Headlight pic request please
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Headlight pic request please
Hey, I seem to be having trouble adjusting my headlights up and down, and getting them straight and flush with the hood. I know this has been asked a lot before, but no one has actually posted pics of what bolts need to be loosened to move it. Can someone please post a pic of it and where the bolts are? I've played around with several of the bolts on there and no luck in moving it. Thanks for your help guys.
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I was actually adjusting mine today, because I just reput the front clip on to get repainted, and the pass. side headlight was rubing on the glass hood a lil and I had to re adjust it. What you do first is pop the hood. Look at the headlight whole aseembly.The assembly is held on by acutally 4 screws, two of them you are able to see now. Theres one on the topand one thats in the upright possition closer to the inner part of the car. First just lossen these and see if you can just adjust the headlights down and what have you. YOur goign to have to eye ball it for now. IF you dont have enough slack and the bottom bolts are two tight your goign to have to turn the lights so there up and take the black cover off and unbolt the two bottom ones to adjust them. Its actually pretty easy. Please post a pic of your engine bay and I'll point out the screw for you.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
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Transmission: th700R4
There should be two screw per headlight, one on the top center of each and the other on the outside facing body center
here comes another one of my famous paint drawings.
here comes another one of my famous paint drawings.
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Actually I should have mentioned this is for a 91 Firebird, hehe. Sorry guys, but thanks for the help. I'll post a picture of mine to see if anyone can tell me what the hell to do.
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Car: 1986/88 Frankenstein Trans Am
Engine: carbed L98
Transmission: T-5
Originally posted by pat12spe
Actually I should have mentioned this is for a 91 Firebird, hehe. Sorry guys, but thanks for the help. I'll post a picture of mine to see if anyone can tell me what the hell to do.
Actually I should have mentioned this is for a 91 Firebird, hehe. Sorry guys, but thanks for the help. I'll post a picture of mine to see if anyone can tell me what the hell to do.
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Car: 1989 Firebird
Engine: 5.7 LS1
Transmission: T56
its the same on both cars if you are talking about aming the lights. I don't have my cam available right now but if you look at the camaro pic above the firebird has an adjusment screw on the top and outside, the other two sides are held on with springs so thats all you need. Mine use torx bits, I don't know about all of them though
if you are talking about alining them with the car that is real fun to do, I forgot to mark them when I took mine out to rebuild the motor that raises them, I am still working on adjusting them. but there is 2 10mm bolts under the assembly and two on the top, and you just have to trial and error it.
if you are talking about alining them with the car that is real fun to do, I forgot to mark them when I took mine out to rebuild the motor that raises them, I am still working on adjusting them. but there is 2 10mm bolts under the assembly and two on the top, and you just have to trial and error it.
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
To adjust firebird headlight housing/doors, to the hood/fenders, in conjunction with pat's pic, there are 2 more 10mm bolts (lower red circles) on the underside of the assembly to loosen to adust the entire assembly....
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
To add to the above picture, there are also 4 10mm bolts that hold the lid to the housing which has a slight amount of alignment to it. 2 on the front (circled above) and 2 on the back (below), alignment is up to you...
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