tyc elegante headlights
Tuning_mgr
03-03-2006, 10:30 PM
any ideas on how to adjust the projectors on the 00 accord tyc elegante?
or do i have to take off the whole back of it?
or do i have to take off the whole back of it?
StealthSonic
03-07-2006, 01:53 PM
any ideas on how to adjust the projectors on the 00 accord tyc elegante?
or do i have to take off the whole back of it?
I adjusted mine. Just go to your local hardware store and get the shortest philips screw driver. I got mine at kragen.
As far as adjusting, if your beam is way off, try center all the bulbs first. If you look at the headlamp cover, you will see a little + symbol with a circle in the middle, looks like a target. Each bulb has 2 screws one for up and down and another one is left and right. Adjust the light beam (circle ray) as center to the target as much as possible. (Note: there are hardly any room for you to adjust so you might have to move few things out such as taking off the upper part of air intake box for 4 cyl.)
Once you have all the lights centered with the targets, than adjust them to the way you like it. Normally the low beam shouldn't be higher than a car's trunk that is in front of you but its low enough for you to see the street. Basically adjust to the way you are comfitable with. I would do this around evening so you can test drive it around the block, I used my garage door as a guide. The main think of the low beam is to see the floor and the stop sign from about a block away. You can adjust higher than that but you'd be blinding other driver.
Another problem I have noticed bout the TYC headlight is, everytime when you change the bulb to different brand, it loses its adjustment. I'd stick with something simple like the Sulvinia (i think that's how it spell) cheap 5000k and below temperature. They last very long and the heat doesn't damage the lamp's housing and the shell. Mine sorta turned yellow after using 10000K+ bulbs. The heat litery cracks the clear protective coating of the clear plastic.
I hope this information helps.
or do i have to take off the whole back of it?
I adjusted mine. Just go to your local hardware store and get the shortest philips screw driver. I got mine at kragen.
As far as adjusting, if your beam is way off, try center all the bulbs first. If you look at the headlamp cover, you will see a little + symbol with a circle in the middle, looks like a target. Each bulb has 2 screws one for up and down and another one is left and right. Adjust the light beam (circle ray) as center to the target as much as possible. (Note: there are hardly any room for you to adjust so you might have to move few things out such as taking off the upper part of air intake box for 4 cyl.)
Once you have all the lights centered with the targets, than adjust them to the way you like it. Normally the low beam shouldn't be higher than a car's trunk that is in front of you but its low enough for you to see the street. Basically adjust to the way you are comfitable with. I would do this around evening so you can test drive it around the block, I used my garage door as a guide. The main think of the low beam is to see the floor and the stop sign from about a block away. You can adjust higher than that but you'd be blinding other driver.
Another problem I have noticed bout the TYC headlight is, everytime when you change the bulb to different brand, it loses its adjustment. I'd stick with something simple like the Sulvinia (i think that's how it spell) cheap 5000k and below temperature. They last very long and the heat doesn't damage the lamp's housing and the shell. Mine sorta turned yellow after using 10000K+ bulbs. The heat litery cracks the clear protective coating of the clear plastic.
I hope this information helps.
Tuning_mgr
03-09-2006, 10:31 PM
sweet!
thanx!
using a wrench and a socket kicked my butt and i think i lowered them too much! gonna try again on my next day off!
any advice on lowering the car? shock n spring combo?
thanx!
using a wrench and a socket kicked my butt and i think i lowered them too much! gonna try again on my next day off!
any advice on lowering the car? shock n spring combo?
Whumbachumba
03-10-2006, 12:38 AM
All you need to know and then some for lowering.
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6629
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6629
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