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GR86Talk

Discussion Starter · 6 mo ago

Anyone know off hand if there is there is a way to adjust the low beam angle? I haven’t looked at the manual yet but did a quick search and don’t see any discussion about it. I find the low beam length and cutoff very short/low. If it could be adjusted easily between inspections, that would be a life saver, literally.

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Ritter

· #21 · 6 mo ago

DylanJZA said:
there was nothing back there when I lowered the car. First gens had that however...

I might be remembering the leveling sensor on my Spider.

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piening2150

· #22 · 9 d ago

For anyone who's been struggling to get an 8mm wrench on the outside adjusters, I just realized today that you can use a #2 Phillips screwdriver as the manual states. There's a guide the screwdriver sits in and it engages the teeth on the side of the adjuster. There's also a hole above the headlight to access the outboard adjuster (at an angle). Easier than trying to cram your hands in to adjust the outside ones. Sorry my pics suck.

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jsmongeon24

· #23 · 9 d ago

piening2150 said:
For anyone who's been struggling to get an 8mm wrench on the outside adjusters, I just realized today that you can use a #2 Phillips screwdriver as the manual states. There's a guide the screwdriver sits in and it engages the teeth on the side of the adjuster. There's also a hole above the headlight to access the outboard adjuster (at an angle). Easier than trying to cram your hands in to adjust the outside ones. Sorry my pics suck.
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To this point, I stripped the piss outta the alignment nut on the left headlight and thought I was SOL...until I read the manual and used the phillips head lol

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jsmongeon24

· #24 · 9 d ago

Also, what does the far inner alignment nuts do for the headlights? Like you have 2 on each headlight, the main 2 do the low beams, do the other 2 do the highbeams?

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piening2150

· #25 · 9 d ago

jsmongeon24 said:
Also, what does the far inner alignment nuts do for the headlights? Like you have 2 on each headlight, the main 2 do the low beams, do the other 2 do the highbeams?

I think they're both adjusting the L/R bottom corners of the assembly. Which is why they want you to keep them the same. Kinda weird. The 'high beam' is just a moving shutter on the low beam. You can hear them moving outside.

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