Does anyone have a head light adjustment chart for an f1
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Does anyone have a head light adjustment chart for an f1
Got all my lights working, but... my headlights are pointing toward the ground. It maybey because of the lowered front end. I know you can adjust them, so many feet from the garage wall and so many feet high for hi and low beam, but I dont remember what the height is for either. Thanks for any help and if you have a chart can you post it.
Thanks you guys are the best.
Thanks you guys are the best.
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From 20 feet back on a level surface, headlights on low beam should shine on the garage door level with the lamps. Dave's trick above would be fine if both vehicles had similar height headlamps. If you're adjusting a Miata and comparing with at 4x4 pickup, you could have issues.
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I bet the way I do it will be similar to the 20' to 25' rule since I am working against a known good vehicle. So far it has worked flawlessly and I do a lot of night driving. One thing about old style flat windshields, they smash bugs by the dozens at night.
My truck is going to be lower than stock so the tables wont work for me but the garage door will. If they turn out too low then I head back to the garage door and bump them both up the same amount.
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I think 51-52's should be called Bug-Catchers, you can easily spend an hour trying to get all the bugs out from around the headlight buckets after even a short night drive.
Dimension "B" is explained below. Basically it is to relate the headlight center to a 30" reference line drawn on the wall.
If you use your method, Dave, on a truck that sits taller, you end up with the headlights aimed too low; draw a line from the center of headlight to the point you are using as a reference, then draw a line from a headlight that starts out 4" higher to and beyond the same point on the wall. The taller vehicle's headlights will hit the ground sooner.
Dimension "B" is explained below. Basically it is to relate the headlight center to a 30" reference line drawn on the wall.
If you use your method, Dave, on a truck that sits taller, you end up with the headlights aimed too low; draw a line from the center of headlight to the point you are using as a reference, then draw a line from a headlight that starts out 4" higher to and beyond the same point on the wall. The taller vehicle's headlights will hit the ground sooner.
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Yep, but they get set level and in line in a few minutes and if they are too low I can crank em up a bit using the door reflection to keep them even. I guess all my cars have headlights around the same height because they have been good to go first time so far. I also run a full 12v to the lamps so if they are a little off I am not sure I would notice.
I will continue to do it my way, which may not be by the manual but works for me. Drive safe
I will continue to do it my way, which may not be by the manual but works for me. Drive safe
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25 feet away, I use my adjuster to set them and then fine tune them to my liking. You don't want them to cross or be to far apart also. I used to do testing here in So Cal to re register totaled vehicles and had a few aimers (mechanical ones and optical ones) and you can find an old Hoppy kit for fairly cheap and they work great.
I know it's a chevy site but, check it out.
Headlight Alignment - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network
BTW, look at his tool wall........that's dedication .
I know it's a chevy site but, check it out.
Headlight Alignment - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network
BTW, look at his tool wall........that's dedication .
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