I just finished "attempting" to align my headlights on my "new" (as in I just bought it) '67 Chevelle, took me nearly an hour to realize that you had to take off the front chrome pieces to do it! Now I already lost a screw and still cant get it right...:wacko:

Any advice??

Just takes some patience. Have you thought about adjusting one of the high beams towards the drivers side, so that in the event of a dumb#@$ with their brights on, you can go right on ahead and bright them directly. LOL

I just park in front of the garage and adjust them one at a time. Just unplug one while adjusting them, sit in the drivers seat and see if it looks good. Then do the other one. Then unplug the low beams and adjust the brights one at a time. Don't aim into oncoming cars though that might be a little unsafe and a dangerous to other motorists.

I kinda like the idea of being an @$#hole, but I don't know about unpluging them. They looked like they were screwed in, and my left low beam won't come on when I turn on my brights anyways unless I shake the wire.

Go to the upper second blue strip across the page and click on the search. A posting by bluechevelles on 7/17/06 asked the same questions a few very good answers especially Vrooom3440.

Here is what I did on my 59 Elky

Measure the height and spacing of all 4 lamps with the car level
I then used some blue painters tape and taped a horizontal line on my garage wall -- inside out of the sun--at the necessary height (correcting for the slope of the floor.)
Another horizontal line 4 inches below the first
4 vertical lines corresponding to spacing of the lamps.
With the car 25ft from the wall aim the "hot spot" of the low beam lamp to the lower line and the left low beam to the inside vertical line and the right lamp to the outside line.
Aim the high beam "hot spot" to the upper line and the corresponding inside lines. (do not readjust the outer lamps)

I parked the car 25 ft from the wall and then made my lines, as it is essential to be at a right angle to the wall.

I think I got this from my 59 service manual---not sure

edit-----amazing at how much clearer the lamp image is in the garage vs trying to do it on a garage door---blue painters tape removes easily

Bryan

you shouldnt need to remove any screws to adjust the beams. the three little ones hold the ring on and light in and only need to be removed to replace the lights, just work the two adjuster screws in or out. one moves it up and down, one left and right, make sure the press in nylon nuts aren't turning or missing or otherwise wanked (lil' shot of spray lube might help here) and the springs on the other side are intact and functional, at least i think, if i remember correctly, my 66's were similar to what my 70's are and every other gm car of that era.... simplify your life and fix that connection first thing.........good luck

Basic Procedure...
http://www.coolbulbs.com/HID-VISUAL-HEADLIGHT-AIMING-PROCEDURE.pdf

Would I be able to get screws for the front mounting at lowe's? I lost one.

One comment I will make...

Based on the type of adjusting screws used on a '68 (and I am presuming they are the same on an earlier car), rather than use a screw driver try and use a socket. The socket will be much more forgiving of working at a bit of an angle and less likely to slip off.

I cover the rest of the headlights with a fender cover or even floor mats so I can work on one light at a time.