Is there an attachment piece for rear facing headlight adjustment screws?

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Last year, I bought a set of aftermarket lights on eBay since I didn't want to go expensive and needed something rather quick with mine filling up with water. I noticed they have the rear facing adjustment screw (screw head faces the cab). It looks like something can be snapped on over the screw, maybe to make it so I can adjust it from the top without having to pull the headlight out. Is there something like this? I've been looking and all I find is a tool for the rear facing screws but it's not for RAM. I have to adjust one of my lights and hate having to take it all apart to adjust them.


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There's a hole in the fender, on the top, under the hood. Use a phillips screwdriver thru that hole to engage the gear
 
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There's a hole in the fender, on the top, under the hood. Use a phillips screwdriver thru that hole to engage the gear
I attempted that before with a #2 phillips as recommended and it was just digging into the plastic on the headlight housing, not even spinning the screw. When I had it off and was adjusting it, I noticed as you spin the screw, the teeth look like they're slightly bent which might be why the screwdriver isn't getting a good grip on the teeth. I'm tempted to buy a socket with a short extension and use an adhesive to keep it on the screw si I can get to it from the access panel above the wheel. That or one of those electric screwdrivers with the flexible extensions. Anything to be able to adjust it without having to take the housing off again. Now I know if I need new lights in the future, make sure they have the adjustment screw on top.
 

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I used a small torx bit and long extension (extensions and bit all held together with a wrap electrical tape), through the hole in fender that is for this adjustment.

I wouldn't use an electrical anything to do this (hand screw driver handle only), as it can mess it up in an instant and the light will be coming out again.
 

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