Headlight Adjustment Success!
02-27-07, 02:27 AM
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I'm still pretty sure you can do this without a lot of gyrations just by changing the AFS sensor position on the rear suspension. I'm going to play with it a little to be sure, but I'd be surprised if it doesn't raise and lower the headlights without any other adjustments at all.
08-05-07, 02:53 AM
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fwiw i just adjusted mine, compared to my TSX they are way too low, i found that the screw driver must make 5 full revolutions to turn the gear 1 tull turn, so i adjusted mine using the screw driver and with 2 full revolutions of the adjuster wheel the lights were better but not high enough, i read the owners manuel and followed the directions verbatim, if you havnt turned the 2nd adjustment on each light you will find the lights criss cross and too far to the left, you have to adjust both adjusters on each light the same amount to maintain the correct beam pattern.
i turned mine a total of 4 turns to get the lights where they actually hit just below street signs on a flat road. nobody flashed me while passing and now i can finally drive with the low beams on 100% improvement
i turned mine a total of 4 turns to get the lights where they actually hit just below street signs on a flat road. nobody flashed me while passing and now i can finally drive with the low beams on 100% improvement
08-06-07, 05:55 AM
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fwiw i just adjusted mine, compared to my TSX they are way too low, i found that the screw driver must make 5 full revolutions to turn the gear 1 tull turn, so i adjusted mine using the screw driver and with 2 full revolutions of the adjuster wheel the lights were better but not high enough, i read the owners manuel and followed the directions verbatim, if you havnt turned the 2nd adjustment on each light you will find the lights criss cross and too far to the left, you have to adjust both adjusters on each light the same amount to maintain the correct beam pattern.
i turned mine a total of 4 turns to get the lights where they actually hit just below street signs on a flat road. nobody flashed me while passing and now i can finally drive with the low beams on 100% improvement
i turned mine a total of 4 turns to get the lights where they actually hit just below street signs on a flat road. nobody flashed me while passing and now i can finally drive with the low beams on 100% improvement
09-06-07, 09:44 PM
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I just had my 10,000 and they did it for me, but I have a good relationship with my service advisor. They are not supposed to and eventhough they did do the paper work says otherwise...You have nothing to loose by asking.
09-07-07, 01:39 PM
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...and DO NOT do this:
Thanks for the post, Bass Mech. I finally got around to raising mine up a little. To add to what others said, you need a medium sized phillips head - I had one too large, and one too small, but I had a "ratchet" type the right size. Well, that wasn't a good idea, but I was too lazy to go get the correct tool (then, anyway). It worked in the vertical slots okay, but the extension piece and head are now stuck in the right side horizontal slot! If I develop a rattle over there, I'll know what it is. 
Then, I bothered to go get the right tool to do the left side. It's amazing how long it takes to do a job with the wrong $^%# tools!
Take note of the number of turns (5) of the screwdriver to turn the adjustment screw wheel 1 turn, as Bass Mech pointed out above, because you can't see the horizontal wheel while turning it.
I just raised mine 2 turns of the wheel (10 screwdriver turns) - I'll see how that looks next time I'm out at night.
Then, I bothered to go get the right tool to do the left side. It's amazing how long it takes to do a job with the wrong $^%# tools!Take note of the number of turns (5) of the screwdriver to turn the adjustment screw wheel 1 turn, as Bass Mech pointed out above, because you can't see the horizontal wheel while turning it.
I just raised mine 2 turns of the wheel (10 screwdriver turns) - I'll see how that looks next time I'm out at night.
Last edited by CWS; 09-07-07 at 01:48 PM.
09-07-07, 06:23 PM
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Thanks for the post, Bass Mech. I finally got around to raising mine up a little. To add to what others said, you need a medium sized phillips head - I had one too large, and one too small, but I had a "ratchet" type the right size. Well, that wasn't a good idea, but I was too lazy to go get the correct tool (then, anyway). It worked in the vertical slots okay, but the extension piece and head are now stuck in the right side horizontal slot! If I develop a rattle over there, I'll know what it is. Then, I bothered to go get the right tool to do the left side. It's amazing how long it takes to do a job with the wrong $^%# tools!
Take note of the number of turns (5) of the screwdriver to turn the adjustment screw wheel 1 turn, as Bass Mech pointed out above, because you can't see the horizontal wheel while turning it.
I just raised mine 2 turns of the wheel (10 screwdriver turns) - I'll see how that looks next time I'm out at night.
Then, I bothered to go get the right tool to do the left side. It's amazing how long it takes to do a job with the wrong $^%# tools!Take note of the number of turns (5) of the screwdriver to turn the adjustment screw wheel 1 turn, as Bass Mech pointed out above, because you can't see the horizontal wheel while turning it.
I just raised mine 2 turns of the wheel (10 screwdriver turns) - I'll see how that looks next time I'm out at night.
09-07-07, 06:28 PM
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You can adjust it vertically with a wall but you wont know the horizontal untill you drive around and see the beam pattern on the ground. *i assume* I have a bunch of crap infront my garage wall so i haven't done this yet...
09-07-07, 06:48 PM
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Also, I'll be able to see the pattern on the wall in front of my parking area, which I couldn't see well during the daytime.
...OK, just got back. I could see MUCH better on the country roads - well enough to say to myself "what's that hopping (thump, thump) in the road - frogs?". Yep, sorry, frogs. Two turns worked out perfectly; now I can see road signs much better, although it's just peripheral lighting - they don't point high enough to bother other drivers, city or country, either. Glad I finally got around to doing that!
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09-12-07, 03:52 PM
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Can someone take a pic over the Horizontal one, I can't seem to find it I look all around it and the manual but still can't find it. HELP!@!@! I need the horizontal one now I did my vertical 50 turns..
09-12-07, 04:06 PM
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For those that are unsure of what they are doing, why are you doing it? I just took mine to the dealer and told them I think they're low. They determined it was via some actual machine and data, and adjusted it while I had a cup or three of coffee... no charge, and it's much better.
The problem with doing it yourself to your satisfaction is that you are very likely to make it too high, blinding oncoming traffic because we all wish we could see as if our high beams were on.
The problem with doing it yourself to your satisfaction is that you are very likely to make it too high, blinding oncoming traffic because we all wish we could see as if our high beams were on.
09-12-07, 04:42 PM
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For those that are unsure of what they are doing, why are you doing it? I just took mine to the dealer and told them I think they're low. They determined it was via some actual machine and data, and adjusted it while I had a cup or three of coffee... no charge, and it's much better.
The problem with doing it yourself to your satisfaction is that you are very likely to make it too high, blinding oncoming traffic because we all wish we could see as if our high beams were on.
The problem with doing it yourself to your satisfaction is that you are very likely to make it too high, blinding oncoming traffic because we all wish we could see as if our high beams were on.
just make sure you adjust the horizontal adjuster as described above because the stock beam pattern should have 2 ^ ^ looking points at almost equal distance from the center to left and right. if you have AFS they should be easy to see moving as you turn.
mine are adjusted high enough that on a flat road it is difficult to see where the light stops and starts. meaning its hard to see the ^ ^ points on a flat road.
i guess to more clearly express my point, if your lights cutoff point can be seen on the road ahead of you there is no way in hell they are pointed even remotly close to the rearview mirror of any car or oncomming traffic.
