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Old 04-12-04, 10:57 PM
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Adjusting Headlight beams

Wow, I dont know if the last owner was blind or just stupid.

The headlights are aimed sooo high up that they point at fricken the undersides of overpasses and at hanging signs from em!

How do I adjust the beam?
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there are phillips type screws; one on the top and one on the side of the headlight for adjustments.

Pull up to within 5 feet of a wall at night. Mark the wall at the center of the headlight.

Back up 25 feet.

At 25ft back the headlight center should be in the same spot. Adjust if it is not.
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spiffy, guess i'll have to check mine sometime
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When you do Mark's test, make sure the high-beams are on. Otherwise the low-beams will blind other drivers and the high-beams will blind pilots...
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lol.. thanks for the advice
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
When you do Mark's test, make sure the high-beams are on. Otherwise the low-beams will blind other drivers and the high-beams will blind pilots...
Yep... I have done it enough times that I didn't even think of that
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Originally posted by Icemark
Mark the wall at the center of the headlight.

i dont understrand what you mean by this icemark?
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where the headlight is most concentrated
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get a hunk of chalk, or a pen and mark the brightest spot on the wall... circle it or draw a big X in it. Something you can use as a referance.
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OR.. you could be like me and just steal a pair of headlight aimers from a garage!!!! I love those things!!!!
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OR.. you could be like me and just steal a pair of headlight aimers from a garage!!!! I love those things!!!!
Stealing gives you too much bad karma
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so mark where the 2 beams concentrate into one or mark where each beam is the brightest....cause right now mine are pointing in 2 different directions.
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