Hey H-T people… I just picked up my JDM headlights now my question is: How Do I aligned my lights? Help please!

 

Also wondering this, my passanger side is much higher then my driver side

 

anybody?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leeminho86 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also wondering this, my passanger side is much higher then my driver side </TD></TR></TABLE>
well i know this is supposed to be true to a degree. It is like that to prevent blinding oncoming drivers with your lights. But how much higher exactly, I couldn't tell you. Im thinking the best way is to pull up to a wall somewhere and play with it till you think its right.

I'm in for other methods/tips though, I could use em too.

Edit: Are you asking how to adjust them? If thye are like USDM lights then you just loosen the two 10mm bolts on top and move up and down from there.

 

The light patterns were even before hand until I messed with the passanger headlight, and bolted it in so the headlight itself looked straighter(the corner light tab was broken so i fixed that and now it looks right)...but sitting in front of a wall it's quite a bit higher then the driver side...if the only way to adjust it is by playing with the two bolts on top holding it in I am out of luck lol, I was hoping there was some way to adjust it on the back of the light itself.

 

hmm well there could be another way i just dont know it. I've never had to do it really. Sorry if I gave you wrong info, but now i'm also curious as to how to adjust them.

 

Damn it ! seems like one knows hot to do this stuff... I'm going to head over HMO Motorsports and I will find out !! will post if I can find something !

 

take your car to a level dark parking lot..
Pull 25 feet back from the wall.
measure the distance from the ground to the center of your headlights..
Then subtract 1-2" off of that and thats where your Cutoff/ Hotspot should be on the wall

SO if the center of your headlights is 25 inches.. then your lights should be aimed at 23 inches on the wall.

 

Good info now I know what to measure, but have any idea how to adjust the light beam itself rather just moving the headlight?

 

you can't adjust the beam. only move it up, down, left, right.

 

towards the top/back of the headlight, there should be a little slot where you can slip a screwdriver in. you can turn the screwdriver either left or right and it'll adjust like that.

 

Moving it up, down, left right, meaning loosening the bolts and moving the headlight itself?

 

You can aim the headlights with the aiming screws on the back of the housings.. also can use a 10mm

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dillywong &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">towards the top/back of the headlight, there should be a little slot where you can slip a screwdriver in. you can turn the screwdriver either left or right and it'll adjust like that. </TD></TR></TABLE>

this for the jdm ones.

when i posted this:<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can't adjust the beam. only move it up, down, left, right.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i meant adjusting the height and center of the beam, not the actual headlight housing.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leeminho86 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good info now I know what to measure, but have any idea how to adjust the light beam itself rather just moving the headlight? </TD></TR></TABLE>

i see what your saying now, for some reason i was thinking on the focus of the beam. sorry.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMlyfestyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can aim the headlights with the aiming screws on the back of the housings.. also can use a 10mm</TD></TR></TABLE>

the jdm headlight don't have the 10mm bolt. you need a screwdriver to adjust them.

 

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the jdm headlight don't have the 10mm bolt. you need a screwdriver to adjust them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol and thats why JDM is gay

 

Ahhh thanks a lot guys, will be trying this tonight

 

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lol and thats why JDM is gay </TD></TR></TABLE>


hahahahahaaa... it's your life style

 

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lol and thats why JDM is gay </TD></TR></TABLE>

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hahahahahaaa... it's your life style</TD></TR></TABLE>

good point.

 

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That's some good stuff

 

Instead of using a screw driver I used an 8mm socket, worked like a charm.

 

I'm going to try it right now!

 

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Yup, it does ! how about the other ones that one that they're round and have 3 little holes, how about those??

 

On mine I only had two adjusters, one for side to side and one for height. I believe the side to side adjuster was closest to the fender and height was towards the middle. You could either put a flat head in the upper rubber piece and turn the adjuster by it's teeth, or use an 8mm on the bolts to adjust them. I'm not sure what other adjustment you're talking about with the 3 little holes.