SH67H

Hello, and good morning

So, I just bought a new headlights for my Civic 2008 LXi 1.8L Japan model.

The previous headlight was not genuine Honda part.

Anyway, Today I bought the genuine Honda headlights that cost 709$ including the bulbs

So, after installing the headlights, they were not aimed right

I looked around, and saw this plastic that can be moved by a LONG screw driver, and Hoooyaaa the low beam was moving, and then I went for the other headlight and matched it with it.

BUT
BUT
BUT

The high beam can't be adjusted!!!

When moving the Low beam screwdriver, the Low, and high beam were moving together ???

I want to adjust the high beam place without moving it along with the low beam, my low beam position is just fine, any lower than that it would be not sufficient, and I would be happy with my high beam, but the low beam will be not even

So, the question is:

HOW DO I FIX THIS ISSUE? there is pictures showing you what is the problem down below, and again, mind that these headlights are genuine.

I think that there is 3 probable causes/solutions:

1- The high beam has it's own screwdriver that can be moved same as with the low beam, and get placed in a desired height, same as with the low beam, BUT where is this plastic thing to move????

2- The high beam bulbs are not correctly mounted, which cause this issue, but I am pretty sure I did it correctly :/

3- I used high beam bulbs in the low beam compartment, and Low beam bulbs in high beam compartment, but the low beam looks aligned nicely, so I don't think this is the cause.

I was really upset, really really upset, I saved a lot of many to get the genuine headlights

So, Is there a separate plastic thing behind the headlight to use a screwdriver to adjust the high beam??????

I want to make the dealer my last resort !!!!!!!!
Because I need to make an appointment to enter the Repair Center. That might take a week.

This is the picture of my Civic headlights, it doesn't look same as American Civic headlights!

Headlights:



Headlights OFF:



Headlights Low beam ON:



Headlights High beam ON:

As you see, the right high beam is exactly throwing light in the right low beam area.
Left high beam throws light WAY than supposed normal position, in a longer distance I can't even tell if there is a right high beam because it's way up in the sky

I want the both high beams to be little above the low beam, and even. NOT LIKE THIS !!!



Sorry, I am a shitty shooter, but if you want to ask this is Canon 600D

Between you and me, I wanted to get 2009 civic headlights, but the salesman said it might not be compatible " I must go to the engineer which will take time, take a number to wait your turn ".
So, I said just give me the 2008 healights
2009 headlights looked really nice, and aggressive.
Anyway, getting something compatible better than wasting your time on something might not be compatible


So, What do I do now???????????????????

SH67H

Just fixed the issue

The left high beam bulb was not positioned in it's place, it was little down from the default position.

So, when I did that, both high beams were aligned.

I would like to adjust the height of both low/high beams. I want it a to be up by couple inches from a 25 feet distance. Because it's now lower than what I am hoping for.

The Plastic screw that moves it up/down is in it's highest setting, so there is not use to it.

I think I need to adjust the base of the headlight, because I had that one accident that was from the front of the car, wasn't major, but did destroy the radiator

m_shake

Typically on a left-hand drive car the drivers/left headlight is aimed lower to avoid blinding oncoming traffic. The opposite applies to rhd cars

vladd

Was there anything wrong with the headlight you replaced?

SH67H

Yes, it was not genuine part.
The low beam is not aligned properly.
Even after using the adjustment screw it didn't get them to the same level.
Also, they don't come with motor that move the light up and down.
It costed about 45$ for one headlight.

vladd

With an aftermarket headlight, chances are there are other aftermarket parts as well (such as bumper, fender, hood, etc). Are those getting replaced as well?

These headlights don't have motors. I'm guessing you mean the regular bulb adjustment? I've never seen an aftermarket headlight that didn't have the same adjustments as the OEM one.