pulling my hair out!

eveabell · 12-30-2007, 05:33 PM

Hi guys newbie here, i have a 2005 mazda 3 sport which i love apart from the damn headlights! she has xenons and automatic adjustment which doesn't seem to work. it has been back to the dealers for a new adjustment sensor and has come back exactly the same.
Does anyone know if there is any way of manually adjusting the little suckers before i take a hammer to them and bugger the job completly.
Many thanks.

Lenny · 12-30-2007, 05:53 PM

Hi, welcome to the forum.

I know on the non auto adjusting ones there is a philips head screw on the top of the housing that lets you adjust the headlights. Take a look and see if its there, and if so you should be able to adjust it regardless of the auto feature.

This is though a safety issue, and the dealer really should take care of it properly. If you can't figure it out easily, I would go back and raise hell!

eveabell · 12-31-2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks for that. won't be able to check until the weekend, i'll let you know.
thanks again and all the best for the new year

eveabell · 01-01-2008, 07:45 AM

Hi, managed to get the little blighters adjusted a 10mm hex head bolt on the back of the headlight assembly, actually quite easy really, feeling a little silly(especially when the wife said "is it that thing there") still managed to swallow all manly pride can't wait for it to get dark!

Thanks for the welcome, much appreciated

All the best.

sajack · 01-01-2008, 03:52 PM

I thought they were all manually adjustable from the little wheel at the left end of the dash. We have had an '05 Mazda3 SP23 and now have an '08 Mazda3s Grand Touring. I never thought they were automatically adjustable.

RJB_M6 · 01-09-2008, 12:48 PM

Eveabell, what did you not like about the positioning of your headlights?

avantemazda · 01-17-2008, 12:33 PM

In Canada the xenons have only been manualling leveling adjusted through the little wheel switch on the dash. I like the feature cause on rural roads where there is no street lighting, the higher setting is nice.

sajack · 01-21-2008, 08:14 AM

I leave them on the highest setting. I suppose the lower setting might be good if the car were fully loaded with passengers and luggage.

RiotAct · 05-04-2008, 03:32 PM

You just like blinding oncoming traffic

sajack · 05-05-2008, 07:54 AM

I keep mine in the high position. The low position is for a loaded vehicle, like when you have three fat wimmen in the back seat.

RJB_M6 · 05-06-2008, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sajack

like when you have three fat wimmen in the back seat.

lol Oh man. I come back from a long time away and the forums are just loaded with "lol" today.

12-30-2007, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
eveabell Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north east Posts: 4	pulling my hair out! Hi guys newbie here, i have a 2005 mazda 3 sport which i love apart from the damn headlights! she has xenons and automatic adjustment which doesn't seem to work. it has been back to the dealers for a new adjustment sensor and has come back exactly the same. Does anyone know if there is any way of manually adjusting the little suckers before i take a hammer to them and bugger the job completly. Many thanks.

12-30-2007, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lenny Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 153	Hi, welcome to the forum. I know on the non auto adjusting ones there is a philips head screw on the top of the housing that lets you adjust the headlights. Take a look and see if its there, and if so you should be able to adjust it regardless of the auto feature. This is though a safety issue, and the dealer really should take care of it properly. If you can't figure it out easily, I would go back and raise hell! __________________ Mazda 3 ownnzz

12-31-2007, 01:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
eveabell Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north east Posts: 4	Now bald! Thanks for that. won't be able to check until the weekend, i'll let you know. thanks again and all the best for the new year

01-01-2008, 07:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
eveabell Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north east Posts: 4	Success!!! Hi, managed to get the little blighters adjusted a 10mm hex head bolt on the back of the headlight assembly, actually quite easy really, feeling a little silly(especially when the wife said "is it that thing there") still managed to swallow all manly pride can't wait for it to get dark! Thanks for the welcome, much appreciated All the best.

01-09-2008, 12:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
RJB_M6 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Western New York Posts: 134	Eveabell, what did you not like about the positioning of your headlights? __________________ 2006 Mazda 6s Lapis Blue Metallic

01-01-2008, 03:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
sajack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 14	I thought they were all manually adjustable from the little wheel at the left end of the dash. We have had an '05 Mazda3 SP23 and now have an '08 Mazda3s Grand Touring. I never thought they were automatically adjustable.

01-17-2008, 12:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
avantemazda Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Posts: 8	In Canada the xenons have only been manualling leveling adjusted through the little wheel switch on the dash. I like the feature cause on rural roads where there is no street lighting, the higher setting is nice. __________________ Raymond Kwan, Customer Relations Coordinator Avante Mazda 10414 Yonge St. Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3C3 905-780-9999 or toll free 1-888-AVANTE-8 rkwan@avante.mazda.ca

01-21-2008, 08:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
sajack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 14	I leave them on the highest setting. I suppose the lower setting might be good if the car were fully loaded with passengers and luggage.

05-04-2008, 03:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
RiotAct Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 41	You just like blinding oncoming traffic

05-05-2008, 07:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
sajack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 14	I keep mine in the high position. The low position is for a loaded vehicle, like when you have three fat wimmen in the back seat.

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