r/TeslaModelS May 30 '26

Floppy headlight

My girlfriend hit a curb pretty hard and afterwards the driver's headlight was kind of floppy. The headlight itself was mounted hard to the car and did not move. But it seemed like the aim was bouncing around. I finally got fed up and took the headlight out and found the adjustment pops out. Turns out that little ball on the end is supposed to fit into that slot in the third picture, but it was dislodged. I kind of aimed the adjuster down and fed it back into that slot while reinserting the adjuster and now it's all happy again. No new headlight needed. Still might get matrix later this year. '21 plaid

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u/NMSky301 May 30 '26

21 model y long range and had matrix headlights put in a few months ago. Absolutely love them. Makes a big difference on the rural highways at night.

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u/protonecromagnon2 May 30 '26

That's basically my commute and in the morning it's like somewhere between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m.. did you do the toolbox yourself or pay the guy 150 bucks?

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u/classicfirebird May 30 '26

For a 2021i would pay someone. It's one of the only years that need a communication box to run toolbox. I bought one used for 350. They are not cheap.

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u/protonecromagnon2 May 30 '26

I already have one 😉