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ChapSchtick
01-04-2003, 12:12 AM
I know a lot of people round here are putting springs and what not on their EP, I just wanted to know in brief, if anyone had adjusted their headlights to compensate for the drop.

thanks

Jpax
01-04-2003, 10:40 AM
I have a drop in my 96 6th gen civic hatch. and i had to adjust them a little up . but that was it. our cars should be easy to adjust. i havent lookd back there i just put in tucan crystal whites. and didn t even look lol. :D

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2K2SilverSi
01-09-2003, 11:50 PM
our cars headlights are just as easy to adjust as all other hondas I have seen recently. A philips screwdriver inserted into the gear on the back of the headlights. I think it is clockwise for up and counterclockwise for down.

JSIR
01-12-2003, 06:45 PM
I recommend this on any dropped car, I've done it on my SiR. I kinda just adjust them upwards a bit at a time evenly on both sides and test drive it, don't over-do it though.

like mentioned above you can use a philips screwdriver and turn the screwdriver clockwise (this turns the mechanism counter-clockwise) , it takes a very long skinny driver though. None of mine fit, so I used a ratchet and 10mm socket to turn the bolt head on the rear of the adjustment mechanism. I found this worked much better and you could see the adjustment easier as it moves the light up or down quicker. I raised mine about 1 inch. If using the ratchet method you set the ratchet for loosening, so it turns the mechanism counter-clockwise. hth.