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08-05-2003, 08:48 PM
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Projector Headlights... Too bright?
I bought a pair of those Denji projector head lights on eBay, installed them and when I fist walked to the front of the car at spots, usually directly infront of the beam they are blindingly bright, but when im inside the car its not very bright at all... Well since I installed them months ago Ive been getting flashed on a regular basis... Has anyone else had this happen to them? Any fixes for it? I didnt adjust the lights because they looked fine to me, but should I adjust them to the right a bit? I was also thinking maybe going HID if I could afford it, but wont those be even brighter? But less blinding, to me I can look straight into the HID beam and its alot less on my eyes than a hologen bulb... I dunno if this is a known fact or just me...
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08-05-2003, 09:35 PM
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have you tried aiming the head lights down?
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08-05-2003, 09:58 PM
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Like I said, I havnt adjested them at all... Installing them was enough of a PITA... But I dont want to make it worse inside the car so I cant see at all, I just want to stop blinding other drivers...lol
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08-07-2003, 04:33 PM
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yeah, try aiming them down and let us know how it turns out
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08-07-2003, 05:46 PM
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Ive never heard of anybody saying their projectors are too BRIGHT. Dim yes. I agree with gnu. Try aiming them to the ground.
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Quote:
 First try to realigning your headlights... Then see how they look form inside the car and as well form the point of view from the driver in front of you - have someone you know drive a separate car in front of you (driving in the same direction the first time and then in the opposing direction next) to give you their view of what they see... If the driver of the other car says things are fine and you are not blinding anyone...then take a look of how things look from your (the driver) perspective... If the lights seem to dim, not sure what to tell you there...maybe someone here has experience in this area and can chime in with a good antidote for this problem... That should get you started and let us know how it turns out... CL  |
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 Projectors are like models. They're pretty as hell, they just aint that bright.
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ahhhh...I see....thanks 00accord44!
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im gonna agree with what everyone said, its a two-fer. when you aim them down you wont be blinding anyone and you will also be aiming the concentrated light down, so itll appear brighter to you. thats what i did, and it worked... but i also got 100w bulbs.
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how exactly do you get in there and adjust the beam angle? I just got my projectors a few weeks ago and the current angle is pretty good, but when I install my HID kit next week I'm probably gonna want to adjust to aim the beam for best visibility with the added amount of light. i don't wanna get in there anf fuc& some $hit up!
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08-08-2003, 03:47 PM
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If you've got a Honda manual...it should show you in there on how to adjust the vertical/horizontal aim of your headlights...unless for some reason your new headlights have taken out the entire case that the headlight sits in (which I doubt).
If, when your hood is open, you look at your headlight casing from atop of the headlight...you will see small openings in the casing of the headlight where it meets the inner frame of your car. Inside those openings you will find (at an angle...I believe it to be roughtly 45 degrees) screws in which you tighten/loosen to adjust the vertical/horizontal aim of your headlights... From there...do as was suggested above...park on a flat surface, park with your headlights pointing to a wall, and adjust accordingly. I also advise doing as I said beofre...have someone drive in a separate car infront of you and also soming towards you in the opposite direction to see how your headlights affect other drivers.... Good luck! CL |
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Strange. I dont remember seeing any section in the manual about aiming your lights. But then again I didnt read much of the manual
 I know that when I installed the projectors, I removed a black brace from the bottom of the housing cuz it wouldnt fit with the new lights, but I dont think it had much if anything to do with the aiming. Thanks for the tip. I guess I should pay more attention to owners manuals!
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well since you dont have stock heads anymore, it might be different. with the stocks, there was a bolt on the frame that adjusted the vertical aim. now with the projectors, i have 3 screws behind the projector(on the actual headlight housing, not the car). mine have one on top and two on the bottom. ive just used the top screw to aim it down. if you want to move either of the other screws you might have to take the heads out... i did.
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QUOTE]Originally posted by 00accord44
Strange. I dont remember seeing any section in the manual about aiming your lights. But then again I didnt read much of the manual I know that when I installed the projectors, I removed a black brace from the bottom of the housing cuz it wouldnt fit with the new lights, but I dont think it had much if anything to do with the aiming. Thanks for the tip. I guess I should pay more attention to owners manuals! [/quote] No worries 00accord44...like I said previously...in my Civic manual...it shows you how to adjust the head lights up, down..and side to side...(I feel like I'm in a Ludacris song/video...)... Anyhow...I'm speaking from a stock Civic point of view...not sure how it is on the Accord... CL |
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Aight guys thanks for the input... When I adjust the headlights (been really busy lately) ill post a reply and let everyone know how it went...
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