davewilliamson

Thanks for the reply's. So do I take it that the UK Z's have these cogs, where the JAP/American imports don't? I only ask out of general interest, as others have said they have paid £££ (Lots) to swap the lights, and this would appear to be unnecessary if these cogs exist on all Z's???? I'll have a go later, and post back what results/success I have. Does anybody have information/link on how to set the lights to euro specs, or should I try to find a friendly ITV (MOT) center who'll let me use their alignment checker whilst I twiddle the cogs? Paul/Chris, have you any advice on getting access to the bottom cog? The only way I can see that this would be possible, would be to remove the wheels & arch cover, but to do this, the car isn't going to be at a true level when I set this up (it may not be an issue because of the auto leveling) and I imagine it is going to be difficult to get it spot-on? Do either of you know how many degrees the auto-level will compensate for, as If it is jacked up beyond the auto-leveler limits, this is going to further compound the problem ~ saying which, I suppose I can always lower it back once the wheels are off! Why the hell Nissan makes this so difficult is beyond me?!? :-( Thanks again to everybody

Hi Ian / Martin, The ones I've found in the states are on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/03-Nissan-350Z-Fa ... m153.l1262) - Have you any knowledge of these people? The thing is, I may want to take the car back to England, so wouldn't want to part with my originals *IF* there is NO adjustment facility. I've moved up in to the mountains behind Murcia, luckily the road to our place is all tarmac (bar the last 30 yds - Which is gravel) The roads in general aren't 'that' bad, but I'll be taking some of the B roads a bit slower than I did in the UK ;-) I'd have preferred to buy a RHD car over here in truth, but a 5 yr old 350z in the UK is worth about £8k, and over here about 15k€ ?!? (Second hand cars really hold their value here & and with the exchange rate....) Can you (or anyone) explain why there are 2x cogs for height adjustment, I felt sure one of them must have been L/R. I must say, I think its a pretty poor show (and dumb move) by nissan to have 2 different types without an easy way to change, particularly with European cars. Thanks again Dave

Hi, I have recently moved to Spain, and decided to take my Z with me (a 53 plate) Having previously had an Audi TT, I assumed (I know, it's the mother of all f**k ups), that on looking behind the lights there would be a little slider (or similar) to convert from LHD to RHD setting.... On arriving in Spain I popped the lid, and guess what ~ Wrong!!! :-( Due to the enclosed nature of the lights, I drove from Bilbao down to Murcia thinking I'd sort this when I got here!!! So after scouring the web (and not finding a definitive answer), I jacked-up the car, removed the wheel, and the plastic cover to gain access to the back of the lights - Nothing!!!! I found the topic showing the geared wheels to adjust the lights, but (unless I'm doing something wrong) neither the side or bottom geared wheel appears to move the lights left & right (only up & down). Although I can't understand why there are 2 per light, both of which appear to control the height? I am now assuming, although I hope somebody can give me definitive answer to the contrary, that it is impossible to do this? I further assume that placing a sticky beam deflector over XENON lights wouldn't be effective (particularly for long term use)? So am I faced with buying a new pair of lights? These appear to be VERY expensive (particularly as the car is now over 5 years old!) I found a place in the states on ebay, that sell an after-market version for <£200 including shipping, but am worried about the quality, as well as having to remove the front bumper to fit them!! Any advice would be gratefully received (Except that I shouldn't make assumptions, I've already had that one from the wife!) Please help Dave