2000 T/A hit; lamp cockeyed.
02-01-2011, 12:56 PM
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2000 T/A hit; lamp cockeyed. My bird has a really odd problem with the lights. No mechanical problems; but rather a fitment problem. 4 years ago she was hit on the passenger side. New front fascia, fender, and headlamp (lid and all). When it was reinstalled it appears that they used the stock fitments and that the core support has no damage. However..
As you can see that lamp sits high when deployed and before my adjusting the eyelid and lamp itself it actually sat canted up when closed. Am I looking at a bent core support bracket or is there some sort of stop that I can adjust on the motor's arm to cause the lamp to align properly. That lamp is aiming at least 6 inches high or more and I'm almost positive it's blinding some people on the road.
It was hit before my ownership so I don't know what was replaced. These are just a few pics I took to get a general idea of what I'm dealing with. I can also get more shots since the snow has her parked and if I take apart the assembly I won't lose sleep over it.
Drivers POV: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0127.jpg
Both from the front: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0128.jpg
This one is properly aligned and was never damaged: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0129.jpg
This is the repair side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0130.jpg
Deployed, OK side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0131.jpg
Deployed, Bad side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0132.jpg
Closed, Bad side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0133.jpg
I'm assuming washers would be my best bet in adjusting the bracket but if there's just some bolt in that arm that I can tweak to lower the stop I'd rather do that. I want this thing to be presentable too at shows so it will be visible..
For the record, the owner wasn't at fault. Some teabagger kid hit him. He just never drove it and never got around to properly realigning them. His toy, my 'joy' so to speak.
As you can see that lamp sits high when deployed and before my adjusting the eyelid and lamp itself it actually sat canted up when closed. Am I looking at a bent core support bracket or is there some sort of stop that I can adjust on the motor's arm to cause the lamp to align properly. That lamp is aiming at least 6 inches high or more and I'm almost positive it's blinding some people on the road.
It was hit before my ownership so I don't know what was replaced. These are just a few pics I took to get a general idea of what I'm dealing with. I can also get more shots since the snow has her parked and if I take apart the assembly I won't lose sleep over it.
Drivers POV: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0127.jpg
Both from the front: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0128.jpg
This one is properly aligned and was never damaged: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0129.jpg
This is the repair side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0130.jpg
Deployed, OK side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0131.jpg
Deployed, Bad side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0132.jpg
Closed, Bad side: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...E/IMAG0133.jpg
I'm assuming washers would be my best bet in adjusting the bracket but if there's just some bolt in that arm that I can tweak to lower the stop I'd rather do that. I want this thing to be presentable too at shows so it will be visible..
For the record, the owner wasn't at fault. Some teabagger kid hit him. He just never drove it and never got around to properly realigning them. His toy, my 'joy' so to speak.
02-01-2011, 08:15 PM
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Great, now you have me wondering if my lights are misaligned or not, though it has never been hit in the front the left side does rub with the bumper when it opens and closes.
02-01-2011, 08:43 PM
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Mine did too, I just unbolted the two body bolts on the core support and pushed it to the right a bit. Turns out when they were aligning it they fidgeted with that one too. Now it doesn't even touch.
Oddly enough the Right side (bad side) was also catching on the fascia, you could hear a pop every time the bezel hit the bumper. Did the same for that and that's how you see it in the pics now.
However it's still canted off weird. Dunno if anyone has tried undoing the bolts, placing washers there and seeing if it'd work as an offset. I'm not sure there is an adjustment to the arm travel on the motor so that's my best guess. Probably pickup some rubber washers from lowes or paint some stainless ones if I can get the right size.
Oddly enough the Right side (bad side) was also catching on the fascia, you could hear a pop every time the bezel hit the bumper. Did the same for that and that's how you see it in the pics now.
However it's still canted off weird. Dunno if anyone has tried undoing the bolts, placing washers there and seeing if it'd work as an offset. I'm not sure there is an adjustment to the arm travel on the motor so that's my best guess. Probably pickup some rubber washers from lowes or paint some stainless ones if I can get the right size.
