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R32 Headlamp Adjusters

jiffo

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jiffo

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If you're about to fit new headlight bulbs, better check your adjusters are working.

Here's the back view of the right headlamp, the low beam adjusters are circled blue, high beam circled red.

The low beam adjusters are simply a threaded rod which tilts the reflector and some WD40 will help them to move nicely.

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The high beam adjusters have a small gearbox to tilt the reflector.

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Inside the gearbox is a bevel gear driving a gear on the end of the threaded rod, which again tilts the reflector.

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As you can see the drive gear splits on its shaft and so no more adjustment.

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ausdrift Experienced

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Thanks. I have a R33 and need to do shaken inspection next month (im in tokyo) and this is something many cars fail from. Although i cant adjust them meself (need very specific setting that only a machine can set) its interesting to finally know how its done

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Dougz32 Rookie

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I would like to adjust mine as my passenger side low beam is directed straight at the ground.

I'm having trouble removing the headlight assembly. Could you help me out? Or is it possible to do it while the headlight is still in the car?

iruvyouskyrine Grand Master

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From memory, you have to take the indicators out, then looking at the headlights from where the indicator would have been there is a nut that has to be taken off.

Then on the back of the headlight there is two nuts that have to be taken off. I have circled them in green on the picture :)

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HYBR3D Collaborator

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I would like to adjust mine as my passenger side low beam is directed straight at the ground.

I'm having trouble removing the headlight assembly. Could you help me out? Or is it possible to do it while the headlight is still in the car?

HYBR3D Collaborator

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I would like to adjust mine as my passenger side low beam is directed straight at the ground.

I'm having trouble removing the headlight assembly. Could you help me out? Or is it possible to do it while the headlight is still in the car?

If you need to adjust them ou need to do it on the car or how can you see where it's pointing? I just did Myne last week because my lows were pointing at the ground. Was piss easy. All you need is either a ratchet spanner or a small socket set size 8 I think. squeeze it in there and turn away. It dosnt take much to adjust alot of direction. Only thing is you need to get that machine to get the levels really accurate I just did it on a wall in the dark.

  • 4 months later...
Dougz32 Rookie

Dougz32

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If you need to adjust them ou need to do it on the car or how can you see where it's pointing? I just did Myne last week because my lows were pointing at the ground. Was piss easy. All you need is either a ratchet spanner or a small socket set size 8 I think. squeeze it in there and turn away. It dosnt take much to adjust alot of direction. Only thing is you need to get that machine to get the levels really accurate I just did it on a wall in the dark.

Thanks. You're right. Was piss easy haha. Thanks for the help

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