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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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so yesterday i finally drove outta city at nighttime,highway was dark and must say i couldnt see anything, my headlights (low beams) pointing sooo low, that i have visibility of about 2-3 meters... so i had to use high beams. since most of the time im within a city, i didnt need headlights even at the night time, cuz everythin is bright over here, so i didnt notice that headlights fail big time, its just that ive never adjusted headlights before, so im new to that, any help?
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Yurka
Hey,
so yesterday i finally drove outta city at nighttime,highway was dark and must say i couldnt see anything, my headlights (low beams) pointing sooo low, that i have visibility of about 2-3 meters... so i had to use high beams. since most of the time im within a city, i didnt need headlights even at the night time, cuz everythin is bright over here, so i didnt notice that headlights fail big time, its just that ive never adjusted headlights before, so im new to that, any help?
What do you drive? Normally it is in the owners manual.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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i wish i had that manual, ES300 2000
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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There is a little level bubble in each headlight - you can see it from the top. You need to park your car on a level surface and turn the bolt in the back of each headlight, until that little bubble is in the center. I forget which way is up and which way is down, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. I believe the bolt is 8 or 10mm.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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okay thanks, ill take a look tonight when i have time, also, does that adjust fog lights too, or for them, theres different level bubble?
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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You can't adjust fog lights, unfortunately., but then there is really no need to.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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^ you can... I did it once by accident thinking it was the bolt to remove it.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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umm in the other post this guy tells how he adjusted fog lights on his ES, so i was curious, but cool, i just need healdlights anyways
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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^ you can... I did it once by accident thinking it was the bolt to remove it.
Actually, you may be right. I haven't dealt with my fog lights since last summer, so I don't remember what they look like. I just don't see the point in adjusting the fog lights since they are not meant to be the primary source of lighting.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:32 AM
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^^ i know, youre right, its just that im curious about it, its not like i want my foglights to lightup the trip you know, but if you can adjust them, thats pretty cool
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