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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 01:04 PM
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I can anyone help I recently had my front shockers replaced and now my head lights don't self level. They are stuck in the up position. My car is a 04 2.0d sport
 
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Ants, it sounds like when they did the shock replacement, they forgot to reconnect your level sensors and now the car thinks that the front end of your car is really low (hence why the headlights are shining upwards). If you look behind the front tires, you should see a small black plastic piece with a small arm that is hanging down on each side. In the general area, you should see a place to attach the end of the arm. That should get you back where you need to be.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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Hi thermo the connecting rod was broken so I've replaced it but still not working there stuck in the up position
 
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 03:20 PM
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Ants, did you look at the other side? There are 2 sensors in the front of the car for the headlights. Then you need to also look at the rear of the car and see if the 1 sensor there is connected. If all those are good, then we may be looking at a bad headlight leveling control module. It is located inside the passenger compartment on the left side, behind the plastic cover at your feet.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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Thermo can you tell me where the one at the rear is please. Thanks
 
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Ants, look on your passenger side (driver's side for the US folks) and look back in near the joint for the main arm that has the support for the coil spring. You will see the height sensor there about 6" (15 CM) from the inner joint.
 
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