kmckeown78 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to adjust the projector headlight unit in the MK7 Fiesta? I have recently swapped my reflector headlamp unit for a set of projector headlamp units from a Zetec S, and the light throw from the projectors doesn't shine up the carriageway as much as I thought it would. The sharp cut off of the light seems to be too short and leaves an area of carriageway unlit. Is this how it is meant to be, or would adjusting the units be best? Thanks all.. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Nick. Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to adjust the projector headlight unit in the MK7 Fiesta? I have recently swapped my reflector headlamp unit for a set of projector headlamp units from a Zetec S, and the light throw from the projectors doesn't shine up the carriageway as much as I thought it would. The sharp cut off of the light seems to be too short and leaves an area of carriageway unlit. Is this how it is meant to be, or would adjusting the units be best? Thanks all.. Kev. Does your 'Ecocentric' Fiesta have Headlight adjustment knob on the Dashboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmckeown78 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hi Nick, Yes it does, but that is set to 'zero'. I'm looking to adjust the whole unit, like they would at the MOT centre if the lights were not correctly aligned. Can anyone assist? Thanks. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikester Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I would like to also know this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trist Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 On the back of the headlamp there are white plastic screws which you can turn with a philips screwdriver or a hex drive. Be careful the plastic is really soft and you can mangle the head easy. I cant see any to adjust the horizontal only the vertical. Hope that helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikester Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 ace, is the drivers side supposed to be lower than the passenger tho to prevent dazzling oncomers? is there a method we can utilise when parked in front of a garage to correctly align them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmckeown78 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks Trist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trist Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Im not sure of the height needed. But the pattern should be like this ----\______-----\______ The top lines of the cutoff should line up with both lights like my crude pic above lol. I just park facing a wall and U can see the cutoff lines pretty well :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliottWoodruff Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Anyone know where the screws are on the mk7.5? I couldn't see them :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philf1 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Look straight down on the lights from above and you should see the white hex screw just at the back of the headlight unit Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I took mine to a dealer to have the light adjustment checked and they adjusted it for free, so that might be worth doing before you try and adjust it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordOu Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Hi everyone, first time posting. Just a quick tip. I adjusted my headlights last night. DON'T use a Philips head screwdriver, I tried a few times. Use a wide flat and turn the whole screw by the hexagonal opening. Thank me later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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