How do you adjust the headlight height?

Dublin · Feb 10, 2006

How do you adjust the headlight height?

I had my headlight replaced due to moisture, and would rather take care of it myself.

sharrko · Feb 10, 2006

It is easy, try to do a search here. I did mine, and someone ahd some perfect instructions. I believe it was a socket, 5.5mm, and i did half turn.
It is located on the top of the light, look down and try to find anything that can be turned with a socket,. It should be in the middle of the light when you look from above.

DBNissan · Feb 10, 2006

It's really simple. the tool needed is a T15 (torx bit) on the top of the gold looking bolt coming up from behind the indicator lights. I just point my truck square at a wall about 20'-25' away and adjust the beams. Turn right to raise and left to lower. At 20'-25' away you want the top of the beam to be about 2"-3" lower than the center of the head lamp lens to get proper light projection.

Dublin · Feb 10, 2006

Awesome, thanks for the quick reply.

anthony2558 · Feb 10, 2006

At 20'-25' away you want the top of the beam to be about 2"-3" lower than the center of the head lamp lens to get proper light projection.

Ahh.......... I just based it on getting flashed by 2 out of every ten cars..

Dublin · Feb 10, 2006

anthony2558 said:
At 20'-25' away you want the top of the beam to be about 2"-3" lower than the center of the head lamp lens to get proper light projection.

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Ahh.......... I just based it on getting flashed by 2 out of every ten cars..

:rofl

sharrko · Feb 10, 2006

flashed by 2 of 10.....that's great. When i got my truck iw as flashed by 10 of 10, this is how i knew i must lower it. I guess many people had that issue, of headlights coming little too high from the manufacturer.

anthony2558 · Feb 10, 2006

Well after I cranked the T-bars I had to turn them down, while dringing at night I was able to see everone in there cars giving me the finger.

canyonboy05 · Feb 10, 2006

wow, yall have some pissy drivers where you live. I have gotten flashed once, by a lowered fullsize GMC, after I put in my silverstars. (I've gotten flashed before, but it was because I forgot to switch to low beams) I may have to try that 20' away from a wall thing, cause my truck was about 5' from my garage door when I adjusted them after I put in my clear ones, and they seem like they might be a tad too low (the drivers side doesn't have a whole lot of adjustment in it so I kind of use where it is at as a guideline :lol: )

fixitman04 · Feb 10, 2006

sharrko said:
flashed by 2 of 10.....that's great. When i got my truck iw as flashed by 10 of 10, this is how i knew i must lower it. I guess many people had that issue, of headlights coming little too high from the manufacturer.

i just flash the "wall o light" back they seem to remeber to not flash me :lol: :rofl

rawr · Feb 10, 2006

fixitman04 said:
sharrko said:

flashed by 2 of 10.....that's great. When i got my truck iw as flashed by 10 of 10, this is how i knew i must lower it. I guess many people had that issue, of headlights coming little too high from the manufacturer.

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i just flash the "wall o light" back they seem to remeber to not flash me :lol: :rofl

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: i cant wait to get all my lights, i just ordered 4 KC Daylighters 150watts. then once i fianlly get a roll bar ill be adding 4 more. :twisted: :twisted:

scott011422 · Feb 10, 2006

People are d*cks. I have mine 4" below center and I still get flashed all the time. Why should it be my fault that my headlights kick as$???

rawr · Feb 10, 2006

scott011422 said:
People are d*cks. I have mine 4" below center and I still get flashed all the time. Why should it be my fault that my headlights kick as$???

its not *pats on back*

its when i wish i had paintball guns mounted inside my high beams, so when they turned on they automaticly fired rounds at imcoming cars, they wouldnt know what hit them.

Sarge · Feb 12, 2006

If the only person who flashed you was a lowered pickup, I wouldn't worry about adjusting your headlights. Sounds like they're already at the right level. I get the same thing occasionally, only about once a week or so. I just hit my hi-beams (with the 4-light mod) and give them all 4 Silverstars to show them how wrong they are.

canyonboy05 said:
wow, yall have some pissy drivers where you live. I have gotten flashed once, by a lowered fullsize GMC, after I put in my silverstars. (I've gotten flashed before, but it was because I forgot to switch to low beams) I may have to try that 20' away from a wall thing, cause my truck was about 5' from my garage door when I adjusted them after I put in my clear ones, and they seem like they might be a tad too low (the drivers side doesn't have a whole lot of adjustment in it so I kind of use where it is at as a guideline :lol: )

sfiske · Feb 21, 2006

Under the hood, there's a torx screw sticking up by each headlight .
Couldn't be easier.
I had to lower both of mine (one turn clockwise, as I recall) to keep from blinding the people who were driving towards me.

How do you adjust the headlight height?

Dublin

sharrko

DBNissan

Dublin

anthony2558

Dublin

sharrko

anthony2558

canyonboy05

fixitman04

rawr

scott011422

rawr

Sarge

sfiske

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