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mom backed into my car, left headlight is now lower

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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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Default mom backed into my car, left headlight is now lower

due to her incompetence in backing up, she hit the front of my car near my left headlight where the hood and bumper cover meet. as a result, the hood is slighted dented, the bumper cover near the headlight is slightly pushed in and im guessing the light got moved because now the left side headlight beam is lower than the rightside. now it probably wouldnt be worth getting the head/bumper cover fixed because the dent is minor and would not be worth it. however, the light is bothering the hell out of me. any suggestions?
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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try raising the light up. get a small screwdriver and turn the screw that looks like a bottlecap behind the headlights
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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alright ill try that out thanks
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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np, that should do it, unless ur headlight is really pushed down. best time to do it would be at night against a wall. like 15-20 ft away
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ahhh pics of damage?make friends with a good pdr guy id be glad to remove the dent if i lived closer lol hoods are my specialty
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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yeah i dont know which one it is. can you provide a picture or something?
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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or where exactly is it?
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I have a new light if you need it too
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Nastos
ahhh pics of damage?make friends with a good pdr guy id be glad to remove the dent if i lived closer lol hoods are my specialty
a bit too dark for pics now but there is a tiny section where the hood meets the bumper cover near the left headlight that is bent in. its unfortunate you're so far away =/.

and nty for the new headlight. mine is working fine, its just that it needs to be adjusted somehow.
Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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wewt i found how to adjust it and it is now even from what i can tell. thanks for the help!
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