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Old Aug 6, 2001 | 10:24 PM
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headlights are aimed really really low cuz of lots of front end collisions, shops never aimed my lights.... i tried to do it an hour ago... tried to move every bolt close to the light... aimed the headlights at the wall in my garage.... didnt move a mm.... any1 know which bolt or screw it is? for an 00 ls? need helpppp.....

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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 12:06 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (kikkoboyie)

Hmm, they arent bolts really....
Your going to need a phillips head screw driver..
(doing it out of memory)
The Horizontal Adjustment -it's the most outer one, near the fender. If you were standing infront of the car, and look at the driver side light. It's to the right of the headlight. Your gonna have to go in through a little hole in the metal and there should be a **** with some teeth on it, and use the screw driver to turn that.

The Vertical Adjustment - It's right under one og the angle gauges, i think for the vertical one actually. it's inbetween the headlight and the highbeams...

when you adjust make sure there's someone in the car so it simulates weight in it, on level ground blah blah

Hope this helps

I want a digicam just for things like this
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 01:27 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (Ricehornet)

...park in front a wall and turn on lights. adjust headlight(s) until the beams are even.
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 01:56 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (spnhb)

Hmmmmmm i thought 1 side should always be a little higher than the other? Or is it just me?
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 04:02 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (jonsteR)

if your parked on a level ground you can use the built in gauges for adjusting the head light, they center them on the corrected level, so just get the bubble to be in the longest score.
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 07:46 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (kikkoboyie)

go buy a repair manual, helms, chiltons or haynes. whatever you prefer, it will tell you how to do it, manuals doesnt cost much, get one.
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 07:56 AM
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its just you....
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 09:18 AM
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aite thanx a lot for the help guyssss... i'll try again 2nite....

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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Default Re: how do you aim headlights? (kikkoboyie)

ok heres my problem i looked up the OEM manual and i found the hole and i turned it but nothing happen. i mean i thought it would go up or down or something but nothing happen. and i been turning that sucker for awhile and still nothing happen. and i dont think that it would adjust the right to left.
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