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MK3 Headlight Adjust

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#1 ·
Anyone know how to adjust the headlights in a MK3? I had a headlight replaced and now one is higher than the other.

I am at work and it is dark out. Figured I'd ask so when I go look I can fix it quick.
 
#2 ·
Its in the owners manual.

However there should just be a screw somewhere to adjust the height of the beam. There is no horizontal adjusted iirc.
 
#6 ·
I have and still did not see it.
I figured I would stop by the dealer sometime and ask someone to show me.
Or maybe someone here who knows will post a pic with a BIG RED ARROW to point it out.
It is in the manual and it tells you to use a Number 2 Phillips screw driver (+). ON the back of the headlight housing there is a small vertical hole in which the screwdriver goes into and turns a plastic cog basically that heightens or lowers the beam up or down.
 
#11 ·
On my 2013 S it is not a Phillips it is a bolt head. 13mm was too big and 12mm too small. I don't have any English 6 point sockets. The hex actually turns a horizontal gear, not sure why they couldn't of eliminate the gear and come into the adjustment from the top.
 
#16 ·
These hex heads are plastic and have rounded corners. Pretty crappy setup, the least of which the owners manual is incorrect. Maybe a PM to the Ford rep. I'll stop at lowes and pick up a socket. 1/2" is probably right. I'll post pics and check the drivers side.
 
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