Adjusting the driver's headlight left/right

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Old May 8, 2014 | 08:03 AM
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Adjusting the driver's headlight left/right

the previous owner replaced the headlight and I noticed reduced light on the drivers headlight, after parking infront of a wall to see the levels, the left headlight is far left and not angled towards the middle..

how would I adjust the left headlight more to the right?
I noticed the left and right logo underneath the hood but there only a space and not a adjuster.

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Old May 8, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by soupi
the previous owner replaced the headlight and I noticed reduced light on the drivers headlight, after parking infront of a wall to see the levels, the left headlight is far left and not angled towards the middle..

how would I adjust the left headlight more to the right?
I noticed the left and right logo underneath the hood but there only a space and not a adjuster.

thanks.
Not that you listen to advice anyway but you need to take your car to the dealer for a proper repair. US regulations do not allow for a right/left adjustment - hence the markings (for European lights) and the blank space. I take it that your car was in an accident. Perhaps the mounting points were not properly repaired.

If your headlights aren't aimed properly horizontally, then they are not properly installed.

See this
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Old May 8, 2014 | 09:03 AM
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yes it was in a accident, ill see if the headlight is properly installed...
then take if to the dealership if I can't figure it out .. argh
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Old May 8, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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yes it was in a accident, ill see if the headlight is properly installed...
then take if to the dealership if I can't figure it out .. argh
Can you attach a few pictures of the affected corner? A mis-aligned headlamp usually has external visual cues. It is also possible that the headlamp wasn't correctly inserted into the assembly.

Can you ask the previous owner about who did the repair. Most bodyshops give a lifetime warranty on repairs and this just sounds like a botched (but very common) repair.
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 08:37 AM
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after lining up with a blank wall, i realized the left headlight's light output is far left and high. I wish there was a way that I myself could adjust it back to the middle and not far left
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by soupi
after lining up with a blank wall, i realized the left headlight's light output is far left and high. I wish there was a way that I myself could adjust it back to the middle and not far left
You can't - and neither can anyone here.

Either the headlamp is not sitting properly in the housing (you should be able to see that from looking at it), the headlamp housing isn't properly installed or the headlight mounting points are screwed up.

This is a job for a bodyshop.
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Old Jul 11, 2014 | 08:16 AM
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Called the dealership and the guy said they cant adjust the headlight left or right.. =/

Here is some pictures of the headlights facing a blank wall. As you can see the left headlights output is a little to the far left.

What do you guys think?


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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 11:54 AM
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head light bulb

how I replase the light pulb on mi head lights on a 2010 tsx
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Old Aug 18, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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I had spare time last night and got the job done already. It took me approx. 4 hrs to do the whole work (remove bumper, headlight units, replace low beam HID bulbs, install HID fog lights with relay harness). If you're just replacing headlight bulbs, it should only take max 1.5 hrs to remove the bumper and headlights for replacement.
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