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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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Help with adjusting headlights

I just installed PIAA Xtreme whites in my headlights, fog lights and Polarg's in my front corners on my 00 GLE. I tested them and one of the headlights in slightly off center. I know how to adust the fog lights but how do you adjust the alignmenton the headlights? Any help would be cool.
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:33 PM
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same here. but for 02 hids
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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There's an 8mm white plastic screw that you turn to adjust your headlights.
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Originally posted by Y2KSESteve
There's an 8mm white plastic screw that you turn to adjust your headlights.
Is this the same for 02's-03's with HID's??? My car is lowered now and visibility at night sucks-azz
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Yes it is true with the 02-03's, go pop open the hood and look behind the hid's and there is the white plastic screw that rasies and lowers. There is also a way to adjust left to right as well.
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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thank you sir. i will try it now.
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 09:34 PM
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Originally posted by UCF_94lude
Yes it is true with the 02-03's, go pop open the hood and look behind the hid's and there is the white plastic screw that rasies and lowers. There is also a way to adjust left to right as well.
UCF_94lude,I don't really need to adjust the HID lighting from left to right,Although that is useful info. How do you adjust the white 8mm screw to make the lighting go up/down.(For ex:Turn it left,right???) Also,what is the proper way to adjust them to stock???(For ex: I don't want to raise the lighting too high,don't want to **** off on-coming traffic etc. I just want it back to stock spec.
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Originally posted by clipse

UCF_94lude,I don't really need to adjust the HID lighting from left to right,Although that is useful info. How do you adjust the white 8mm screw to make the lighting go up/down.(For ex:Turn it left,right???) Also,what is the proper way to adjust them to stock???(For ex: I don't want to raise the lighting too high,don't want to **** off on-coming traffic etc. I just want it back to stock spec.

I believe counter clockwise raises them.. Its been a while since I did it. Just experiment with it. Also it's not that sensitive, so it might take a few full turns to notice any difference. Just wait til its night and go somewhere where its perfectly level ground and park in front of a wall so you can see how high each light is. Then adjust accordingly. Afterwards, if you get people flashing their lights at you, then it might be too high.
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Originally posted by UCF_94lude



I believe counter clockwise raises them.. Its been a while since I did it. Just experiment with it. Also it's not that sensitive, so it might take a few full turns to notice any difference. Just wait til its night and go somewhere where its perfectly level ground and park in front of a wall so you can see how high each light is. Then adjust accordingly. Afterwards, if you get people flashing their lights at you, then it might be too high.
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