Xenon/HID headlight adjustment

[pdst8120]

I have an '08 Grand Touring CX-9 with xenon headlights and the drivers side light is not angled as high as the passenger side. Is there a way to adjust the level of the light so they both are at the same level?

 

[VRMS6]

Its actually set up that way. Drivers side is set lower to avoid blinding oncomming traffic...
You should see a step pattern from your headlights with the drivers side being the lowest step then 2 steps going up from drivers to pass side...

 

[pdst8120]

Now I know and that makes complete sense. Thanks for the insight.

 

[silverbullet93]

Yep, not supposed to be the same height for the exact reason above.

 

[wesfinger]

I have a slightly different dilemma but this seems like an appropriate thread (first-time poster). My wife and I just bought a 2007 CX-9 GT from a Mazda dealer in TN. We purchased the Extended Protection Plan (bumper-to-bumper for four years/100k miles). Driving back from the dealership after dark, I noticed that the right headlight was "jittery" whenever we rolled over a bump in the road. Turns out, the motor for adjusting that headlamp is broken and the dealer in my hometown of Atlanta says the whole assembly needs to be replaced, at a cost of $1350 plus tax - and the warranty won't cover it since it was a preexisting condition from before we purchased the car (and the factory bumper-to-bumper has expired).

I'm going to reach out to the TN dealer but I don't have much hope that they'll fix it. My question to the group is: what's the cheapest way for me to have this fixed or fix it myself?

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Davicho]

I take it you already talked to your extended warranty about this issue? If you did, you are pretty much on your own to repair this.

If you have not, I would let a couple of months go by and then go into any Mazda dealership and request for them to look at it in which then they would determine what you already know and have your extended warranty replace it as a something that came up after owning the vehicle and was not pre-existing. A little white lie if you will...

 

[wesfinger]

Thanks - my only concern there is, I already opened a warranty claim which they denied, so I'm pretty sure if I open a new one in a few months they'll say (literally) "we've heard that one before"!

 

[Davicho]

Yes, it looks like you're on your own on this one. You should have waited a little longer to call them and present a claim.

You may be lucky to find one on eBay???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-0...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[wesfinger]

Thanks for the input. The dealer worked pretty hard yesterday trying to convince the "warranty side" to cover the replacement but to no avail. In the end we compromised and they are paying two-thirds of the cost and we're paying one-third ($450). Not an ideal outcome, but I'm satisfied and will recommend the dealer (Nelson Mazda in Antioch TN) to others.