Headlight Leveling Motor

[Guest gooner52]

hi all

 

my headlight levelin motor has packed up ,on the os

 

spoke to fords quoted me

[Guest gooner52]

well have just fix this motor it needed more grease ,the motor was dry.

 

took the headlight out ,and took the back cover off

 

once the back cover was off,removed to screws at the lower left hand side of the headlamp unit

then using a bladed screw driver removed the motor from the headlamp

 

when taking the motor out,there is a small black cover that will come away from the motor,dont lose it,otherwise the motor will not screw back in to place

 

 

once the motor had come away from the headlamp,there is a small wired connector

which just pulls out

 

once this is done,the motor will come away,

 

 

with the unit out,you will see 4 plastic lugs holding both sections,just prise then apart

 

then you will see the circut board and motor and plastic wheel

 

 

 

 

 

 

at this point i re-packed the motor and the wheel ,with grease

my motor was nearly bone dry

 

refitted the motor to the headlamp,

 

refitted the headlamp to the car

 

turned on my headlamp

 

and wallop both headlamps are now working fine

 

hope this helps someone else,saved me

[tim-spam]

Are your's halogen or xenons?

[Guest gooner52]

halogen;)

[gregers]

well done that man ;) :D

[Guest MATT jr]

aye thats good.

 

slightly surprised all it needed was grease.

 

MJR

[Guest gooner52]

just checked the gearbox codes gain

 

all clear ' the moment :)

[Dave-G]

VERY interesting DR Watson - thank you

[Guest gooner52]

yr welcome holmes :lol:

[Smilge]

Thats very useful Gooner ....... thanks for that. :lol:

[mumof4]

Nik...hope you adding this to FAQs!! :D

 

Nice one James........Done well there hun.. :lol: ..pat yerself on the back and have a cuppa. :P

[NikpV]

yes its on my list of things to do ................................... done

[mumof4]

Thanks Nik :lol:

[Guest gooner52]

thanks maz we aim to please hun;)

[Guest mcyoungy]

Nice description and pics.

 

Some questions.....neither of my headlamps seem to repsond to the thumbwheel so.....

 

If I have Xenon headlamps will I still have the thumbwheel? (according to my handbook Xenon headlamps have auto levelling).

 

How can I tell which type of headlamp is fitted?

[NikpV]

I thought xenons are distinctly whiter/bluer in colour, don't know about the thumbwheel - would probably be disabled if they were added as an option

[Guest gooner52]

they might of not change the control because of the dash dimmer

 

same switch is fitted to most vws/audis also iirc

[Guest gooner52]

if you have xenon headlights you have automatic headlight levelling(lucky git):lol:

 

saves messing with the switch

[Guest mcyoungy]

I'll have to have a dig into this one - went out in the car this evening and thought the lights were poor, then remembered seeing this post yesterday.

 

Is there anything obvious about the light fittings or bulbs for Xenons?

 

It's probably just something else broke on this POS.

[Guest gooner52]

they are automatic on yours

 

sit in your car,then get loads of peeps in it,and watch your beam move;)

[Guest mcyoungy]

Are you sure? It'd be a bloody Godsend if you were right. I've just had a look at the light fittings and they seem the same as yours on the back.

[Guest mcyoungy]

How many bolts need removing to get a headlamp unit off?

[Guest gooner52]

2 bolts on the top,then look down the side where the headlight meets the grill at the side is the 3rd one

 

and the unit should pull out..

 

does yours have the headlamp washers

[Guest mcyoungy]

No. Pretty basic LX.

[Guest gooner52]

sounds like you have got the same lights as me then,