A-body headlights

On the 70-76 Dart Sports & Dusters and Demons too, do we just take off the headlight trim ring to reach the screws to adjust the headlights?

Jean-Guy, the headlight bezel is the only thing you need to remove, sometimes you can reach the adjusting screws with the bezel on, but generally speaking, it's a lot easier to access the screws with the bezel removed.
The trim ring, has to stay on, that's what holds the headlight in position inside the headlight pot.

Do you have the proper, old school headlight ajusting tool?

smoken340 wrote:Do you have the proper, old school headlight ajusting tool?

All I ever used was a Phillips screw driver unless that was on the headlight ring. What do I need? Vice grips?

I believe the tool Dan is talking about, is what was used by mechanics at dealerships to aim the lights properly. This device had 2 suction cups, one for each headlight, a built-in level etc...to properly aim the headlights.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=headlight+aiming+tool&biw=1440&bih=748&tbm=isch&imgil=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%253A%253BMStkwYjwxlYaTM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252F67-72chevytrucks.com%25252Fvboard%25252Fshowthread.php%25253Ft%2525253D429063&source=iu&pf=m&fir=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%253A%252CMStkwYjwxlYaTM%252C_&usg=__1DCd41M745SWchM3cEfhGQl533I%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjlsJG30qLLAhVHnIMKHV1iDR8QyjcILA&ei=iTLXVqXIJce4jgTdxLX4AQ#imgrc=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%3A

But all you need is a Phillips screw driver to physically adjust to position.
Most of us doing this at home parked the car on level ground, facing a wall (at night), about 25 feet away, and aimed/adjusted the headlights.

Gazoo wrote:I believe the tool Dan is talking about, is what was used by mechanics at dealerships to aim the lights properly. This device had 2 suction cups, one for each headlight, a built-in level etc...to properly aim the headlights.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=headlight+aiming+tool&biw=1440&bih=748&tbm=isch&imgil=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%253A%253BMStkwYjwxlYaTM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252F67-72chevytrucks.com%25252Fvboard%25252Fshowthread.php%25253Ft%2525253D429063&source=iu&pf=m&fir=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%253A%252CMStkwYjwxlYaTM%252C_&usg=__1DCd41M745SWchM3cEfhGQl533I%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjlsJG30qLLAhVHnIMKHV1iDR8QyjcILA&ei=iTLXVqXIJce4jgTdxLX4AQ#imgrc=wE-F8TKIH_5pyM%3A

But all you need is a Phillips screw driver to physically adjust to position.
Most of us doing this at home parked the car on level ground, facing a wall (at night), about 25 feet away, and aimed/adjusted the headlights.

Yea, that's the puppy. I've got one of those from back in the 80s, when I had my 2 service stations. I've also done it by facing a wall, but I find that it's never right when done. However it's better than 1 light looking for gophers and the other one looking for airplanes.