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Tool needed to adjust headlight beams...

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Hi all,

What tool is needed for the headlight beam adjustment screws? I am thinking it might be an E 5 or E 6 socket? (Inverted Torx...) Anyone? I mounted 80/100 bulbs in the car and that solved the dim low beam problem completely. :D They are about where they should be but a little too far to the right from the drivers viewpoint, I think. I added ceramic high temp bulb sockets (F90010 from TechSmart) to allow for the extra heat. The bulbs work great so far. Hopefully they will be durable.

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Philips screwdriver?
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Hi all,

The end of the adjustment screw head looks like either a star or Torx shape head. That is why I wonder about an E 5 or E 6 socket; those are female Torx sockets for male Torx head screws.

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I used a small socket that fit snugly on the adjuster; paid no attention to its size. FWIW I used a thumbwheel socket for adjusting the headlights; working room is tight on the passenger side and the thumbwheel made it easy work.

FWIW, the higher wattage bulbs likely will heat up the wiring harness a lot, not desirable.

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Re: Tool needed to adjust headlight beams...

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zxr250cc wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:58 pm Hi all,

The end of the adjustment screw head looks like either a star or Torx shape head. That is why I wonder about an E 5 or E 6 socket; those are female Torx sockets for male Torx head screws.

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ah, ok, I do recall that now. Inverse torx, that could be it. I am not sure of the size though.
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Re: Tool needed to adjust headlight beams...

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Hi all,

I used the high temp socket jumper set and they have 14 gauge wire in them with plug in pigtail connections for both ends. I looked at the original wires and they look like 14 gauge as well. In wattage ratings Power = electricity x current so you have high beam stock with 65 watts/12 = 5.5 amps (more or less) for the stock bulb. 80 watts/12 = 6.6 amps or so and 100 watts = 8.25 amps or so. 14 gauge wire will have no problems with that load, I believe. Time will tell, I guess. It is great to have good coverage on low now as high was more or less OK before. We have 90 glorious amps to work with (LOL) so there is power to run the load so far. I admit I don't have the car stereo hooked up at the moment and it is a five channel 4 x 30 watts with 1 x 60 watts sub channel analogue Denon car power amp with a Fosgate Gavotte synthesizer connected to it. (I had a surround sound set up in the car for car shows...) I will get dim lights on bass notes perhaps! :o

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$70 gets you better headlight illumination:
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Hi all,

Are those German Sierra headlights? Do they have driving lights in the housing with them?

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Late 80s/early 90s Mustang-ers; regular single high/low beam bulbs.

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