Yaris headlight beam adjustment

[Big al48]

Hello folks, fitted a set of new headlights on my daughters 06 Yaris 5 door. Took it to garage as couldn’t adjust beams properly they said faulty headlights, so supplier replaced them and I’ve fitted them today but exactly the same dipped like main beam and main beam great for spotting aircraft, used the Allen nut to adjust but no joy. Driving me mad! Please help with my sanity any ideas gratefully accepted 

Al

[flash22]

Are the bulbs seated correctly ?? Do the lights have motors ? if so did you fit the motors correctly ? eg, Did the ball ends pop in to the reflector (you may have to have the  motors plugged in to adjust their level to fit them)

[Big al48]

Hi, bulbs are in correctly and motors just taken out and put into new lights they only go one way three tabs but one larger so can’t get them wrong, they do have motors yes. 

[Big al48]

Sorry just noticed your last question they do fit into a kind of fork in the back of the lights, the lights came with manual adjusters and I put those in and still wouldn’t adjust properly 

[flash22]

what make are the lights ?

[Big al48]

They are DEPO tripartite automotive got them from ultimate styling online 

[flash22]

do you know if yours is a french built or a jap built car ? PM me your vin if your unsure as they use different parts

[Big al48]

I’m not sure and I’ve left car in my workshop I will send vin tomorrow or how would I decider the vin to know? 
thank you for all your ideas. I did notice the motor drive screws with ball ends as shorter than manual ones supplied with lights do you think that might be to blame? 

[flash22]

you can use megazip.net  and it will give you all the details FRP is France, JPP is japan - from what i can see there are 2 types ichikoh or valeo if you have the old ones they should be marked

[DavetheYaris]

To refit the headlamp adjustment motors so the ball ends click into place with the motor removed you need to manually adjust using the screw to max dipped position so that the ball end extends as far as possible from the motor. You can then fit them into the headlamp and the ball end should click into the wedge slot in the headlamp inner housing. Then adjust it back afterwards to level up correctly with the other headlamp.

[localshop]

On 1/14/2022 at 1:34 PM, DavetheYaris said:

To refit the headlamp adjustment motors so the ball ends click into place with the motor removed you need to manually adjust using the screw to max dipped position so that the ball end extends as far as possible from the motor. You can then fit them into the headlamp and the ball end should click into the wedge slot in the headlamp inner housing. Then adjust it back afterwards to level up correctly with the other headlamp.

Thank you for that - It really helped. I also held the back of the headlight bulb to pull the lens onto the ball end until it was located. 

When the ball is not located the beam can not be dipped enough and can only be adjusted from high to too high and back to high.  When the ball is located securely in the back of the lens the lens will not pivot when you try to manually aim the main lamp up or down.