cdaw2001ES
08-16-2003, 11:28 AM
Abridged From the SM
#1 Inspect for badly rusted of faulty headlight assemblies
(these conditions must be corrected before "satisfactory" adjustments can be made
#2 Place the vehicle on a level floor - facing a flat wall (parking lot & building, driveway & garage, etc...)
3. Check tire pressure - make sure it's proper
4. If the fuel tank is full, skip this step
Place some weight in the trunk to simulate a full tank
5 bounce the vehicle with body weight, on the hood and side to assure vehicle is in normal position.
6. Only the person in the driver seat - nobody else in the car (get GF, Wife, Pal, monkey boy etc.. to help you out here)
http://64.91.37.32/hl1.gif
7. Using a measuring tape - move the car to a point where the bulb lens center marks are 9.8 feet (3meters) from the wall - - so that the both headlights are 9.8 feet from the wall
8. Place 4 strips of tape on the wall like this:
1 vertical strip down the middle - aligned with the center line of the car
1 Horizontal strip across - aligned with the centers of the headlight lens center marks
2 Vertical strips - 1 for each lens center mark
9. Disconnect all other bulbs except the one you are aiming, You should use the normal - low beams for aiming.
http://64.91.37.32/hl2.gif
10. Turn on the light. Make sure that you should not leave the headlights on for longer than 3 minutes - as they will get too hot -- no air flow to cool em, and you risk discoloring or burning the lens or housing.
11. What you are aiming for:
Vertical - 21mm or .8 inch below the horizontal strip
Horizontal - Where the "15 degree angle sloping section" intersects with the vertical line for that lens center mark. ... When you do this - you'll understand what that means
http://64.91.37.32/hl3.gif
12. If you need to adjust. Start with the vertical - The adjusting screws on on the sides of the bulb socket - outside the housing
http://64.91.37.32/hl4.gif
http://64.91.37.32/hl5.gif
#1 Inspect for badly rusted of faulty headlight assemblies
(these conditions must be corrected before "satisfactory" adjustments can be made
#2 Place the vehicle on a level floor - facing a flat wall (parking lot & building, driveway & garage, etc...)
3. Check tire pressure - make sure it's proper
4. If the fuel tank is full, skip this step
Place some weight in the trunk to simulate a full tank
5 bounce the vehicle with body weight, on the hood and side to assure vehicle is in normal position.
6. Only the person in the driver seat - nobody else in the car (get GF, Wife, Pal, monkey boy etc.. to help you out here)
http://64.91.37.32/hl1.gif
7. Using a measuring tape - move the car to a point where the bulb lens center marks are 9.8 feet (3meters) from the wall - - so that the both headlights are 9.8 feet from the wall
8. Place 4 strips of tape on the wall like this:
1 vertical strip down the middle - aligned with the center line of the car
1 Horizontal strip across - aligned with the centers of the headlight lens center marks
2 Vertical strips - 1 for each lens center mark
9. Disconnect all other bulbs except the one you are aiming, You should use the normal - low beams for aiming.
http://64.91.37.32/hl2.gif
10. Turn on the light. Make sure that you should not leave the headlights on for longer than 3 minutes - as they will get too hot -- no air flow to cool em, and you risk discoloring or burning the lens or housing.
11. What you are aiming for:
Vertical - 21mm or .8 inch below the horizontal strip
Horizontal - Where the "15 degree angle sloping section" intersects with the vertical line for that lens center mark. ... When you do this - you'll understand what that means
http://64.91.37.32/hl3.gif
12. If you need to adjust. Start with the vertical - The adjusting screws on on the sides of the bulb socket - outside the housing
http://64.91.37.32/hl4.gif
http://64.91.37.32/hl5.gif