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My 2005 S2K on low beams needs help.

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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 05:16 AM
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I took my first night drive with my 2005 S2000. I was forced to drive with my high beams all the way home. On low beams it was quite scary. Could hardly see anything. Let's put it this way, I was hitting bad spots in the road because I could not see them in time to make corrections on low beams. With the high beams on I could finally see. I did get flashed by only two drivers all night which tells me that overall, the lighting is probably out of adjustment. On highs, the left beam still looked lower than on-coming traffic. I should have got flashed by more than that.

I have read many posts about the praise that our HID lighting gets. I'm sure that the problem with my lights is an adjustment thing. Could someone tell me the correct procedure for adjusting them and exactly where to get to the adjustment screw?

BTW, I know about the driver's side being deliberately aimed lower for on-coming traffic. Overall, they are just way too low!
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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Have they been like this? Did someone repair them from an accident and just never aimed them? Can you see the cutoff lines on the road?
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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Have them checked. It might be that you were just overdriving your headlights.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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I would consider my low beams the best I have had on any car I've owned. Are your light covers clear?
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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[QUOTE=SheDrivesIt,Jul 27 2009, 07:27 AM]Have them checked.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BallSackJack,Jul 27 2009, 07:30 AM



Thank you very much!!

I doesn't say what height from the ground for each headlight, just a comparison of one to the other! HMM
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