headlight adjustment thing...

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elwesso
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The horizontal adjustment screw on one of my headlights will not make the headlight adjust. Only one is broken. The screw seems loose, but its not out any farther than the other one. It makes it difficult to drive at night, since the headlight is pointed all the way down, and it looks really stupid if one is correct and the other isnt. Is this fixable?? Thanks!!!


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Not completely related to your question, but do you know what # bulb does the 94 Q use?

I found a bin of head light bulbs dirt cheap and just bought all of them. When I looked in one of the guides it listed a couple of #'s for the 94, and said to compare the bulb????

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H4 for low beams (aka 9003)

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elwesso
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This has nothing to do with the bulb..... Maybe this is something that you all havent had to do..... But there is an adjustment screw on the back of the headlight to adjust it vertically (sorry, brain fart). Here is a direct quote from the owners manual:

The gauge on the side further away from the engine is the horizontal gauge. The gauge thatis closer to the engine is the vertical gauge. The vertical gauge adjustment screw is on the back of the headlight. The air bubble in the gauge should be centered by turning the adjustment screw with an open end wrench. Turn the adjustment screw clockwise (asviewed from the back of the headlight) and the headlight beam will raise, moving the air bubble in the gauge forward. Turn the adjustment screw counterclockwise and the headlightbeam will lower, moving the air bubble backward.

what I am saying is one of the screws to adjust vertically does not do anything. It turns, but it does not adjust like the other side does. Any ideas???


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