A/C Headlights Adjustment? Blinding people on the road?

[gatruong]

Hey guys... I joined this forum to get more info on my girlfriend's 08' coupe. I thought i'd be nice and do some research on what i can do to make the car look nicer. I myself drive an 04' Acura TL

well, recently installed a set of Xentec HID 6k w/ hid relay on my girlfriend's 08 coupe. the problem now is... her headlight looks as she is high-beaming. Is there anyway to adjust them without having to remove the front bumper?

[kuhan]

eibach pro-kit springs will take care of that.

or take it to the dealership.

[adidas2go]

eibach pro-kit springs

hahahahaha

yup, pro kit will solve the issue

[LongBeachCoupe]

SCORE!!!!

I know the answer!

On the back of the headlight housing theres a wheel, its around the size of a quarter, and it adjusts the angle that the headlights are at!

If im not mistaken, i believe its actually a brownish wheel you turn...

[BlackNWhite]

SCORE!!!!

I know the answer!

On the back of the headlight housing theres a wheel, its around the size of a quarter, and it adjusts the angle that the headlights are at!

If im not mistaken, i believe its actually a brownish wheel you turn...

I looked for it when I installed my first set of HID's... and I never found it. You have any pics perhaps?

[LongBeachCoupe]

No... i dont have any pics... lol sorry

[gatruong]

I guess I could take it to the dealer, but dont want to listen to their bs about aftermarket parts being installed.

[windex]

eibach pro-kit springs will take care of that.

or take it to the dealership.

Trust me it does! I still get angry flashes horns and other road nonsense.

[adidas2go]

SCORE!!!!

I know the answer!

On the back of the headlight housing theres a wheel, its around the size of a quarter, and it adjusts the angle that the headlights are at!

If im not mistaken, i believe its actually a brownish wheel you turn...

Hes right. Its actually recommended to put your car in a normal driving state before you adjust everything. Tires inflated to normal pressure, vehicle on a level surface, 170-200 pounds of weight in the driver seat, all fluids topped off, full tank of gas, spare tire and accessories properly stowed.

Place your car 25 feet from the wall or flat surface you are measuring your beams against. Make sure you are parked on a flat surface as well.

If you look behind the headlight, between the low beam and high beam grommets, you will see a knob. Turn this knob in either direction, to lower or raise the light direction

Hope this helps

[kuhan]

Trust me it does! I still get angry flashes horns and other road nonsense.

dude, I have never got flashed since I got 6K for low beam and 5k for fogs.

before the pro-kit was installed, I could see the light pattern was all over the place (the low beam lights were illuminating brightly on the signs on highway)

after the pro-kit was installed, I can see the light pattern is focusing more on the road now.

I was thinking of raising the low beam light bulbs up a little bit.

[darkmessenger]

SCORE!!!!

I know the answer!

On the back of the headlight housing theres a wheel, its around the size of a quarter, and it adjusts the angle that the headlights are at!

If im not mistaken, i believe its actually a brownish wheel you turn...

Hmm I didn't see any dial with size of quarter... but I did see a thin handle.. but I was unable to turn it in any way

If you look at the picture below, on the top right there is a light yellowish handle that looks like you can turn it (I stole the picture from one of the Hot-Tos ) I twisted hard, but it just wouldn't turn...

Am I twisting the right thing?? Or where is the brown handle you were talking about???

[b88dragon]

the turning part is on top of the yellowish-brown stick that is poking out, the color green is what u wanna be using to adjust the height of the headlight, use a flat screw driver to turn it.

again it that little green piece that is the size of a quarter that longbeach has stated, its in the top of the picture if u can see it.

[darkmessenger]

the turning part is on top of the yellowish-brown stick that is poking out, the color green is what u wanna be using to adjust the height of the headlight, use a flat screw driver to turn it.

again it that little green piece that is the size of a quarter that longbeach has stated, its in the top of the picture if u can see it.

ahh I see, I will try it again. Thanks man!

[Rmuth25]

Doesn't our bulb have a plastic piece in front of it so the light is coming off from a reflection of the housing and not just directly from the bulb. Because the fog lights are so much brighter than the headlights. That being said would it really matter if the bulb is tilted since that piece blocking it from being directly seen?

But year I agree with the consensus the prokit would work well. Damn PA roads that have so many bumps/potholes that would just lead to trouble if I lowered the car.

[Rob.Vegan]

The night I installed my 6k lows I got flashed from a car ...with HIDs.

I was confused and checked my high beams but they were not on lol

[darkmessenger]

Doesn't our bulb have a plastic piece in front of it so the light is coming off from a reflection of the housing and not just directly from the bulb. Because the fog lights are so much brighter than the headlights. That being said would it really matter if the bulb is tilted since that piece blocking it from being directly seen?

But year I agree with the consensus the prokit would work well. Damn PA roads that have so many bumps/potholes that would just lead to trouble if I lowered the car.

The reflector actually reflects the light so the light beams focus over a specific area ( if you point your car toward a vertical wall you will see a particular bright area). If that area is aimed too high, it would still blind people because the reflected beam, which are still very strong in terms of brightness, are going directly into people eyes. Tilting the bulb well change the height of that specific area.

This is my theory, correct me if I'm wrong

I would love to install the pro kit, but no $$ now and the heavy snow in Canada is making it a hard decision

[maxentropy]

I hate to burst your bubble kids but I have the factory 4300k HIDS adjusted as high as they will go so I have the best view of the road ahead and I haven't been flashed once. 4300-5k is about the brightest light you can get. 8k = purple and is not as bright as the pure white at around 4500. Lower than 4k and you get a yellowish color.

You need a screwdriver to adjust your headlights. You can adjust almost any car's headlights via the same method. The screw is usually at the top rear of the headlights. I will take a picture later if I can.

[Rmuth25]

Some guy last night was trying to give me a seizure he kept flashing his lights at me.

[TJPitz]

Which way do you turn the adjustment screw to raise the lights? I just put H.I.D.'s in and they are too low .
Modified by TJPitz at 8:17 AM 9/3/2009