Headlight Adjustment

2004 HONDA CIVIC
175,000 MILES
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OOOSORIO
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Can someone tell me how to adjust my headlights on an EX coupe?
Dec 29, 2016 at 6:11 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Rather than try to describe it, see if this drawing makes sense. They are looking down from behind the left headlamp housing.
Dec 29, 2016 at 6:21 PM
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OOOSORIO
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Mine do have that. Would it be behind that white tab?
Dec 29, 2016 at 9:45 PM
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CARADIODOC
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You're asking me about something I have never done myself on your model. We normally just search until we find the adjusters. Every car model is different, and the adjustment method can even be different on one car model from one year to the next. There's no way we can memorize all of them, so we just search until we find it.
Dec 30, 2016 at 1:32 PM
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OOOSORIO
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I am having an issue with my driver side headlight. It is an aftermarket HID bulb on an EX coupe. There are no gears to adjust bulbs with.
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM (Merged)
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STEVE W.
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One of the fun things with after market parts. In the US at least those kits are technically illegal to use, because of reasons like this and because the reflectors and housings are only designed and approved for one bulb type and other bulbs splash light everywhere.

Now if it had an adjuster and it stripped/rotted /broke. Then it would depend on what they used. Most are not interchangeable. About the only thing to do is buy a better kit or return to stock. Sorry.
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:22 PM (Merged)
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BOCANABLUES
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I have a beam alignment problem of my headlight. One thing I cannot locate is the adjusting screw of both vertical and horizontal adjustment. Please help me provide the detailed drawing of the headlight with complete assembly parts. This could help me a lot in the adjustment of headlight beam.
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:23 PM (Merged)
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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Below is info you requested. Please note that "A" indicates the HORIZONTAL ADJUSTER and "B" indicates the VERTICAL ADJUSTER.


https://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/261618_Noname_107.jpg

Hope this helps.. Thanks for using 2carpros.com!
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:23 PM (Merged)
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RWANNING
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How do I adjust the headlamps up and to the left?
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:23 PM (Merged)
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KHLOW2008
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Hi rwanning,

The outer adjuster is for direct up/down adjustment
Inner adjuster is for outwards and inwards adjustment, however after adjustment of in/out, the height might be affected so you need to recheck.
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:23 PM (Merged)