Headlight Aiming
Headlight Aiming
After installing the 2.5" front end lift from skyjacker, I need to readjust my headlights. Somewhere I have seen a guide that shows where properly aligned lights should hit on a wall when the vehicle is parked at a certain distance from that wall, I just can't remember where I've seen this guide.<br>Any help is appreciated.<br><br>Rob
Re:Headlight Aiming
I think those guides are going to be vehicle-specific; the number is going to be very different for a tall truck than for say a Honda Civic or other low-riding car. I once adjusted a car to the guide, and didn't like the results. What I do now is find a wall, make an initial adjustment (down in your case). Then drive around at night, trying both dims and brights. If you like it, leave it; if you don't, tweak and drive around a few more minutes. Repeat as necessary.<br><br>Step two of the process: Be alert for folks "flashing" you at night requesting you to dim your lights when you are already on dim. If this happens more than once, it is a sure sign you need to aim down another turn or two.<br><br>Final note: With a tall truck, if you pull up behind someone at night at a stoplight, turn off your headlights and turn on your fog-lights, at least until away from the light. There's already enough folks who hate big trucks and SUV's, I don't need to add to their numbers.
Re:Headlight Aiming
I too would like to see that guide. <br><br>With my old truck, I used to tire of people flashing their brights at me when I was on low beam. I used a much less scientific method of parking the truck about 4 or 5 feet from a wall and illuminate the wall with the headlights. Mark the centroid of the beams. Then lower the beams around a half inch and try it for a few days and re-adjust if necessary (quarter inch or so either way...). <br><br>I've done this a few times, and you may find yourself enlightened on the current light assy alignment (sorry for the pun). Yes, the vehicle should be level, and wall vertical.
Re:Headlight Aiming
Found a link that describes a headlight alignment method:<br><br>http://www.diynet.com/DIY/article/0,2058,2984,00.html<br><br>I am going to give this a try and see if it makes my alignment any better. Like HC said, I will then see if I am getting flashed by oncoming traffic.
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Re:Headlight Aiming
Hotdram:<br><br>Your link dropped the last several digits and .html<br><br>The full link is Head light alignment. Give it a try. Looked pretty simple and a good place to start.<br><br>Paul
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