yo anyone knows why i can't adjust my front head lights? my left lamp is shining too high. i got a 97 civic hatch...

 

i have the same problem. take them out and there should be a 10mm screw that adjusts the lamp. but make sure its level. check the level by looking between the headlight there a balancer thing. (not sure what its called) thats how u adust them.

 

so i do need to take out the whole head lamp. or is it reachable with it still on the car.

 

i had to take the whole thing out. it wasnt reachable for me.

 

don't take it out. look in the manual and it explains how to insert a screw driver a certain way to adjust the headlights.

you insert the screw driver from the top, then turn the little gear thingie, you don't mess with the 10mm bolt.

 

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you insert the screw driver from the top, then turn the little gear thingie, you don't mess with the 10mm bolt.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats probably why my lights are screwed.

 

^right

the adjuster works like a spider gear

 

i lost my book. where is this thing ur talking about.

 

go out and look
its brass colored and about 2cm across .5cm thick

put the screwdriver (phillips) between the gears and turn it

 

ok brb

 

I think the bolt/nut thing is connected to the gear. well, you insert the screwdriver from the top right above the gear thing. you have to insert at a diagnol, then the screwdriver fits into the gear, you turn the screwdriver, (turning the gear) and your lights are adjusted

 

reading the manual is also a good thing, since it has a picture

 

oh yea, how do you lose an owner manual? i thought everyone just kept in the glove box...

edit: wasn't being rude, just wondering cuz i know others that have lost their manuals

 

sometimes.. they grow legs and walk out....

 

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edit: wasn't being rude, just wondering cuz i know others that have lost their manuals</TD></TR></TABLE>

i lose everything

 

its somewhere around here n e way my lights are screwed. i know what u guys are talking about. i kept turning the gear and nothing happened. i need to stop messin around with my car.

 

there are 2 adjusters
one is vertical
one is horizontal

 

the one closest towards the side of the car adjusts up & down - the one towards the center (grill) adjusts horizontally I believe

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=597861

 

hey for reals i keep on turning that darn thingy magigy screwwy but still nothing happens. i don't know what the f@*k is going on with that head light. i turn that screw over and over in every direction but still the head light said, "not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." i'm about to junk the light if i can't fix it. it seems to be blinding everyone...

 

which one are you turning
(Oh, and counter clock-wise is up, clock-wise is down)

 

i'm turning the verticle one. to make it shine lower so it doesn't blind anyone. but nothing is happening. i can see the little teeth thingy truning but the light won't shine lower. this sucks.

 

keep turning...it will move
takes more than a 1/4 turn...takes a lot