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Getting an abnormal output from my HID's
After installing my 6K HID's I noticed the driverside is a lot brighter than the passenger side. I took it out driving and as I was parked behind a van I saw the reflection of my headlights and it was absolutely obvious that my driverside was having a major glare. So I told my fiance to drive my car and I drove in front of her and the driverside nearly blind me whle the passenger side looked fine.
I figured it was a aiming issue so I parked it in front of a wall about 25 ft away and aimed them both at the same level. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM?!?! Driverside is giving off a huge glare! So I looked in the manuel to see if I can do any other adjustments and I noticed there is a second bolt/adjusting screw towards the outsside of the headlight in the fender but I can't seem to find it. Do any of you guys have an idea as to why my driverside is giving such a glare and where is "Bolt B", according to the manuel, and what does it do? Oh and I tried switching the bulbs around to see if its the bulbs and same thing. |
What type of bulbs do you have?
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Phillips 6000K
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you need one of those long phillips screwdrivers (at least 8") to get to the 2nd (fenderwell) adjustment thingy.
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Try to reinstall the bulbs and also try to switch between L/R. If the other unit is giving you a lot of glare, than the bulb is not good.
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
(Post 5865050)
you need one of those long phillips screwdrivers (at least 8") to get to the 2nd (fenderwell) adjustment thingy.
Originally Posted by Alantjai
(Post 5865397)
Try to reinstall the bulbs and also try to switch between L/R. If the other unit is giving you a lot of glare, than the bulb is not good.
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Which source did you bought these philips 6k from? to what i heard most of these Ultinon bulbs are fake, unless it has red salt in middle... good luck
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Here's a thread on how to adjust your headlight beam.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...success-2.html |
maybe i'm wrong
but i too cannot find the horizontal adjustment bolt i spoke to my friend who works at the lexus collision center and he told me only those who have AFS have the horizonal bolt does your IS have AFS headlights? |
I have the same issue. I think it is the way the projector is designed.
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Originally Posted by socal3gs
(Post 5865545)
Which source did you bought these philips 6k from? to what i heard most of these Ultinon bulbs are fake, unless it has red salt in middle... good luck
Originally Posted by dappy
(Post 5865588)
Here's a thread on how to adjust your headlight beam.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...success-2.html
Originally Posted by SilentWish
(Post 5865865)
maybe i'm wrong
but i too cannot find the horizontal adjustment bolt i spoke to my friend who works at the lexus collision center and he told me only those who have AFS have the horizonal bolt does your IS have AFS headlights?
Originally Posted by chikoo
(Post 5867101)
I have the same issue. I think it is the way the projector is designed.
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HS2G, if our IS does not have AFS
and we both cannot find the horizontal bolt i think it's safe to conclude, along with the info from my friend who works at lexus, that only AFS vehicles have the horizontal adjustment bolt i'm very happy in a way that my car doesn't have the horizontal adjustment bolt! that means i cannot adjust it and that i don't have to worry about another thing being off alignment :D what year IS250 awd you have? i have 2010 and i don't seem to have that issue |
I had issues with locating the horizontal screw too but by dipping and turning i managed to turn it. Basically, you just need to poke and turn using a large enough screw driver...it's done by feeling.
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Originally Posted by ldc
(Post 5867323)
I had issues with locating the horizontal screw too but by dipping and turning i managed to turn it. Basically, you just need to poke and turn using a large enough screw driver...it's done by feeling.
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Originally Posted by SilentWish
(Post 5867942)
do u have AFS on ur IS?
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