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From: Ray O on 14 Apr 2010 11:39

"Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
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> "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
>

You're welcome!


From: Jeff Strickland on 14 Apr 2010 12:39

"Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "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.
>
> --
>

That's part of why one must take care to notice oncomming cars flashing
headlights at you. As a practical matter, having the lights aim up an inch
or two over 25 feet shouldn't bother anybody, so my procedure is a good
place to start because it usually is where I finish, too.

I'd agree that having the professionals using the proper adjustment tools
would give a result that would not offend anybody, I've used my method on
almost every car I have owned, and it works out okay everytime.

The current crop of headlamps is far easier to adjust than what we got 15 or
20 years ago because current lens technology gives a pronounced beam (hot
spot) that is very easy to identify and aim. Beam patterns today have
distinct cut off lines that generally rise on the right hand side of the
beam, giving the driver better view towards the right and less light towards
the left where the oncomming cars are going to be. I've had lights where the
hot spot was not well defined, and these were more difficult to adjust than
the lights on the cars I have now.




From: ep45guy on 14 Apr 2010 13:41
On Apr 13, 8:02 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Jane Galt" <Jan...(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
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> news:Xns9D59923B39FD2JaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Ray O" <rokig...(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com>  wrote :
>
> >> "Jane Galt" <Jan...(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.
>
I have no intention of aim my lights but what a GREAT how to do it
outline...

Thanks!
From: Jane Galt on 14 Apr 2010 15:25
ep45guy(a)yahoo.com wrote :


> I have no intention of aim my lights but what a GREAT how to do it
> outline...
>
> Thanks!
>

I just do the blanket thing over each one, and aim them out where I want
them, so they illuminate down the road for me. If I keep getting flashed, I
can tweak them back a little. :)

If I pick a dark enough road for adjusting them, I can see that they're not
scattering upwards.


--
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: Jeff Strickland on 14 Apr 2010 15:42

"Jane Galt" <Jane_G(a)gulch.xyz> wrote in message
news:Xns9D5A888D7B1CAJaneGgulchxyz(a)216.196.97.142...
> ep45guy(a)yahoo.com wrote :
>
>
>> I have no intention of aim my lights but what a GREAT how to do it
>> outline...
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> I just do the blanket thing over each one, and aim them out where I want
> them, so they illuminate down the road for me. If I keep getting flashed,
> I
> can tweak them back a little. :)
>
> If I pick a dark enough road for adjusting them, I can see that they're
> not
> scattering upwards.
>


It's far easier to shine your lights on a wall 25 ft away with tape (duct
tape or masking tape) 25 inches up from the ground. Put a blanket over the
right side and adjust the left side, then switch the blanket and adjust the
right side. Remove the blanket, close the hood, and go home and put your
feet on the coffee table and have a beer with a bag of potato chips. You
might take a moment before slamming the hood to check your work ...










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