355. Adjusting headlights

try turning the manual headlamp leveling knobs ... as much as i remember they were under the "eyelids"... be careful not to get your hand stuck with an accidental headlamp movement so its better to open the headlamps - cut the pose - adjust the level ( turn the knob a bit ) and - power on - then turn off the headlamps and see if you are ok with the leveling ....
i hope it helps ...

 

Has anybody got to the bottom of this please? I have just recently purchased my 355 and the N/S headlamp sits low when closed, I have adjusted it manually. But as soon as I operate the headlamps and allow them to go back down, it still ends up lower than the body work. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

I adjusted mine several years back and didn't have any reference so it took a couple of tries. . There's a splined shaft that comes out of the motor. Getting the control arm on at the right degree ensures it closes correctly. Inside the motor assy. there is a round electrical contact disc and its not adjustable so I assumed that was the only way to get the adjustment correct. For Sale - FERRARI 308 248 355 400 412 LEFT HAND LIGHT LIFTING MOTOR GOOD CONDITION | FerrariChat
Check out this add and you'll see the arm which attaches with a 10mm nut. If it's close your probably only one turn off. Hope that helps.

 

Thank you very much for your help and Info, I will give that a go one evening this week, The motor looks very much like a wiper motor and the park mechanism inside will dictate the stop position. So I think your right with moving the operating arm on the spindle to get it set just right...Thanks Again.

 

The knob is only to manually open or close the headlight in the case of motor failure; it will not affect the the adjustment.

You do not need to disconnect the arm from the motor shaft and change its position. In any case, if you move it by one spline, the headlamp may then sit a bit high when closed. The fine adjustment is done via the threaded adjuster of the push-rod (the part marked by the red line on the diagram). The threaded adjuster has a normal thread on one side and a left thread on the other (see pic) so, when rotated in one direction, it will lengthen the push-rod; will shorten it when rotated in the other. Just loosen the two nuts that lock the threaded adjuster and turn it in the direction that will lengthen a bit the push-rod. This should move the headlight up.

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Thanks....saved me a ton of typing.