Q: Headlights don't shine light on outer sides
My grandad has an older model and the headlights meet in the middle and he has trouble seeing anything to the sides at night. We're trying to find out how to adjust them so they will show the full span. There is a screw at the top to adjust up and down and one on the side to adjust side to side. The top screw is a large one and easy to turn. I can see it adjusting the light up and down. However, the other screw (the one at the side) won’t turn at all. In fact, neither of the side screws will turn. There is yet a smaller screw just to the back of each of them that turns easily, but it doesn't do anything to adjust the headlights. Can you tell me how we can get the side screws to turn so we can adjust my granddad’s car headlights?
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