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Can anyone help please.

My Lexus 1995 series 3 headlights are set (when dipped) too close to the car. Using the thumbwheel headlight adjuster in the car just makes it closer to the nose and thereby reduces the road illumination. I can't see how to set the headlamp units any higher. What am I missing? Anyone know what to do?

Rab

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Can anyone help please.

My Lexus 1995 series 3 headlights are set (when dipped) too close to the car. Using the thumbwheel headlight adjuster in the car just makes it closer to the nose and thereby reduces the road illumination. I can't see how to set the headlamp units any higher. What am I missing? Anyone know what to do?

Rab

Open the bonnet and have a look at the headlights, Just behind the lights will be phillips style screw which allows you to adjust the headlight beam manully. This works for the series one and two and then you can fine tune it off the dashboard.

Also have a good llok behind the headlight in case of bad repair from a previuos crash. The front cross member maybe smashed in, hence why the lights face down. I've seen quite a few sports car with one light higher than the other on the MOT due to a little dump on the corner and having a rubbish repair.

Also check that the light blubs are sitting in the holders correctly.

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Can anyone help please.

My Lexus 1995 series 3 headlights are set (when dipped) too close to the car. Using the thumbwheel headlight adjuster in the car just makes it closer to the nose and thereby reduces the road illumination. I can't see how to set the headlamp units any higher. What am I missing? Anyone know what to do?

Rab

Open the bonnet and have a look at the headlights, Just behind the lights will be phillips style screw which allows you to adjust the headlight beam manully. This works for the series one and two and then you can fine tune it off the dashboard.

Also have a good llok behind the headlight in case of bad repair from a previuos crash. The front cross member maybe smashed in, hence why the lights face down. I've seen quite a few sports car with one light higher than the other on the MOT due to a little dump on the corner and having a rubbish repair.

Also check that the light blubs are sitting in the holders correctly.

Thanks BAZGTR.

I took a headlight out today and did indeed find some damage, now repaired. The ofside headlight light sits better now.

Also I found the adjusters as described. There atre covers on the inside of the headlight well that are so close that you can't see the hexagonal plastic (with the cross head slots as you said) until you are looking straight at it. the only way to access the nearside is to remove the intake filter, but I knew where to find it after studying the offside after removal.

Thanks again for the "heads up" tip. I can see in the dark again.

Thanks again, Rab

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