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DIY: Adjust beam pattern >VIDEO<

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Old 11-07-11, 11:39 AM
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Do you only have to do the driver's side? Is there also an adjustment for the passenger side or are the two headlights linked together through this one adjustment?
Old 11-07-11, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by imjohnphan
Do you only have to do the driver's side? Is there also an adjustment for the passenger side or are the two headlights linked together through this one adjustment?
there is an adjustment for both driver and passenger, you'd have to adjust both, same way on either side
Old 01-15-12, 08:43 AM
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This is super info! I'm assuming this works with both AFS and static lights? I was pointing out to a friend how the lights moved back and forth in turns -- he couldn't see what I was trying to show him and I basically said: " yeah, the damn lights just don't reach out far enough for it to help any...". I seem to constantly need to run high beams
Old 02-27-12, 09:41 AM
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can you guys see the video??? Getting PM's saying it does not work...works for me....Weird....
Old 02-27-12, 12:48 PM
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I can see it.
Old 02-27-12, 09:24 PM
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not sure if this has been answered.. but why is there a rigid difference in the height of the driverside and passengerside beam pattern? is there something i'm missing with these factory HID's?
Old 02-27-12, 09:53 PM
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Most cars to my knowledge has always had the passenger side higher and the driver side lower to not blind oncoming traffic. Slight difference, how much of a difference is there?
Old 04-02-12, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Lex Luga
here is the thing...I cant find a 10 Inch #3 philips head screwdriver anywhere (autozone, home depot). Where can i find one?

I used a #2 10 inch and it worked but im scared i might mess up the screw in the future and not be able to adjust it anymore
Bump. I was just going to ask the same thing. I too, can not find a 10 in. #3 Philips screwdriver anywhere. I really need my headlights raised bad.
Old 10-01-12, 03:03 AM
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thanks man that is great i was blind whith the lights
Old 11-03-12, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by tunedis95
If raised to high....Yes... But I have my horizontal to the street. Looks like BMW's lights on the road now... Nobody has flashed me yet either.
what do you mean by your horizontal pointed to the streets?
Old 11-06-12, 08:14 AM
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it works.. at first i didnt think it was working... i had to turn each side over 10 revolutions to get them up so i could notice. it takes some time to turn them enough
Old 11-07-12, 08:54 PM
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how do you adjust the lights to move them left to right? My drivers side headlight is shooting to the left and i dont feel like taking it to the dealer because their the ones who got it there in the first place.
Old 11-28-12, 05:48 PM
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thanks for the guide, will try to adjust my headlights as well although my '07 GS450h does not have bubble to guide me. Hopefully headlight is the same so I don't buy 10'' screwdriver in vain
Old 11-30-12, 03:22 PM
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing
Old 12-11-12, 04:49 PM
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i think i stripped the screw with a #2 since they didnt have any #3 at homedepot or advanceauto .

nothing happened, but i got a lot of black plastic residue on my screwdriver when i put it at the point where it felt like it had the gears.

i'll try again with a #3 in hopes of getting it fixed .


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