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Old 09-25-2006, 05:25 PM
Theo Theo is offline
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Default 2002 9-3 headlight adjustment

Does anyone know how to make a vertical adjustment / alignment on the
headlights? Each light has a large plastic post on the back, but these
appear to be for horizontal adjustment, and I'm darned if I can find
anything that looks like the equivalent for vertical adjustment.

BTW this is a North American model. I understand some other models might
have dashboard buttons for adjustment, but this one doesn't.


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Old 09-25-2006, 06:12 PM
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Default 2002 9-3 headlight adjustment


"Peter Donnelly" <nospam@thank.you> wrote in message
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Does anyone know how to make a vertical adjustment / alignment on the headlights? Each light has a large plastic post on the back, but these appear to be for horizontal adjustment, and I'm darned if I can find anything that looks like the equivalent for vertical adjustment. BTW this is a North American model. I understand some other models might have dashboard buttons for adjustment, but this one doesn't.


For a 2002 9-5:

As you face the head light, there are two access holes - as you lift the
hood - to two Metric Allen set screws on top of the plastic housing of the
headlight.

The right hole and set screw is for the vertical adjustment, the one on the
left is for the horizontal adjustment


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Old 09-28-2006, 05:40 AM
Fred W Fred W is offline
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Default 2002 9-3 headlight adjustment

Peter Donnelly wrote:
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Does anyone know how to make a vertical adjustment / alignment on the headlights? Each light has a large plastic post on the back, but these appear to be for horizontal adjustment, and I'm darned if I can find anything that looks like the equivalent for vertical adjustment. BTW this is a North American model. I understand some other models might have dashboard buttons for adjustment, but this one doesn't.


Yes. There is a female hex bolt (aka allen) down further that you must
reach through a hole cut in the sheet metal above the headlight. I use
a long 3/8" socket extension and a 3/8" drive hex bit.

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