem (replaced the H1 socket), and added some led lights.

 

Sorry I guess I should have said that I do see the adj wheel on top of the assembly however it's very tight and I didn't want to break it if it's the one that moves it up and down or if there another to move it left and right?

 

Each headlight has two adjusters that can be accessed from the top.
One adjusts the up to down positioning of the beam and the other adjusts
the left to right positioning. Each adjuster has a screw that moves
a mounting point attached to the internal headlight assembly.
Turning the screw moves this block back and forth and hence the
headlight assembly.

If you screw adjuster too far in either direction it will hit a stop. If you
keep turning you will break it. In your case you may have hit the stop
so you must back it off.

However the question may be; why is it at the stop? It may be that
the adjuster is broken and the previous owner tried to adjust it as far
as he could and hit the stop.

You can test if the adjuster is broken by removing a bulb replacement
cover and checking that the internal headlight assembly is secure.
If you can move it then an adjuster is broken and must be fixed.
Do not push too hard on the headlight assembly or you will break
the adjusters. They are extremely fragile.

Hope this helps,
Pete.

 

>removing a bulb replacement cover and checking that the internal headlight assembly is secure.

That's correct, unscrew the big covers and simply looking inside the headlight unit you will see the plastic adjuster on the outside side of each light (i.e., one on the main beam and another on the high beam).

I'd start with the high beam (i.e., the one closest to the radiator). That seems to be the one most likely to break. If it's broken you will probably see a space between the white plastic pieces with a jagged edge on the end of the one attached to the light itself. You will also be able to grab the end of the bulb and jiggle things around noting how freely and far it moves... =:-0

I just had the driver's side light replaced (under my Ford Premium Care Extended Service Plan... :-) and they let me keep the old light assembly. When I got it home I unscrewed the two covers, looked inside, and saw what I described above, the one on the main beam was fine but the one on the high beam had failed.

I need to check the other light, but it's winter around he'ah and I don't have a garage

Good luck
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Thanks Guys,

I'll keep playing with it more. My problem is only with the low beam pointing too far to the right, I think. I'll go and play with it. I've seen from video's on you tube that each assembly only has two adjustment points, unless I'm confused. My question was does each adjuster move right-left and top to bottom. It sounds like that's what I'm hearing because you mentioned start with the high beam.

Well I guess I will gentle play with it and see if I can get any results. Hopefully it's not broken.

Thanks again,

Wes

 

Photo of a Broken Adjuster:



I had to purchase a "troubleshooting Mirror" from Auto-Zone to see the adjuster when the assy was still mounted on the vehicle.