Headlight adjustment
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From: Greenvile, SC
Originally Posted by LACityFD
Anybody know where you can get the headlamp adjustment tool? Pep Boys didn't have it over here...using a little wrench is a PITA.
Before that... I was using a "long handled" 1/4" ratchet with a socket before that. I had plenty of room for both...
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From: San Antonio, Texas
Originally Posted by dfishrmn88
Does anybody know the measurements needed to adjust to after installing a 2" leveling kit?
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From: Ketchikan, AK.
Originally Posted by dfishrmn88
SOMEBODY must have an idea how high off the ground the headlights should be adjusted to! I can't find it anywhere, even the manual. I just installed a 2" leveling kit and don't want to be flashed for "brights on" all the time or blind somebody!
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Originally Posted by dfishrmn88
SOMEBODY must have an idea how high off the ground the headlights should be adjusted to! I can't find it anywhere, even the manual. I just installed a 2" leveling kit and don't want to be flashed for "brights on" all the time or blind somebody!
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From: Loveland, CO
Originally Posted by FTE Ken
Instructions for adjusting headlights don't vary by ride height. You measure the height of the center of the headlight housing. Mark this height on a wall. Back up 25 feet and make the top of the beam about 1 inch below this mark.
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SAE I assume
At 25 feet back (on level ground), the top edge of the 'high intensity' part of the beam pattern should be even with a reference line the same height as the center of the headlamp assembly. Look for a little circle on the lens to identify the center.
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