I have had my retrofitted headlights for a while now. I noticed my left light was lower than I'd like and I wanted to aim it up a bit. I went out the other night to one of the dead end roads in my neighborhood and adjusted both lights. The right one was fine but wanted it slightly higher.

When I went to adjust the left light I used the tool and noticed it wasn't really moving and when I started to adjust it, it dropped lower instead of higher. I tried to bring it back up and the metal screw is cheap and really soft metal and the adjustment wrench I used rounded it off when I was trying to bring it back up.

Any suggestions on aiming it back up?

NOTE TO SELF: buy higher quality headlights for retrofit.

Thanks in Advance!

 

Go to lowes or home depot and get a metric M6 nut I believe and a tube of crazy glue. Thread the nut on, squirt a little glue on the threaded shaft then forward or reverse the nut over the glue and wait. Wait 30 minutes or so to ensure proper bonding. Turning Right or towards the passenger side should lower the light, while turning Left or towards the driver side should raise them. If neither way makes any difference you will need to open the lights to correct the problem.

 

Do you not have the Lisle tool? Its $9. Best thing to use after a retrofit

 

THanks Man that's what i'll have to do.

YEP! That's what I was using it was on securely on the bolt and I started using it then it just was spinning. The metal on the rod is super soft on these FLEABAY headlights I used for retrofit

 

Hm. Mine are holding up.

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But I know why- when I got my eBay ones, I took the tabs off the OEMs to maintain alignment. If you still have the OEM lights, you can pop them off and replace them. Sadly its been two years since I've played with mine so I have no idea where they are or I would send you some.

 

I do the method listed above to every set I retrofit, most people do not have that tool. Plus anyone with an adjustable wrench can adjust them.

 

Well I did the nut trick and no dice. I went pretty far both ways and nothing happened. I'm guessing that there is an issue with the adjustment on the inside? So am I gonna need to bake them apart and work on adjustment bolt from there?

 

Yes, on the other end of the bolt is a round head, it would seem that it either was not seated properly when reinstalled after retrofitting, or the clip/nut was cut, cracked, split what have you, and allowed for the adjustment bolt to come off.

Are they aftermarket? If so you can usually just pry them apart as they do not use the permseal that ford does.

 

Yeah the are from Ebay and pretty cheap, the M6 nut trick worked but as you said I believe the clip is messed up in there.

How hot should I do the lights? The regular 200* and turn off? Or should I be more careful because they are retrofitted?

 

I would try to just use a pair of screw drivers and pry them apart first, then if that does not work, then move to the oven.

Low temps for 4 minutes, if that's not long enough then increase the time 1 minute at a time nothing over 8

 

If you were not so far away I would help.

 

Please invest in a heat gun. eBay heads don't need any heat just start prying away with 1/4" head flat blade screwdriver

 

Yeah, I pried my fleabay heads apart no problem.