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#73 of 78 How to remove the Headlight Aiming Linkage Housing by konacq Jun 26, 2008 (5:35 am)
Here are the instructions to remove the Hyundai Veracruz headlight aiming linkage housing. This should only be attempted by people who are comfortable and experienced in working on their cars. If you don’t want to do this yourself, print this out and show it to your mechanic.   NOTE - I am not a mechanic - so use this entirely at your own risk.   1. Aim your headlights (with the housing attached) so that the LEFT low beam is at the desired position, and the RIGHT high beam is at the desired position. You will need to calibrate the headlights this way so that you have a proper reference to aim the headlights later. You can aim both high and low beams at once using a short #2 Phillips screw driver on either the high beam or low beam adjustment screws.   2. Locate the driver side headlight assembly inside the engine compartment. At the back of that assembly, you will see a black housing with four white holes aligned in a vertical pattern. This is the low beam part of the housing that you will remove.   3. Use a #1 or #2 Phillips screw driver to remove the 5 screws on the perimeter of the housing that fasten the housing to the headlight assembly unit. When you remove all five screws, the housing will come loose, but will not pull away, because there is a shaft at one end of the housing that is still connected to the headlight assembly unit. You can now pull the housing free, and twist it so it is out of the way, but DO NOT force, bend, pull, dislodge, or break the shaft.   4. Trace the shaft to the other end, and you will find a smaller housing, which is the high beam part of the housing. Use a Phillips screw drive to remove three screws from this part of the housing. One of the screws will be hidden from view, and you must feel for it with your finger, but all screws are easily accessible.   5. When all 8 screws are removed (5 from the low beam housing and 3 from the high beam housing), pull the housing away entirely, and store it with its screws for safe keeping.   6. Turn the ignition switch to ON (but do not start the engine) and use a #2 or #3 Phillips screw driver to adjust the LEFT high beam headlight to match the RIGHT high beam headlight, which you calibrated in step 1.   7. Turn the ignition switch to OFF.   Note: The passenger side headlight assembly is not accessible, because there are things blocking it. You must remove these first.   8. Remove the screw holding the upper neck of the windshield washer reservoir. Pull the neck off the reservoir, and safely stow the reservoir neck and screw for later retrieval.   9. Unlock and then unplug both connectors from the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) module. Use a long piece of electrical tape to loosely fasten the connectors upwards to the engine hood strut so that the connectors to do not fall into the engine compartment and get dirty or damaged.   10. Using a ratchet wrench with an extension shaft, remove the three bolts that fasten the ABS mounting bracket to the body of the car. These three bolts are at the bottom of the bracket. Safely stow away the bolts for later recovery.   11. The ABS module and mounting bracket are still connected to the car frame with a nylon tie – you do not need to remove this tie. Carefully lift out and twist the ABS module out of the way so that you can now access the headlight assembly.   12. Repeat steps 3 thru 5 for the passenger side headlight assembly unit.   13. Turn the ignition switch to ON (but do not start the engine) and use a #2 or #3 Phillips screw driver to adjust the RIGHT low beam headlight to match the LEFT low beam headlight, which you calibrated in step 1.   14. Turn the ignition switch to OFF.   15. Re-seat the ABS module in place, and use the ratchet wrench to secure it using the 3 bolts you removed in step 10.   16. Remove the tape from the ABS connectors, and firmly re-seat and re-lock the connectors onto the ABS module.   17. Re-seat the windshield reservoir neck in place, and use the screw you removed in step 8 to secure it in place.   Note: When you turned the ignition switch to the ON position in step 13, the main computer sensed the ABS module was disconnected. Even though the ABS is now connected and working, the computer will activate the engine trouble light since it has historical data showing the failure of a critical system.   18. Disconnect the main car battery, wait for about 5 minutes, and then reconnect it. This will reset the main computer so the engine trouble light will not come on.   19. Test drive the car to ensure: (1) proper headlight aiming; and (2) proper ABS functionality.   Note: Once the housings are removed, you do not need to remove the ABS module to aim the headlights. You can use a flex shaft screw driver, or someone with small hands, to access the low beam aiming screw. Replies to this message: jmaulsby (Jul 25, 2008 10:40 am)
#74 of 78 Headlights by ml0126 Jul 16, 2008 (7:14 pm)
After 4 trips, 240 miles and still at square one on trying to get my dealer to adj the headights correctly....lows are to low and highs are good for spotlighting wildlife in the top of trees. Service Manger finally made me mad when he told me there is nothing wrong with the adj and Hyundai will not allow the lights to be adj any other way. Looks like an accident waiting to happen because you can see in front of you. Sure looks like a law suit just begging to be file....It is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Maybe someone will start a class action suit????? I love my VC, but when driving on a dark wet night on a dark highway, it's a gamble, better hope the road is straight!!!! Replies to this message: xquuzme (Jul 16, 2008 7:40 pm)
#75 of 78 Re: Headlights [ml0126] by xquuzme Jul 16, 2008 (7:40 pm)
Replying to: ml0126 (Jul 16, 2008 7:14 pm) Per my previous posts, I had the same problem and had to go to another dealer to get the job done (Vaden in Savannah, GA). Hyundai just doesn't seem to be very helpful in the customer service department, even with a critical safety issue. You'd think they'd bend over backwards to keep customers in today's economic climate!
#76 of 78 Headllights aiming by ml0126 Jul 24, 2008 (6:55 pm)
I will not buy another Hyundai which is a shame because with the exception of the headlight aiming issue, we love the car. Hyundai refuses to fix the issue, and told me if I broke the connection between the high and low beams and adj it myself, I would void the warranty on my car. I have asked them to put that in writing and also put in writing that the refuse to fix the headlight issue. So far they have refused that also. I guess it's time to file a complaint with the BBB, our state attorney generals office and the NHST.
#77 of 78 Re: Proper Headlight Aiming by jmaulsby Jul 25, 2008 (10:40 am)
Replying to: konacq (Jun 26, 2008 5:35 am) What should the high beam pattern look like on the garage wall when it is properly adjusted?
#78 of 78 HEADLIGHT AIMING by xsubaruonr Sep 22, 2008 (1:12 pm)
The lights were not calibrated before they put the gear on the high and low beam.     You have to remove the 8 screws on the transmission and then you can adjust them indiviudually. Pull the transmission unit out and then adjust with the phillips screws still there. This is the only way to adjust low and high beams individually.   When adjusted they are fabulous!

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