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How to remove plastic things covering headlight adjustment bolts?


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I'm trying to adjust the height of my headlight beams, and there are these white plastic cylinders over what's supposed to be the adjusting bolt that I can't seem to get off. They turn loosely and freely, but I can't pull them off the bolt. Anyone know what I'm supposed to do? Thanks for your time!

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What year is the car?

On the older (95-97ish) models the adjusting bolt is the metal shaft that sticks out of the back of that cylinder. It's supposed to have a plastic hex head on the end of it but they always break off. The cylinder things are supposed to be some kind of visual guide for determining the height of the beam but they're always broken too. (Spinning around loosely)

You have to use pliers to turn the bolt when this hex is gone.

 

On some of the newer cars( 2000ish and up) there is a cap type thing over the adjuster that doesn't usually need to be removed. You just stick a Phillips head screwdriver into a slot from above to turn the little wheel with the teeth on it.

Sometimes you do need to pry the cap off to get access to the adjuster.

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