adjusting headlights

captnslur · 09-24-2007, 07:17 AM

I think the standard headlights on my '06 are adjusted too high and I would like to adjust them down just a bit. Can an owner do this or is this a dealer only project? Haven't found any postings on this topic.
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**Tideland Prius** · 09-24-2007, 11:42 AM

Yeah you can do it yourself.

The headlight adjustment knob is a little rough so I suggest wearing gloves. It feels like a cap of a beer bottle in terms of roughness.

I can't remember which way moves it up and which way moves it down but I'm sure you can figure it out.

Oh and it's unpainted metal in colour. They're located inboard of the headlight assembly under the hood.

jayman · 09-24-2007, 07:57 PM

A photo helps too. This is of the passenger side adjust wheel. The spastic red outline is probably due to heavy drinking

jayman · 09-24-2007, 08:07 PM

A photo helps too. This is of the passenger side adjust wheel. The spastic red outline is probably due to heavy drinking

hyo silver · 09-24-2007, 08:15 PM

Yeah, you said that. Have another drink, Jay. Gotta get those mosquitos back somehow...

captnslur · 09-26-2007, 07:23 AM

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Thank you Tideland and Jayman. That's exactly what I was looking for. The picture is worth a thousand words.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

jayman · 09-26-2007, 11:15 AM

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Yeah, you said that. Have another drink, Jay. Gotta get those mosquitos back somehow...

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Must have been the DT's

David Beale · 09-26-2007, 01:12 PM

I thought they banned spraying with that.

jayman · 09-26-2007, 06:12 PM

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I thought they banned spraying with that.

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09-24-2007, 07:17 AM	#1
captnslur Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lake Crystal, Minn Posts: 43 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think the standard headlights on my '06 are adjusted too high and I would like to adjust them down just a bit. Can an owner do this or is this a dealer only project? Haven't found any postings on this topic. <_<

09-24-2007, 11:42 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,909 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Yeah you can do it yourself. The headlight adjustment knob is a little rough so I suggest wearing gloves. It feels like a cap of a beer bottle in terms of roughness. I can't remember which way moves it up and which way moves it down but I'm sure you can figure it out. Oh and it's unpainted metal in colour. They're located inboard of the headlight assembly under the hood.

09-24-2007, 07:57 PM	#3
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 6,415 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	A photo helps too. This is of the passenger side adjust wheel. The spastic red outline is probably due to heavy drinking

09-24-2007, 08:15 PM	#5
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,397 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 32	Yeah, you said that. Have another drink, Jay. Gotta get those mosquitos back somehow...

09-26-2007, 01:12 PM	#8
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,551 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I thought they banned spraying with that.