2002 Corolla [Toyota]

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From: Ray O on 13 Apr 2010 16:35

From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 13 Apr 2010 16:44

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:02:55 -0500, Jane Galt wrote:

> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote
> :
>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:06:12 -0500, Jane Galt wrote:
>>
>>> Ho do I adjust the headlights on this car anyway?
>>
>> Um, first question is, why?
>
> They're aimed too close-in to project far enough down the road to see it
> at night.
>
>> They should be adjusted already. It takes a LOT to throw these out of
>> adjustment.
>> If you're getting a lot of people flashing high beams when your low
>> beams are on, that's different.
>
> No, I just like them projecting more than 10 feet in front of the car.

Me too. So I adjusted the headlights on my tC. Then I started getting
EVERYBODY flashing their high beams at me. Only, they don't just flash
them, they TURN THEM ON AND LEAVE THEM ON! (that's when I turn on my high
beams and my driving lights...)

The funny thing is, when I got the car inspected, they were still aimed
BELOW the upper limit! WELL below!

Install a set of driving lights. I used Optilux 1500. They are aimed just
below the low end of the low beam regulation and extend out about 35 feet
or more.

Believe me. The new headlights are not the same as the old style, and
you'll get people blinding you all the time.

From: Jeff Strickland on 13 Apr 2010 20:02

"Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
news:Xns9D59923B39FD2JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote :
>
>>
>> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9D58CC81CA495JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>>> Ho do I adjust the headlights on this car anyway?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane Galt
>>>
>>
>> The proper method for adjusting the headlights is to install headlight
>> aiming tools like a Hoppy system or use a marked white board, then turn
>> the vertical and horizontal headlight adjusting screws.
>
> What screws? Are they inside the hood?
>
> Used to be they were outside.
>
> I just take it out on a flat road at night and aim them out where I want
> them. :)
>

Please don't do that.

The screws are under the hood. Take a few minutes during daylight to see
what axis is controlled by each -- one screw does the vertical axis, the
other does the horizontal axis. There are two screws on each side. See if
they require a screwdriver to turn them, or can be turned by hand -- my car
has thumbscrews, but phillips are more typical, I think.

If you are inclined to adjust the lights by yourself -- an adjustment that I
have no problem with, by the way -- then you need to keep a few things in
mind. You do not want them aimed too high or too far to the left. I see
little reason to aim them to the right, but if you have animals that are
prone to jumping in front of cars, aiming the lights to the right has
certain benefits.

Take your car to a place where it is flat and you can park 25 ft from a
wall -- I go behind the local supermarket. Park the car 25 ft from the wall,
and place a strip of tape 25 inches up the wall, parallel to the ground.
Turn the lights on and cover one side with a blanket. Adjust the light you
can see so that it aims to the right of center and does not aim left. You
can see the hot spot in the beam, and can tell where the light is going. I
like to adjust the left side light first. When you have this pointed well,
cover it and adjust the right side light so that it blends with the right
side of the left-hand lamp and illuminates the right shoulder. I set my
right side light so that I can see as far out in front of the car as
possible, which means I gave up some of the stuff that happens on the right
shoulder.

After adjusting the left side first, then the right, remove the blanket from
the left side and see what is lit on the wall. The hot spot of the beam must
not be above the tape line, and should be biased to the right side and not
the left side.

Over the next several hours of night time driving, be aware of oncomming
traffic flashing headlights at you -- this means your lights are in their
eyes, and you need to make more adjustments.

The car must be on flat, level ground to adjust the lights with my method.
You must decide where left and right are, the oncomming traffic is to the
left, and you care about these drivers alot. The right side has animals and
other fun stuff, but I would never ever in a million years set the hot spot
of my headlamps to shine more than two or three degrees to the right.
Straight ahead, with a right side bias, but never straight ahead with a left
side bias. You want to see as far in front of the car as is possible without
setting the lights too high. Too high bothers people in front of you going
the same direction as you, and sometimes will bother cars comming at you
where their speed and yours can easily exceed 100mph, and one of you is
blind.

If you keep the hot spot below the tape on the wall, everybody shouuld be
pretty happy (not blinded). Keep the left side light so that it does not
cross the center line of the roadway. Keep the right side light so it does
not cross the left side light.

From: Jane Galt on 13 Apr 2010 21:03

"Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote :

>
> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
> news:Xns9D59923B39FD2JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote :
>>
>>>
>>> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9D58CC81CA495JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>>>> Ho do I adjust the headlights on this car anyway?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jane Galt
>>>>
>>>
>>> The proper method for adjusting the headlights is to install headlight
>>> aiming tools like a Hoppy system or use a marked white board, then
>>> turn the vertical and horizontal headlight adjusting screws.
>>
>> What screws? Are they inside the hood?
>>
>> Used to be they were outside.
>>
>> I just take it out on a flat road at night and aim them out where I
>> want them. :)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jane Galt
>>
>
> The headlight adjusting screws are under the hood. You should be able
> to find the procedure for proper aiming at autozone.com under repair
> guides for your vehicle. Adjusting the lights is not quite as easy as
> before, where there was one screw for vertical and one for horizontal
> adjustment so look at the procedure before making adjustments.

Thanks!

--
Jane Galt

"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the
means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men
by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder
and suicide." -- Ayn Rand

From: Ray O on 14 Apr 2010 11:39

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hq30m9$o3j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
> news:Xns9D59923B39FD2JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote :
>>
>>>
>>> "Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9D58CC81CA495JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>>>> Ho do I adjust the headlights on this car anyway?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jane Galt
>>>>
>>>
>>> The proper method for adjusting the headlights is to install headlight
>>> aiming tools like a Hoppy system or use a marked white board, then turn
>>> the vertical and horizontal headlight adjusting screws.
>>
>> What screws? Are they inside the hood?
>>
>> Used to be they were outside.
>>
>> I just take it out on a flat road at night and aim them out where I want
>> them. :)
>>
>
>
> Please don't do that.
>
> The screws are under the hood. Take a few minutes during daylight to see
> what axis is controlled by each -- one screw does the vertical axis, the
> other does the horizontal axis. There are two screws on each side. See if
> they require a screwdriver to turn them, or can be turned by hand -- my
> car has thumbscrews, but phillips are more typical, I think.
>
> If you are inclined to adjust the lights by yourself -- an adjustment that
> I have no problem with, by the way -- then you need to keep a few things
> in mind. You do not want them aimed too high or too far to the left. I see
> little reason to aim them to the right, but if you have animals that are
> prone to jumping in front of cars, aiming the lights to the right has
> certain benefits.
>
> Take your car to a place where it is flat and you can park 25 ft from a
> wall -- I go behind the local supermarket. Park the car 25 ft from the
> wall, and place a strip of tape 25 inches up the wall, parallel to the
> ground. Turn the lights on and cover one side with a blanket. Adjust the
> light you can see so that it aims to the right of center and does not aim
> left. You can see the hot spot in the beam, and can tell where the light
> is going. I like to adjust the left side light first. When you have this
> pointed well, cover it and adjust the right side light so that it blends
> with the right side of the left-hand lamp and illuminates the right
> shoulder. I set my right side light so that I can see as far out in front
> of the car as possible, which means I gave up some of the stuff that
> happens on the right shoulder.
>
> After adjusting the left side first, then the right, remove the blanket
> from the left side and see what is lit on the wall. The hot spot of the
> beam must not be above the tape line, and should be biased to the right
> side and not the left side.
>
> Over the next several hours of night time driving, be aware of oncomming
> traffic flashing headlights at you -- this means your lights are in their
> eyes, and you need to make more adjustments.
>
> The car must be on flat, level ground to adjust the lights with my method.
> You must decide where left and right are, the oncomming traffic is to the
> left, and you care about these drivers alot. The right side has animals
> and other fun stuff, but I would never ever in a million years set the hot
> spot of my headlamps to shine more than two or three degrees to the right.
> Straight ahead, with a right side bias, but never straight ahead with a
> left side bias. You want to see as far in front of the car as is possible
> without setting the lights too high. Too high bothers people in front of
> you going the same direction as you, and sometimes will bother cars
> comming at you where their speed and yours can easily exceed 100mph, and
> one of you is blind.
>
> If you keep the hot spot below the tape on the wall, everybody shouuld be
> pretty happy (not blinded). Keep the left side light so that it does not
> cross the center line of the roadway. Keep the right side light so it does
> not cross the left side light.
>

Good advice, the only change I'd make would be to measure the height of the
bulb from the ground, and place the aiming tape at the same height. If the
headlight bulb happens to be lower than 25 inches, they would end up being
aimed upwards, which tends to cause glare for oncoming drivers.

--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

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