Headlight Adjustment

[Virto]

I tried to search, thinking I'd seen something about this before, but I could be wrong.

I finally got my headlights working, but one was obviously installed with the intention of blinding low flying aircraft.

Can anyone tell me how to adjust the vertical alignment? The owners manual says "take it to the dealer" and I don't have a factory service manual yet.

Your help is appriciated!

[EScanlon]

Take a look at the headlight itself and specifically the sugar scoop as it surrounds the headlight. You'll see a pair of "notches" in the circle surrounding the light itself. If you look in there you'll see a slotted screw head. These are the adjustors for the headlight. You have Up/Down and Left/Right.

The notch on the Outside edge is for Left/Right, the Upper one is for Up/Down. Don't overscrew in any one direction as you can bend the tangs on the edge of the headlight mounting ring or strip the screw.

Hope this helps

Enrique

[Virto]

Take a look at the headlight itself and specifically the sugar scoop as it surrounds the headlight. You'll see a pair of "notches" in the circle surrounding the light itself. If you look in there you'll see a slotted screw head. These are the adjustors for the headlight. You have Up/Down and Left/Right.

The notch on the Outside edge is for Left/Right, the Upper one is for Up/Down. Don't overscrew in any one direction as you can bend the tangs on the edge of the headlight mounting ring or strip the screw.

Hope this helps

Enrique

Will do! Thanks a lot!

[Virto]

Well, I found the screws, and it seems adjusting them shouldn't be a big deal...but...

...my headlights stopped working again. I tried the "rapid movement" of the switch, but to no avail. They worked great two days ago. Fuses still look good, but I haven't picked up a meter yet to test them. However this does rule out that the bulbs are toast.

Guess I'll have to see about pulling the whole switch out and checking the contacts. A dirty switch I can deal with, but hunting down wiring issues isn't exactly my cup of tea.

ARRGH!

[beandip]

This is why we have been saying to uo the up date the head light wireing with the mod . The switch handeling the load just will give out . Before it does do the up grade .