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Old May 10, 2014 | 04:56 PM
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I recently bought the car and the headlights are "stuck" on high. However they are on regular low beams, how do I get them to aim more downward? If that makes sense? lol
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Old May 10, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Are you sure they're stuck or are they hids?
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Old May 10, 2014 | 05:37 PM
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Old May 10, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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Before you go adjusting anything, look inside the headlight. You should see a dome-shaped reflector in there. If you don't, the previous owner is a ******* idiot, and it's time to replace the headlights. If you aren't sure what to look for, post a picture taken straight into your headlight, with the lights off.
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Old May 16, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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Well I tried to adjust them but they are those cheap blacked out ones on ebay so they didn't turn at all...Just started striping it.
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Old May 16, 2014 | 04:30 PM
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Before you go adjusting anything, look inside the headlight. You should see a dome-shaped reflector in there.
I love it when people choose to ignore posts...
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Old May 17, 2014 | 08:28 AM
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The bulb may not be clocked correctly. People can't do it right, so they just shove them in there and call it good.

A lack of casper shielding wouldn't aim the headlights up....but would scatter the light more and cause more glare in the center of the light. JDM CTR lights don't have casper shields....but they still make a normal beam pattern.

My bet is that the bulb isn't installed correctly. Or some sharmoota hacked the wiring.
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Old May 17, 2014 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by NotARacist
I love it when people choose to ignore posts...
Well I saw what you were talking about and knew that it wasn't that...and I am not sure how to post pics on here yet...

However will I have to get a new set of headlights??
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