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Old 05-08-2009, 12:45 PM
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Re: headlights?

A standard headlamp adjusting proceedure that I use is as follows.
1. Make sure you have at least a 1/2 tank of fuel in the car, park on level ground 25ft from a wall or garage door and square to the wall/door. Make a vertical line on the door/wall even with the centerline of the car.
2. Measure from the ground to the mid point of the headlamp lens on each side, then make a mark on the door/wall with tape at this measurement.
3. Measure from the centerline of the car to the center of the headlamp bulb. Mark the wall/door with a vertical tape line at this measurement from the center line you marked earlier. You should now have 2 "+" marks on the door/wall indicating the vertical and horizontal centerlines of each lamp.
4. Turn the headlamps on, and adjust them vertically until the top of the beam pattern hits the bottom of the horizontal line you made on the door.
5. Turn the horizontal adjuster so the beam pattern is centered on the vertical mark you made on the door. You should be done.
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