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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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What are the factory specs for headlights? It seems my left headlight shines "lower" than my right, even on Hi beams. I'm on stock wheels, car has not been lowered.
Is this something than I can adjust myself, and if so how?
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 04:20 PM
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The headlights are not aligned straight due for the purpose of not blinding on coming traffic.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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I know that. What I'm saying is that the left seems alot lower than the the right. Like the leading edge of the left one stops 20-25 feet before the right one.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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It's in the Helms manual. From memory it's two inches below level at 25 feet.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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The headlamps are supposed to be staggered, for the above reason of not blinding people. At night you be looking towards the outer side of the road anyway, not the middle.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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I noticed the same thing on my car. If I am traveling down the road I cannot see very far in front of me. The worst is when the road starts to go uphill, even slightly. However, my S has 1/2" lower springs and do not know if the previous owner had them reset. I guess I will PM him and ask. Where is the adjustment anyway?
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