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Old 04-09-2013, 10:47 PM
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I turned my headlights down, way down, I was pulling a very heavy load from WI to PA. A few weeks later I was in for oil service and asked them to aim the lights back to where they should be. The Ford dealer said they were turned too far and were unthreaded and were ruined.

Is there some kind of stop at the end of the adjustment screw? Did they just not want to deal with it? It should have been under warranty?

Is there anyway to correct this short of new highlights? That was their suggestion was to replace them. They said the adjustment screw is sealed inside the headlight.

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Looking at a set of headlamps I have, it seems the adjuster is indeed sealed inside the housing, it appears the only part that moves is the reflective part inside. I would think they would have been smart enough to put a stop so it could not pop out but that may be the case. Have you tried adjusting them back up yourself?
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Yea I tried, the dealer said if you pull back the rubber there is a 10mm bolt in there that the star wheel turns... no dice. I see used sets on eBay. I'm going to go back to the selling dealer and talk about my wife wanting a new Explorer and mention the headlights! See if they can, "slide them under warranty".



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