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Old 01-24-2008, 07:42 PM
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Headlight adjustment

Anyone know how to go about re-aiming the headlights to face up/down more?
 
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Old 01-25-2008, 05:46 AM
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nobody knows?!
 
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Old 01-25-2008, 06:01 AM
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Right behind the headlights is a very small (6 or 7mm?) adjustment stud...
 
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Old 01-25-2008, 06:14 AM
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Awesome. Thanks!!!
 
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:02 PM
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Does anybody know the measurements needed to adjust to after installing a 2" leveling kit?
 
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:51 AM
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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.
 
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Old 02-29-2008, 10:31 AM
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i just used the wrench took two min
 
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Old 02-29-2008, 11:55 PM
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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.
I'm starting to use a ratcheting wrench... (like a GearWrench)
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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Old 03-02-2008, 07:56 PM
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it actually requires a 4mm wrench... and that is as per the owners manual.
 
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Does anybody know the measurements needed to adjust to after installing a 2" leveling kit?
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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Old 03-03-2008, 09:59 AM
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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!
what i did for mine, was to park in front of my garage about 1 foot from the door..... then measure the height of the beam concentration from the ground. then back up about 25 feet, and adjust the lights so the concentation is slightly lower than the original measurement. this way they arent going straight out, but down just a touch....... and there arent any side to side adjustments, so its real quick to do.
 
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Old 03-03-2008, 10:19 AM
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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!
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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Old 03-03-2008, 10:37 AM
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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.
You beat me to it....I was dropping my truck off since the compressor quit working on it Saturday.
 
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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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Old 03-03-2008, 03:33 PM
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Thanks! That puts it in perspective.
 
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