jimbro1000 said:

The headlights are tied to the dip/main circuit via some relays. Hypothetically speaking all you need to do is pick the source up from the sidelight circuit instead but you need to be carefull as it is originally an independent circuit through the headlight switch. It's been a mighty long time since I studied the wiring diagrams so please make sure you have a good look yourself before trying it out.

The headlamp motors contain most of the wiring so it should work provided the relays are energised correctly.

To change the rise on the lamps you need to be a bit creative. The height is governed by a cam and an actuating rod on each side. You can either shorten the cam (and lengthen the lever) or move where the rod fits to the headlamps. Both sound simple but without some careful fabrication it is far from easy.

You could take the cams out and modify them to shorten the throw while the rod itself is already adjustable so it should only require relatively minor modification.

Whatever you do it needs to be tough. There is fair bit of force applied to the headlamp pods and it all goes through the cam and rod. You only have to look at the gearing of the motor to realise just how hard it pushes. A common breakdown on X1/9s comes from someone try to force the headlight pods up or down without using the manual winder. It is also a common "vandalism" where some "helpful" individual decides your car just doesn't look right with one pod not quite down (or occasionally both fully up) and tries to push them shut. The result is an annoying an potentially expensive repair bill.

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