Headlight level adjuster

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ultimatelightweight
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Hi Forum,

Long story short, my wife’s 13 plate J10 has an issue whereby the headlight adjuster is not connected in one headlight.
No idea why, but we only noticed it after 5 years of owning as we’d never needed to use the adjuster until we recently carried heavy load at night.

I’ve had a look and can’t see an obvious way to relocate the blue adjuster nipple into the locator.

Is there something I’m missing, or is this a mechanic level job?!

Cheers 👍

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What it looks like (for others) plus a similar unanswered query - http://forum.qashqaiclub.co.uk/whats-this_topic12885.html
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I presume:

A] You've checked the rod is going in and out?
B] You've set it fully out and tried pushing it into the headlight? Looks like it's a simple click fit?
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ultimatelightweight
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Post by ultimatelightweight »

gloucester wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:17 pm I presume:

A] You've checked the rod is going in and out?
B] You've set it fully out and tried pushing it into the headlight? Looks like it's a simple click fit?
Yes, tried/checked both.
The locator slides away into the headlight when I try and click it in. Tried holding in place with a screwdriver etc, but no luck!
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Just found this video

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Brilliant!! That’s done it!!
Thanks 👍
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