headlight aim question
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headlight aim question
Yesterday morning I changed my bulbs to an HID 8000k kit and now it seems from far away that driver side headlight shines more than the passenger side. Did I put the bulb in the wrong way? Is there a certain way that the bulb should be put in? Its driving me crazy! I couldnt have messed up the headlight aim that easily... scratchhead.gif
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In the owner's manual there are instructions for aiming your headlights.
What size bulb did you use? Were they the 9006 (isn't that factory RD1?)? I don't know if they have the little grooves that the RD2 H7 bulbs have, which do need a specific position. Either way, I think the headlights would aim the same.
There are screws you have to turn on the outside of the headlight housing to adjust the aim. Pull in front of a wall/garage (I think it's about 10 feet away - check manual) and you should measure the "line" that it projected onto the wall. It should be a certain height from the ground.
What size bulb did you use? Were they the 9006 (isn't that factory RD1?)? I don't know if they have the little grooves that the RD2 H7 bulbs have, which do need a specific position. Either way, I think the headlights would aim the same.
There are screws you have to turn on the outside of the headlight housing to adjust the aim. Pull in front of a wall/garage (I think it's about 10 feet away - check manual) and you should measure the "line" that it projected onto the wall. It should be a certain height from the ground.
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From: Thomaston, CT
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24-26" from 10ft back, and there are adjustment screws like mentioned above. 1 for up/down, 1 for right/left. Just make sure the off bulb is seated right before you adjust anything.