Xenon help

[-KarL-]

finally got them fitted but the bit it the pic below seems to on the unit and not be lifted up

anything that i can do to lift it up etc...?

 

[Has]

Yup, Make sure that the motor for the leveling is fitted into the ball socket. This locates and holes the headlamps aim.

If after this they still "move" or face down, then the hedlamps is basicly a scrapper.


You will need a new outter "casing" - £150ish +vat from Renault each.

This will be because the internal holding clips are broken.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

sometimes a ball joint inside comes undone.. it did on mine when i bought it... its a case of pulling the inner bit towards yourself... and it should click back in..

 

[-KarL-]

yea they are all in place will it be anything to do the the bit you need an allen key to move it?

 

[f0xy]

allen key to adjust it manually on the back..... i had to do it when i put them on my car... make sure the adjuster inside on the dash is set to 0 beforehand though...

 

[Bloooor]

the adjusters you mean? try using the allen key and turning them to see if they face any further upwards.

Edit: Dam you F0xy...

 

[-KarL-]

yea will have a look tonight, 1 of them is brand new and is still sitting on the bottom of the unit

 

[f0xy]

hehe

i put mine on the car and didnt realise they were pointing further down than they should be....drove to stoke from manchester to a meet and then back again with the headlights only reaching 1m in front all the way back, scary!

i then used an allen key to adjust them to the right position, but before i did that made sure the dash leveller was set to 0 so i can always point them down using the dial if need be...

 

[-KarL-]

i can use the adjust on the inside and it moves the beam but when i look at the unit its still sat at the bottom resting :S

 

[f0xy]

:S thats odd then.... did you get these from ebay or w/e or matt black?

 

[-KarL-]

1 from ebay and 1 from matt black

both doing the same

 

[f0xy]

hmm im not entirely sure then....cant say ive noticed mine pointing down....even though the first time i fitted them and turned them on i heard a motor going as if they were resetting position wise...

both of mine were from matt black and seem to be pointing correctly....il check when i get the car back though

 

[-KarL-]

yea i heard the motor i will take some pics tonight and show you how they sit

 

[f0xy]

they seem to be sitting ok to me, but il defo check when i get the car back

 

[-KarL-]

yea thats how they are meant to sit, but mine dont seem to be hanging correct,

just a pain taking front bumper off

 

[Bloooor]

grrr Jord, I can't stopping going on about how nice your car looks! Where did you get your sport grill from? I can't find any on ebay and not sure how much they cost from Renault.

I'm putting my xenons on hopefully this week which I have bourght off ebay Karl so will report back eost e whether I get teh same probelms.

Adam

 

[bmh.01]

Thats how mine sit, they are pretty low.

 

[-KarL-]

yea no problem grill is £42 from reno

 

[Bloooor]

Thanks mate

 

[-KarL-]

took a pic this is how it site right at the bottom

 

[f0xy]

i see what you mean now...iits like the xenon bulb unit is completely down...i couldnt image that from what you said....hmm maybe one of the clips has come loose like mentioned above?

 

[bmh.01]

What height level are they set to? They both the same?

 

[-KarL-]

nah i made sure both clips were in place,

unless its the alen key 1 as they are screwd right back in?

 

[f0xy]

try turning the allen key so the inner unit points up and see if it will go back level

 

[-KarL-]

will do , will see if my hands fit in first :quiet:

 

[-KarL-]

found the problem on 1 the housing that the xenon bulb is has snapped away from the bit that is at the bottom , lucky enough its the 1 i got from matt black so going to phone them up tmoz and get a new 1 sent out,

and ive got the other 1 here now so going to fiddle with the allen key on that

 

[Bloooor]

lol Glad you found your problem mate Can't wait to get mine on and running!

 

[-KarL-]

finally got the other 1 sorted and looking right!