Trying to repair broken OEM headlight adjuster cogs
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2020
- In this video we attempt to repair our broken OEM headlight adjuster cogs. This has been an issue for at least the last 15 years, with older cars facing this issue more and more as they age. Without these you aren't able to adjust your headlights in any direction - up, down, left or right.
On some cars this is as simple as removing the existing cog and putting a new one in place, but others (such as ours) require a lot more work.
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We made this video to show the process and steps we went through trying to fit the headlight adjuster cogs. We ended up failing but hopefully by showing the process one of you may be able to fix your adjuster cogs 👌
Nowhere in the instructions for my headlight did it say "don't over adjust" also every video I watched on RUclips didn't mention over adjusting. So annoyed right now that I destroyed my new headlight...
How not to fix your headlamp.
First how to video I have seen that was unsuccessful yet I loved it because I like trying to fix things without replacing. Not many RUclipsrs have the humility you have. Thank you for sharing.
I broked by over adjusting
I love that you showed your failure in order to help others out! Much love, hopefully 4 years later you’ve got it all figured out!
Props for trying mate and even more props for uploading it even if it was a flop. Enjoyed in nether the less!
I just put a wire on the clip that holds the bulb then poked it through the rubber cover and use the wire to pull it back or up and the screw with the loose ball joint to push it down
This is helpful mainly because now I know how the mechanism works. The cog is hidden on the inside on mine so I wasn't sure how it was adjusting it
Appreciate your attempt. I have exactly the same issue and this video is very informative. I will try drilling into the cog and shaft in my tester headlight.
Brilliant! I especially appreciated the way that you explained why the part fails, and also the way that you addressed handling the waterproofing of the repair area, for those of us who do not have a garage to work in.
nice to see the breakdown and function of the parts!
Hope this will help for anyone that has a late model gm headlight. I have a 2017 chevy colorado, and if you screw the adjuster to far either way, as I did, it will break the adjuster part insise.If you take off the cover to where to replace the bulb you can see that the headlights have alot of play in them, the adjuster keeps this from happening. If you adjust the headlights too far it causes the plastic pin to rotate, thus breaking where it seats into the headlight. To repair, I turned the adjuster, similar to this video at
This video is great, gave me the inspiration to fix my xenon height adjuster, actually isn't that hard of a job if you're happy cutting a hole in the top of the light, but with glue and a bit of know how and will power, I got mine fixed
This video helped me, thank you.
Thank you for the video. Couldnt find a video to explain how this mechanism worked.
Great video!! Im having issues with mine..Im a huge fan of "thinking outside of the box" when it comes to fixing things! Ty for posting this video. PS I love your word choices...(doohickey, thingy)
Very informative, ether this is the issue or the headlight level sensor. Which is located near the back left wheel. Near the control bushing (it has a green arm which moves to give information to the sensor)
Good try. I have a similar problem with my 2005 CRV. I'll try some other repair method and try to get back to you here.
What about for a 2020 Dodge charger I need to adjust it one of them doesn't just it when you turn it