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Old Nov 23, 2002 | 04:51 PM
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Default 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights?

i noticed on my usdm lights that there is a vertical adjustment...with the jdm's they don't have that adjustment screw...is there any way to aim them?
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Old Nov 23, 2002 | 05:17 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (LudEcrous)

i don't think you can adjust the lights, never seen any screws or ne thing like that
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Old Nov 23, 2002 | 08:40 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (phildeez)

There are two dials on each light you need a small screwdriver or something to turn them. THey aim the wrong way so you can only adjust them so much...
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Old Nov 23, 2002 | 09:10 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (satan_srv)

can we access those screws with the jdm's on the car..or do we have to have it off to adjust them?
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (LudEcrous)

so where exactly are these screws? i found these 2 thing behind the headlight, one of them if i push in, make the aim go up then down. but it doesnt look like i can screw it. any help will be appreciate, as my right light beam is a bit lower than my left one. thx.
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 05:39 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (visualvb)

it's a gear looking thing you can see two of them looking straight down. You have to stick a phillips skrewdriver in there and turn one **** does up down the other does left-right. Unless your a big-baller and spent the money on brand new ones they probably won't work very well. On mine, one side works great the otherside doesn't work at all goodluck!
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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yeah mine are were brand new shipped from Honda of Japan. I think i know what ur talking about, ill try it and report back . thx.
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (visualvb)

well, no go. i dont see anything that i can screw, i just tap on that gear thing, and the beam of light just goes up and back down to it's original path. there is nothing there to screw, or adjust. I'm pretty sure i found the 2 things that im supposed to be using to adjust it, but as i said before, nothing to screw or set.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 02:09 PM
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Default Re: 4th gen JDM headlight question...how do you aim the lights? (visualvb)

bump ... any other easy way to adjust it?
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:27 PM
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the one on the bottom left is for left and right the top one is to aim it higher or lower get a flat head and wedge it in the gear and push it one way or the other
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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I'm having aiming issues, and i have the lights out right now, which way should i turn then so they dont blind people??
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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They'll have glare no matter what since they have a spike on the left to light up the road signs in Japan.

I hammered some rod into a short piece of broom handle and used that to adjust, worked like a CHARM.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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tried again, no go. anyone have an image showing the rear of the jdm headlight? ill be off looking for one.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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You cant find the dial?

Just pop your hood and look down and on the back side there are little dials about the size of a quarter. They almost look like the tops on a beer bottle.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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i cant adjust those dials tho ... all i can do is push on it and the height just goes up and then back down. so i know that's what ur talking about. but there is no way to adjust it.
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