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Old 05-07-2011, 09:11 AM
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What is the easiest way to aim headlights. I found the large white-capped horizontal adjustment screw, but where is the the vertical adjustment located. I have looked for the leveling bubbles but cant find them.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Old 05-07-2011, 09:22 AM
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What is the easiest way to aim headlights. I found the large white-capped horizontal adjustment screw, but where is the the vertical adjustment located. I have looked for the leveling bubbles but cant find them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks


If you have just changed a bulb and the lights are not aimed properly and they were fine before the change, then you have put the bulb(s) in wrong. The units only use the the one screw as the projectors are preset in the units. There should be no reason to change the adjustment normally. No bubbles are on these units.
 
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Old 05-16-2011, 01:53 PM
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What is the easiest way to aim headlights. I found the large white-capped horizontal adjustment screw, but where is the the vertical adjustment located. I have looked for the leveling bubbles but cant find them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Yeah just make sure the bulb is seated properly. If you look at the base of the bulb there should be a small square tab that sticks up. Make sure that lines up with the tab in your headlight housing and then make sure the "speed" clip is attached properly.

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are both R and L controlled by the same screew adjustment? i just put slightly bigger tires on and would need to adjust the lamps up a bit

never mind, did a search and found it, which I should havee done before I posted. My bad. seems I forget sometimes that this is not a conversation going on.
 

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Yeah just make sure the bulb is seated properly. If you look at the base of the bulb there should be a small square tab that sticks up. Make sure that lines up with the tab in your headlight housing and then make sure the "speed" clip is attached properly.

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If memory serves me correctly, the tab is down on the low beams and up on the high beams.
 
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If memory serves me correctly, the tab is down on the low beams and up on the high beams.
I believe that is the case. I definitely agree that the lows are the opposite of the highs. And vice versa
 
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