Exactly how do I aim my headlights?
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Exactly how do I aim my headlights? I bought some Sylvania SilverStars this week and had my headlights re-aimed at the dealer. They used the tool that attaches to the headlight and has a level in it. I think they aimed them too high though as I was getting flashed out on the road. It looked like my lowbeams are aimed straight ahead and the highbeams are pointed up. It was foggy so I could see the direction the beam was going. Maybe the nose of the car was angled slightly down when they aimed them.
I know how to actually adjust them, I just need to know how far to adjust them. If I park the car 25 feet away from a wall, what should the pattern look like? Are there some measurements I can use to get it right?
I know how to actually adjust them, I just need to know how far to adjust them. If I park the car 25 feet away from a wall, what should the pattern look like? Are there some measurements I can use to get it right?
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Re: Exactly how do I aim my headlights? just put the front of the car about 5ft away from a wall and make the beams flush with the front of the car. The headlight is one piece so i dont know what they're saying about adjusting the highbeams apart from the lowbeams <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Re: Exactly how do I aim my headlights? Double check the bulbs and make sure you put them back in properly. I put the Silverstars in my SS and when I did the high beams they looked like they were pointing slightly up. I believe the connector on the bulb for the wire harness should be pointing straight down.
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Re: Exactly how do I aim my headlights? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Fbody Man:
<strong> The headlight is one piece so i dont know what they're saying about adjusting the highbeams apart from the lowbeams <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aren't the highbeams angled a little higher within the housing though? When I was trying to adjust them myself, the pattern for the highbeams was higher than the lowbeams. In the fog, the highs were definitely pointed higher than I thought they should be.
I'll try what you said though. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
<strong> The headlight is one piece so i dont know what they're saying about adjusting the highbeams apart from the lowbeams <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aren't the highbeams angled a little higher within the housing though? When I was trying to adjust them myself, the pattern for the highbeams was higher than the lowbeams. In the fog, the highs were definitely pointed higher than I thought they should be.
I'll try what you said though. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Re: Exactly how do I aim my headlights? I re-aimed the lights last night. Found some instructions on Hids4Less.com. They were a little high. Now I can at least tell a difference when I flip on the brights. People still flash me sometimes though. Oh well. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Re: Exactly how do I aim my headlights? All I can say its a bloody pain in the butt to aim the headlights on a Camaro. Somehow my drivers side mounts broke..so I have to buy a entire new unit. Make sure to check your headlights after having any engine work done! Im pretty sure thats how my headlight mounts got busted. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
