lakas187 Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 How do you go about aiming the headlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokedrvrbjw Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Near the headlights there is a "hex" type headed screw...if you use a little screw driver or hex bit to turn it, it will either raise or lower. There are two per light i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakas187 Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Near the headlights there is a "hex" type headed screw. So will this screw also move the beam side to side or, just up and down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASEY Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 You need a torx bit. You can only adjust up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokedrvrbjw Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 lol, yea torx...i couldnt think of it to save my life. THANK YOU!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbarnes Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 pull up close to a wall or close your garage door so you can see what the adjustments are doing the the aim of the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04blacksss Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 i never knew this nice how to.. i am always blinding the shit out of people with my HIDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidaz4lyfe Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 does anyone have pics of where those torx screws are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocoop Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Its right on top of the back of the headlight you cant miss it, but sometimes they have a little rubber cap on em, at least mine did. Its the only long screw looking thing sticking up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I don't have a camera, please forgive lack of pics and use your immagination - Get some masking tape and park on level ground very close to a garage door or wall (within a couple feet). On the wall mark the lights' horizontal centerlines with a straight line of masking tape; optionally you can also mark the vertical centerline for each light as well to give T-shaped marker revealing the installed position of the headlight. Next back an entire truck-length from the garage or wall and begin aiming your lights - turn the adjusting screws slowly while watching the light beams on the wall; you want to adjust the low beams so that they hit 2-4 inches below the horizontal centerline, also they should ideally be 2-4 inches right of their vertical centerlines as well. You do not want the lights to be completely centered either horizontal or vertically, or they will blind oncoming traffic; also, pointing the beams slightly downwards puts the light on the road where it belongs. Mr. P. p.s. - A personal adjustment deviation that I do is to purposely aim the centerline of my passenger-side lowbeam about 1-1/2 inches higher than the driver's light, this better illuminates street signs and still does not blind other drivers (it's not all my idea, headlights on european cars are aimed this way by law). It works great to better read road signs and even up close you cannot tell that the beam is aimed a couple degrees higher, but still make sure it remains aimed below its centerline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidaz4lyfe Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 thanks a lot... I really appreciate that... i'll do that later on today because my lights seem to be aimed too far downward toward the street after installing my aftermarket headlight housings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 thanks a lot... I really appreciate that... i'll do that later on today because my lights seem to be aimed too far downward toward the street after installing my aftermarket headlight housings That happens a lot, after I tore my headlights apart to black-out the turn signal lenses the reflectors were off too. But in your case since you have the stock lights still (I assuming) reinstall them, then back-up a truck-length from the wall, mark the spots, then reinstall the new headlights and adjust to where the factory ones were set. Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidaz4lyfe Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Well I aimed my headlights last night... man do I feel stupid .. I always wondered what that screw on top of the housing did...lol... well thanx for the instruction guys ... I can see alot better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.