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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 10:12 PM
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headlight beam pattern- correct height

I just got done aiming my headlights but im not too shure how high they are supposed to be? lets say you follow the instructions and park 20-25 feet from a wall, how high should the center of the beam pattern be off the floor?
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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Re: headlight beam pattern- correct height

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I just got done aiming my headlights but im not too shure how high they are supposed to be? lets say you follow the instructions and park 20-25 feet from a wall, how high should the center of the beam pattern be off the floor?
Just reaim it to the same height as your passenger light? U only swaped out the driver side so the passenger side would be the ideal height.
Old Aug 23, 2003 | 02:07 AM
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Re: Re: headlight beam pattern- correct height

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Just reaim it to the same height as your passenger light? U only swaped out the driver side so the passenger side would be the ideal height.
remember I lowered the car a lot more so it may be off again, plus I dont think I ever had the headlights adjusted correctly to begin with.
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At 25 feet away you should be about 2.5 - 3 feet up from the ground.
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sounds good, I think I had mine too high then. lol
Old Aug 23, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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I thought the light was always supposed to be the same height (low beam). I mean when you are in front of a garage door, mark the location of the beam patterm. Back the car to like 30 feet and the light should not go above the original mark(s). It make sense to me, but I still haven't tried it.
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