Aiming headlights --> help!
08-29-2001, 10:15 PM
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Before anyone quotes the Haynes Manual, yes I used both the Haynes and Chiltons manual to aim my headlights.
The problem is that my headlights are too high no matter how low I try to aim them. The outer screws function as follows (loosen lowers the beam, tightening raises it). I've noticed that over the past six months more and more cars have been flashing their brights at me on the highway, and I wondered why since I wasn't going that slow. Turns out my lowbeams are as high as highbeams!
I've turned the vertical adjustment bolts as far out as they will go, but the beam is still too high on both sides.
Any suggestions on what I should do? At first I thought that someone must have hit my bumper up front and pushed my headlights up. But the lights would have been high immediately, not gradually as has occured on my car.
The funny thing is that a few months ago I was adjusting my lights and was able to aim them TOO low! They were too high to begin with, I adjusted it. Then they were too low so I adjusted it again to be "just right." Now they are just too high, even at the extreme range of "low" adjustment.
The problem is that my headlights are too high no matter how low I try to aim them. The outer screws function as follows (loosen lowers the beam, tightening raises it). I've noticed that over the past six months more and more cars have been flashing their brights at me on the highway, and I wondered why since I wasn't going that slow. Turns out my lowbeams are as high as highbeams!
I've turned the vertical adjustment bolts as far out as they will go, but the beam is still too high on both sides.
Any suggestions on what I should do? At first I thought that someone must have hit my bumper up front and pushed my headlights up. But the lights would have been high immediately, not gradually as has occured on my car.
The funny thing is that a few months ago I was adjusting my lights and was able to aim them TOO low! They were too high to begin with, I adjusted it. Then they were too low so I adjusted it again to be "just right." Now they are just too high, even at the extreme range of "low" adjustment.
08-30-2001, 07:06 AM
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hey Eric i had the same problem a while back. Now my passanger side headlight for some reason is way too low.
I completely forgot how to re-aim them. Could you explain wich arm does what again?? the arm near the radiator and the arm near the fender. Wich way to raise/lower and left/right adjustment, thanks
!
Anthony
I completely forgot how to re-aim them. Could you explain wich arm does what again?? the arm near the radiator and the arm near the fender. Wich way to raise/lower and left/right adjustment, thanks
! Anthony
08-30-2001, 10:08 AM
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Like I said in my post, the outer screws (closest to fender) are for up/down, the inner screws (closet to
radiator) are for left/right.
For the up/down adjustment, screwing it in will raise it, unscrewing it will lower it. Remember, righty tighty lefty loosy.
radiator) are for left/right.
For the up/down adjustment, screwing it in will raise it, unscrewing it will lower it. Remember, righty tighty lefty loosy.
08-30-2001, 06:17 PM
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Did you check to make sure that the lamp holders did not work loose. Also, are you sure that you have seperate high and low beams. I don't know about the Maxima, but I have heard that some cars will switch to the high beam circuit if there is a problem with the low beam circuit, like a blown fuse.
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