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Ertech Veteran Date registered: May 2016 Location: Montreal CA Vehicle(s): 2011 G550 Posts: 156 | headlight adjustment help needed Hi guys just installed HID's and can't find any post to help me adjust the beams. the only posts I found even on the WIS was with a special machine. anyone have a procedure with a wall? thanks Erick | ||
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thebigblue Date registered: Jan 2012 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: headlight adjustment help needed As far as I recall - in EU at least - the beam must drop 1 cm. per 1 m., you need to do some measurement then. | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed Ertech - 9/26/2016 10:54 PM Hi guys just installed HID's and can't find any post to help me adjust the beams. the only posts I found even on the WIS was with a special machine. anyone have a procedure with a wall? thanks Erick Whatever you do, please be sure to aim them low enough that they do not blind oncoming drivers!!!!! | ||
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oskar Elite Veteran Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Lyons, CO Vehicle(s): 1981 280GE, 2002 G500, 280SE 4.5, Audi A4 1.8T Posts: 708 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed DUTCH - 9/27/2016 3:50 AM Ertech - 9/26/2016 10:54 PM Hi guys just installed HID's and can't find any post to help me adjust the beams. the only posts I found even on the WIS was with a special machine. anyone have a procedure with a wall? thanks Erick Whatever you do, please be sure to aim them low enough that they do not blind oncoming drivers!!!!! When I put my LEDs in, I thought be smart - have the lights adjusted. $80 later later they were illuminating the moon :-( I then put a car with "known good" adjustment a distance from a wall - made some marks at the wall and adjusted the G's headlights to match Oskar | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed Factory pages: Attachments ---------------- Headlight_Aim.pdf (70KB - 24 downloads) | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed AlanMcR - 9/29/2016 2:36 PM Factory pages: Not sure that will work with aftermarket HID's; but it's a start. | ||
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Ertech Veteran Date registered: May 2016 Location: Montreal CA Vehicle(s): 2011 G550 Posts: 156 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed this is perfect but how much in should the beam be? thanks Erick (beam.jpg) Attachments ---------------- beam.jpg (34KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: headlight adjustment help needed Most light patterns have a step up on the right side of the optical center. Put the bottom of that notch straight ahead for each bulb. This should result in the headlights pointing straight forward. This way the cutoff on the left stays out of oncoming eyes and also the drivers door mirror of the car in front of you. | ||
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