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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 06:24 AM
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Headlight Adjustment

Can anyone tell me how to adjust the headlights down? I have a 06 Megacab CTD with a leveling kit and 33" tires. The only reason I ask is last night I got pulled over by a county sheriff that said I was blinding him.
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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Nevermind, I found a link
http://allinfoaboutautorepairs.com/u.../119963635.gif

Well D'Arcy, there is indeed a vertical headlight adjustment. Here is a diagram showing where the adjustment screw is. 2006 Dodge Ram Headlamp Vertical Adjustment Screw The adjustment screw is #2 in the photo. You can make the adjustment yourself by using this diagram to set up a headlight aiming template and making the adjustment as needed.

Park your car facing a wall so that the headlights are 25 feet from it. Now measure the distance between the centers of the headlamps and cut it in half. That's the cars centerline. Run that line to the wall and up the wall at least 5 feet.

Now, using the centerline on the wall, measure out the headlamps centers and make two vertical lines. With that done, measure from the floor to the headlamps centers and transfer that measurement to the wall.

Now you should have three vertical lines, the cars centerline and the centers of the headlamps. And one horizontal line for the headlamps centers. For the proper aiming of low beam headlamps, the high intensity portion on the light should be 2 inches below the horizontal headlamps center lines. The side to side should be 2 inches to the right of the vertical headlamps center lines.
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