Headlights wont stay tight, wobble at high speeds

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Squeak240
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Car: 1990 240sx hatchback

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I cant figure out how to tighten the mechanism on the side of the headlights. they both shake when im driving. how do i fix this?


slow40
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Car: S13

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Far as I have heard, you will need new motors. Probably wrong though.

Squeak240
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Car: 1990 240sx hatchback

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no i checked that its still good. its the brackets that control how high or low the headlight points, on the side of the whole assembly

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adrianfromthecastle
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Car: 1992 Nissan 240sx
Location: California

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so the headlight motors are loose where it connects? a simple open ended wrench should do justice...

but if thats tight and you have play in the headlight motors, you just need new ones.


slow40
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I noticed on my last car, the adjustment shaft that connects from the headlight to the h/l motor will be loose. Well, the endlinks that allow for the rotation will have alot of play in them and I always figured that the only way to replace that was to get a whole new motor, never fixed it.

driftneil
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You can fix it with new arms and bushings, and you can get them by themselves on ebay or random parts stores...I had this problem on my s13, and on the highway people used to pull over and slow down. Everyone thought I was a cop, with lights blinking.

Squeak240
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Car: 1990 240sx hatchback

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alright thanks for the input everybody. looks like ill just replace the motors


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