adjusting headlights
searched.....one of my headlights shines further than the other one, i noticed on the headlight unit there is a "zero" bubble thing (like what they have on levels). What is the best way to adjust them so that they are at the angle i want?
between the high and low beams near the back of the headlight housing there is a spot to insert a screwdriver and turn a gear looking thing that adjusts the angle vertically. I believe there is an article on team-integra.net with pics
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At 25 feet from a wall, the low side of the projector cutoff (left side) should be 2.1 inches below the height of the projector center from the ground.
Just round to 2 inches. So if your headlight center is 24" from the ground, then at 25 feet from a wall the low side of the cutoff should be 22" from the ground. Both left and right projectors should be adjusted to the same height. So the left side of each cutoff pattern should align, and the right side of each pattern should align. It should look like this when shining against a wall:
______o-----------_________o-----------
Those bubble levels only work if the car is on a perfectly flat floor, which you'll probably never find, especially outdoors, since parking lots and such are always sloped to drain water off of them.
I never go by those bubble levels. I always just do the measurements.
Just round to 2 inches. So if your headlight center is 24" from the ground, then at 25 feet from a wall the low side of the cutoff should be 22" from the ground. Both left and right projectors should be adjusted to the same height. So the left side of each cutoff pattern should align, and the right side of each pattern should align. It should look like this when shining against a wall:
______o-----------_________o-----------
Those bubble levels only work if the car is on a perfectly flat floor, which you'll probably never find, especially outdoors, since parking lots and such are always sloped to drain water off of them.
I never go by those bubble levels. I always just do the measurements.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">At 25 feet from a wall, the low side of the projector cutoff (left side) should be 2.1 inches below the height of the projector center from the ground.
Just round to 2 inches. So if your headlight center is 24" from the ground, then at 25 feet from a wall the low side of the cutoff should be 22" from the ground. Both left and right projectors should be adjusted to the same height. So the left side of each cutoff pattern should align, and the right side of each pattern should align. It should look like this when shining against a wall:
______o-----------_________o-----------
Those bubble levels only work if the car is on a perfectly flat floor, which you'll probably never find, especially outdoors, since parking lots and such are always sloped to drain water off of them.
I never go by those bubble levels. I always just do the measurements.</TD></TR></TABLE>
great info man thanks a lot
Just round to 2 inches. So if your headlight center is 24" from the ground, then at 25 feet from a wall the low side of the cutoff should be 22" from the ground. Both left and right projectors should be adjusted to the same height. So the left side of each cutoff pattern should align, and the right side of each pattern should align. It should look like this when shining against a wall:
______o-----------_________o-----------
Those bubble levels only work if the car is on a perfectly flat floor, which you'll probably never find, especially outdoors, since parking lots and such are always sloped to drain water off of them.
I never go by those bubble levels. I always just do the measurements.</TD></TR></TABLE>
great info man thanks a lot
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