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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Those of you owners without HID headlamps,is the height adjustment switch still mounted on the dash like the HID cars?Thanks
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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^ So so the HID ones lol. On the non-hid I think it's a tray not sure though.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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I've found a ratchet and 10mm socket to be the easiest way to adjust non-HID Evo headlights.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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So all Evo VIII's and IX's without HID's do not have the thumbwheel switch on the dash?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 07:51 AM
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no mine still has the thumb wheel also and its a non HID ix... the thumb wheel just doesnt do anyting, if you look its not plugged into anything
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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no mine still has the thumb wheel also and its a non HID ix... the thumb wheel just doesnt do anyting, if you look its not plugged into anything
seriously, i thought on the 9 it was just missing. thats stupid to put it there if it does nothing
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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seriously, i thought on the 9 it was just missing. thats stupid to put it there if it does nothing
yeah ive been rolling it ever since i got the car trying to figure out what it did, then i asked my friend with an MR and he said it adjusted his headlights so i tried it at night on mine and didnt work, so then i pulled it apart and theres nothing plugged into it... weird that mitsu would put it there
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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nope its on the headlight
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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there is a manual adjustment on the backside of the headlight but we still have the knob inside what does nothing
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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If i didnt have HID's id still want the switch so its one less thing you gotta buy if/when you switch to HID i guess
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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even if you switch to HID's it still doesnt work... you need the MR headlight with the electirc motor adjustment for the switch to work
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Ohhhh...Hmm i just got my evo 11 days ago but i was under the impression it is completely stock but i have the roller switch and hids and its not an mr
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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ooo hmm guess you got lucky and the previous owner had HID's installed for ya... i love the look of mine, even though that knob does nothing haha
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