Thread: How to get to the headlight adjust motor?

Greetings from the Vic goldfields!

I did not know this before but there seems to be some kind of motor to the rear of the headlights (2006 TD5 Defender). On the right side mine sounds like a loud relay brrrr-ing when the lights are on and the engine is off. Maybe the same with engine on but I can't hear that over the gentle hum of the TD5.

If I try contorting my arm to get to that motor/relay thing and move it with fingertips then the brrrr-ing changes pitch. So I'd like to have a look and see why this is so. But how to get to it? I guess I could remove the power steering reservoir and try to get down there somehow. BTW, my headlights have factory protectors with 4 black plastic looks like screw covers.

I had it in front of the garage yesterday and tried the adjustment switch but there seems to be no movement of the bean either left or right side.

Any suggestions on how to reach that darn thingy and what may be wrong?

Thanks!

Doing any sort of head light thing on a Defender, its easier to go in from the front, head light out.