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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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passenger side should be in a similar spot that you found the drivers side (angle is slightly different I think).

I used a decent sized screwdriver, inserted in the molded plastic hole with one side of the screwdriver inserted into the teeth of the gear. I then twisted the screwdriver to make the gear turn...pulled it up and repeated. I can't remember which way raises or which way lowers, all I can say is that it takes like 5 minutes of twisting to get 1 level of headlight movement
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 08:41 AM
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Just got done! Damn... Tiring and hopefully well worth it
Oh yeah.. Thanks for the help!
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 08:56 AM
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guys this has been discussed before. IMO the fastest, easiest and best way is to use a 1/4 drive socket with a 10mm on it. The nut is right behind the gears. Turn it counter-clockwise to raise the light. For the passenger side just remove the 2 bolts that hold the coolant overflow bottle and move the bottle just to the side to gain access to the bolt. You'll also need at least a 3" extension on the drive socket to reach the nut. Whole proceedure including adjusting the lights take only 5-10mins. You also don't risk chewing up the plastic like others have by using a screw driver to turn the gear.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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My gears look pretty darn metallic...didn't chew 'em up
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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i think i will use the 10mm when i get around to it.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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I didn't say metal gears were at risk of being chewed up....
Just giving some advice from real experience. Either use it or don't.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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Nut? What nut? There isn't a nut. The gears are metal. That's how it's designed to work, with a phillips screwdriver.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:12 AM
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there is no nut??? then what did that guy do??
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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I tried the philips driver, and it just spun off...apparently my "driver" wasn't big enough...go figure!

My gears were pretty stiff at first, perhaps the philips would have worked better after I got 'em moving.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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There is a 10 mm nut on the back side of the two gears. Also be vary careful as you can strip the little platic gear that is used to move the headlights from inside the car.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:50 AM
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Here's the driver side with the socket drive on the adjustment nut.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:51 AM
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Passenger side with the coolant overflow bottle moved over to the right. The socket drive also has a 3" extension on it to reach the nut a little easier. It doesn't get any easier than this.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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sweet, thanks for the pics.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:56 AM
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Ok..here's mine...I dont see a nut or am I just retarded??


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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by Daveyd
Ok..here's mine...I dont see a nut or am I just retarded??
It's right there! I see it...
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