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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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I just installed some clear signals and I took out the headlights in order to do so (which were a bitch to take out for some reason). At any rate, I put them back in and now they don't sit flush with the front bumper. It looks like they're sitting really weird now and I don't remember them looking like that, especially the passenger side. There is a gap between them and the front bumper, but they are back in exactly as I took them out. Does anyone know what's wrong?


...****, I just realized I posted this in the wrong part of the forum... can we move this to the appearance section? Thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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Just an observation, BUT..........

















I think you'll get better feedback in the appropriate forum .
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 5.8litrels1eater
Just an observation, BUT..........

















I think you'll get better feedback in the appropriate forum .

........oh and by the way, I beat a civic one time
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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good kill


on your headlights i mean.
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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there you go... fixed and now in the right section
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Same thing happend to mine after I put in my clear corners. Just got to adjust them. All you need is a Torx bit, It's a T-15 I believe. Each headlight uses two threaded posts to make adjustments. I would also find a wall or garage to get them aimed right.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 9camaross8
Same thing happend to mine after I put in my clear corners. Just got to adjust them. All you need is a Torx bit, It's a T-15 I believe. Each headlight uses two threaded posts to make adjustments. I would also find a wall or garage to get them aimed right.
This will put them flush with the bumper? They need to be pushed forward somehow... so this adjustment will do that? I don't get why they're so off after I just removed them and put them back in
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 08:39 AM
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Make sure all the clips and all slid into place, easy to miss a clip . . .
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Make sure all the clips and all slid into place, easy to miss a clip . . .
This will do it. There are two slide in tabs. If you miss one, they'll sit funny.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by joedrum71
This will do it. There are two slide in tabs. If you miss one, they'll sit funny.
ditto. had this happen to me a couple times.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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They're def in the clips, I made sure of that. It has to be something else It looks like someone took a bat and punched them back in towards my engine and there is a def gap between the housings and front bumper.

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Any other ideas? It looks like ****.
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