Headlight aiming situation?
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Headlight aiming situation?
Does anyone know how to fix the headlight aiming system? My headlights won't position after I stick my allen key in the adjuster, so I'm not entirely sure what I am supposed to do considering my headlights aren't aimed right at all o.O anyone know? It will be much appreciated, thanks for taking the time to help!
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I bought the $105 kit (it comes from Poland) and should be installing it in the next few weeks. I will also polish the lenses and install HID lights in the fogs while I have the front off. I have extracted all the forum info I can find on the subject and will have it in a MS Word file (with pictures when finished). Mikie
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I bought the $105 kit (it comes from Poland) and should be installing it in the next few weeks. I will also polish the lenses and install HID lights in the fogs while I have the front off. I have extracted all the forum info I can find on the subject and will have it in a MS Word file (with pictures when finished). Mikie
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04-Xtype...Does it fix the "adjusters"?
I bought an extra set of lights on e-bay with broken adjusters to play with before I tear the front off the Jag (at 73 the work is more important then the few bucks). The high and low beam adjusters work like this... The "hex head" piece is a gear that turns a fixed horizonal piece, also with a gear, and the front of this has a metal bolt thread (all of this stays on the housing, and is not part of the repair kit.)
If you click on the picture shown on the WEB site earlier you will see the pieces that come with the kit for one light. The two pieces with the metal ***** are what break. The screw mentioned earlier threads into these pieces and they slide in-and-out thereby moving the top of the light in and out. The square piece goes on the bottom low beam side thereby providing the piviot point (I think this is also the automatic beam leveler if you have the feature_) It's piece already has a metal ball and doesn't break. I have not figgured out how the horizonal adjustment is made.
This is a long winded way to say... yes it will fix the adjusters.
If you click on the picture shown on the WEB site earlier you will see the pieces that come with the kit for one light. The two pieces with the metal ***** are what break. The screw mentioned earlier threads into these pieces and they slide in-and-out thereby moving the top of the light in and out. The square piece goes on the bottom low beam side thereby providing the piviot point (I think this is also the automatic beam leveler if you have the feature_) It's piece already has a metal ball and doesn't break. I have not figgured out how the horizonal adjustment is made.
This is a long winded way to say... yes it will fix the adjusters.
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I bought an extra set of lights on e-bay with broken adjusters to play with before I tear the front off the Jag (at 73 the work is more important then the few bucks). The high and low beam adjusters work like this... The "hex head" piece is a gear that turns a fixed horizonal piece, also with a gear, and the front of this has a metal bolt thread (all of this stays on the housing, and is not part of the repair kit.)
If you click on the picture shown on the WEB site earlier you will see the pieces that come with the kit for one light. The two pieces with the metal ***** are what break. The screw mentioned earlier threads into these pieces and they slide in-and-out thereby moving the top of the light in and out. The square piece goes on the bottom low beam side thereby providing the piviot point (I think this is also the automatic beam leveler if you have the feature_) It's piece already has a metal ball and doesn't break. I have not figgured out how the horizonal adjustment is made.
This is a long winded way to say... yes it will fix the adjusters.
If you click on the picture shown on the WEB site earlier you will see the pieces that come with the kit for one light. The two pieces with the metal ***** are what break. The screw mentioned earlier threads into these pieces and they slide in-and-out thereby moving the top of the light in and out. The square piece goes on the bottom low beam side thereby providing the piviot point (I think this is also the automatic beam leveler if you have the feature_) It's piece already has a metal ball and doesn't break. I have not figgured out how the horizonal adjustment is made.
This is a long winded way to say... yes it will fix the adjusters.
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04-X-TYPE... I'm not quite sure I understand what reyesl means by "mounts". Normally the adjusters fail where the sliding part snaps into a socket on the lens mount. If he means the hex and horizonal piece (that seldom fail) then the kit will not help, nore would JB Weld. here is a photo of what the JB looks like (from another post, hope I was able to copy/paste it). Your biggest work will be taking the front cover off (which is also described in another post).
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04-X-TYPE... I'm not quite sure I understand what reyesl means by "mounts". Normally the adjusters fail where the sliding part snaps into a socket on the lens mount. If he means the hex and horizonal piece (that seldom fail) then the kit will not help, nore would JB Weld. here is a photo of what the JB looks like (from another post, hope I was able to copy/paste it). Your biggest work will be taking the front cover off (which is also described in another post).
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The Headlamp is adjusted by moving one of the adjusters to align horizontally and the other adjuster to align vertically. They are not for individual lamps, if you have the Low Beams adjusted; the High Beams are adjusted also, at the same time. If you have the Dip HID Beams, they move up or down per mode chosen.
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The Outer Adjuster is for verticle movement and the Inner Adjuster is for horizontal movement.
Autos that have separate high and low beams (not in the same assembly) are adjusted individually.
Last edited by reyesl; 01-29-2012 at 12:02 AM.
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I have the front off of the x-type and have re-placed one adjuster kit (three pieces), the $105 kit has six pieces for two lights. The old plastic is brittle and is crumbled on all six headlight points. The new ones are of a rozen and have metal ends and interiors... should never break. I'm still trying to figgure out how the horizonal and verticle work The lens assembly is suspended from three contact points. The lower low beam side has a fixed (or movible for auto-leveling?) metal ball that fits into the oblong piece you get with the kit. Above it is the low beam adjuster with the gears, this is the longer of the two pieces with the metal ***** on them. The high beam gets the third piece with the crooki in it. I can see how the high beam side adjuster would mive the lights horizonally, and I see how the low beam side would move the low beam vertically, with the high beam side held in place, I see how it would move the the high beam also (my guess is there would be some verticle interplay).
04X-type, you might temporally fix the adjusters with JB Weld but not for long. The kit is the only way to go. It takes about four weeks to come from Poland. Can you tell me what you mean about "headlight assembly mount"? The only other thing I can see are the little lens alighnment pins that are next to the four retaining bolrs. I cant see how they would be a big loss.
reyes, thanks for the clarification. Can you tell me how to get the harnes plug open (with the red slide) so I can move the bumper out of the way? Thanks.
04X-type, you might temporally fix the adjusters with JB Weld but not for long. The kit is the only way to go. It takes about four weeks to come from Poland. Can you tell me what you mean about "headlight assembly mount"? The only other thing I can see are the little lens alighnment pins that are next to the four retaining bolrs. I cant see how they would be a big loss.
reyes, thanks for the clarification. Can you tell me how to get the harnes plug open (with the red slide) so I can move the bumper out of the way? Thanks.
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