How To - Headlight Aiming / Alignment Projector Retrofit
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bro you a life saver i ve installed new xenon bulbs and had the same light pattern , the left side was lower, i thought the bulb was defective but i ve fixed it thanks to your video in 1 minute unbelivable ,✌✌👍👍👌👌
Told my Moms her headlights were pointing too low ((pause)). Popped the hood on her '12 Chrysler 200, adjusted the lights correctly, and now those bad boys are shooting 25ft ahead 👌🏿
For my used 2012 Chevy Malibu, changed a headlamp bulb shortly after buying it, left bulb..Came out adjusted a bit too high(cousin did the work, front bumper assembly had to be removed.) Noticed that now the right bulb is aimed a bit too low. A very good friend in CA (I'm in Miss) ordered, sent me one of those special Bondhus 6mm ball hex end extended-reach wrenches to fit the nearly impossible to reach adjustment head to adjust both lamps! On this Malibu, they're down deep, betw tight-fitting internal bodywork metal shrouds..real pain..have yet to do the job!! Hoping the adjustment heads will turn no problem. Surely not like the old days with simple sealed beam lamp units, with elevation & lateral adjustments!! Miss that!!#
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This video was straight to the point and very informative!
This video is a must watch for half of these people out here with aftermarket headlights and blinding people!!
THANKS MAN!!! I had no Idea about the "steps" on my HIDS. They've got to line up
Thanks for the much more detailed video than other people put on UA-cam. I swear to God, how hard is it to explain the little details about the “steps” in the lights and things people may question? You nailed it man. Maybe get a cameraman to help next time, but well done!
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Yes, care & attention need to be heeded as to what type, size, how deep the adjustment head nut is in back of the lamp unit. This is important!
Idk it was a little rough to watch. Too much noise from handling the phone. I still have questions about where the step is supposed to be. Maybe I couldn’t head over the camera fumbling noise.
What a great help your video was for me! I loved the information, made it easier for me when I adjusted my Chevy Impala headlamps
Good stuff 🙏🏽 I swore up and down that I put my new lights on the wrong rotation having to take off the air box on my 2019 charger repeatedly to reach the driver light as well because one headlight was higher than the other this whole time there a projector gear nob 😂 in my older Hyundai car I’m used to poping the lights in and they show even by themselves 💀
At 1:26 you can see a label on the headlight which specifies a 1% dip, which equates to 3inches lower at the wall at 25feet (300inches). Your headlight centres are at 34inches so the tape on the wall should be at 31inches
Educative - Thanks - Just got an aftermaket headlight for a 2009 altima - and was trying to figure how to adjust and to what height etc
Thanks for the vid, it helped me out a lot.
Excellent video ! Thank you are thos 35w HID? I have problems with my 2009 f150 i upgrade the headlights to projectors but the light at night is not what i want .
Great simple video. Thank you
Hello, great video! I recently got my car back from the body shop after a crash. The passenger headlight was replaced and now it's not as bright as the driver's side and the beam pattern is scattered everywhere. It that an alignment problem as well? FYI, I have aftermarket HIDs installed in a 2013 Ford Taurus SEL.
which is the correct way to remove that dark spot. because I have it in my evox that I replaced it like 4 years ago and it shows a lot
I see that screw point on the back of that ford adjusts the height. But how do you adjust the side to side? Or is it not an option for these Ford Explorer years?
Good job! Thanks for the vid
I have a question I recently bought aftermarket housing with projector lens the light beam on my left driver side is super high the right beam seems to be alot lower and off to the right I wanna adjust the beams to be even but I've had people tell me that aftermarket housing can't be adjusted is there a way also if you have a email ID like to send some pictures my housing are not even on each housing from the bottom of the left there is about 1.5" between bottom of light and grille the right side is 1" from bottom of housing to grill how do I fix that it looks horrible thanks
How do you fix the cold spots on a projector? Is it the bulb that’s causing a cold spot in the particular projector
Is it normal for the lens to look like that?? My car also looks like that but I was thinking I dint clean them good before I reseal them.
Thank you so much for your help I really needed that for my ford taurus 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
What height did youbset your taurus at?
Thank you. Very informative
How to adjust this in Fiat Lines 2011model with retrofit projector bi-xenon HID?
Yeah but if you put new projectors how do you make sure the projector is not crooked before you seal the headlight? Are you supposed to install the open headlight on the car then put the projector and aligned them?
The better question is what is the EXACT proper beam pattern alignment to be legal, is it really just user preference how much lower to aim off level?
Best camera work ever.
Here is the updated version - ua-cam.com/video/B5bVexCfV0s/v-deo.html
is that in general al SUV or car to aim the head light down is mean I have to turn clock wise or counter clock wise ? Please help
Excellent and informative video five stars
What would the drop be if you only have ten feet of flat ground?
Is it d same on reflector headlights??
Waaay better video actually telling what to do 👍
Thank you very informative!!
Excellent video.
I learned some things here today. Noticed that little circle in the headlight lens a while ago and now...I know what it's for. Mine has two, one over the low beam and one over the high beam. I will be a future customer. Thanks a bunch.
So how would I make mine point lower so I can actually see the road at night ?
My Infinti headlights are wayyy to low! I can hardly see at night . The area it lights up is so limited. It’s bright, but narrow field and almost down at the ground. Will this work for my Infinti? I need help......😁
Can I do this with Mk3 Ghia EU original Xenon? Thanks
how about the left and right positioning?
What type of hid lights u using?
With the Kelvin color can you see that good?
Hey Man any insights on lowering a Town and country Beams
great video many thx vital info
informative video. thanks..
What type of led bulb is it? Or is it hid? Can you plz send link?
Thank you for the tips! What headlights are these?
I have a 2012 ford fusion with projector headlights how do you get that sharp cut off
Thanks for the video
How to adjust a 2021 Kia Seltos Lx headlight?
I don't know about Ford, but the one I work for, that 2" @ 25' below the H-Line/bulb center marking would probably put it on the lower end of factory output spec. Our cars are +/- a few mm from the bulb center while the suv/trucks are usually aimed lower a few mils then take into account the tolerance. I only mention this as I see retrofitters using tape marks at factory output. Always possible it could be off though so always good to measure like you did, especially when someone goes to this much effort to make the output better :).
not sure I agree with you there. Most manufacturers recommend approx 1% downward angle, at 25ft (300") that's 3" which makes our man's video about 0.66% fall which, if anything, is insufficient. Your 'few mm' is in my opinion far from sufficient.
Correct. In fact the '1% dip' is actually stamped on the lamp at 1:26
@@drnick1972 Low beams should be set to project out to 200' on the drivers side for ANY vehicle. So the angle will vary depending on the height of the headlight. That's why there's that little dot on the lens cover. Using 25' as the distance used for checking, if your lens height is 36" then the drop would be 4-1/2". If the height of the lens is 32", then the drop would be 3".
The whole point of aiming your headlights is to give you a good view of the road ahead and to NOT blind oncoming drivers. 200' is a good number to shoot for. And 25' is a good distance to be able to check the proper drop from horizontal.
An easy way to calculate is to multiply your lens height by .125. The passenger side can go out to 400' since it's designed to illuminate road signs, people, etc that are most likely to be on your right and it won't blind oncoming traffic. That would, in general, let you raise the passenger side headlight about 2" above the driver side setting at 25' checking distance. The high beams take care of themselves usually.
Using the % number seems ridiculous. Nobody is going to be using tools that can measure % that close anyway.
My Audi's beams actually raise the further they go out so as the closer I get to you the brightness dims...
Nice shop brother
Not seeing this in the engine bay of my 2007 maxima
If you have a lifte it truck is the same process ?
Is there no left to right adjustment everyone?
Thanks this was helpful. Any tips for adjusting left/right?
Not unless your housings have lateral adjustment capability, or if you do nut & bolt method yourself
@@busared06 is there a video for that
@@PSIPHI7 many. Lightwerkz has the best explanation
I want to know about S cross
Is clockwise up or down ?
Thx btw you sound exactly like Joe Rogan.
My question is, you can see the two steps from left and right headlights but how do I know if they are spaced apart correct. So it will be left to right or side to side adjustment not up and down like you did. Do I just measure between the two projectors and measure the space between the step up on the wall at 25 feet?
Correct, thats exactly what you do.
I bought a set of Halo LED headlights for my 2005 Dodge Neon.. the one thing I noticed I don't like is that the driver side headlight is pointed way off to the left too far and almost in the oncoming traffic lane and I am not sure how to adjust them from left to right but I do know how to adjust them up and down
I have some halos for a 97 Chevy suburban and have same problem can make them go up and down but not side to side and my driver side one is of a little to left more . Did u find a solution?
infomative.
1. 2" lower at 25 ft. driver's side or passenger's side cutoff?
2. coming to adjustment along x-axis, how far away should the tapers of the projectors be located from one another at 25ft?
Are these numbers DOT recommended or arbitrary?
1. Both.
2. They should be the same distance apart as they are on the car. however some models cannot be adjusted left/right.
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1. What I mean is not driver or passenger side HL. if we divide each cutoff into two halves, the drivers side half is at a slightly lower level than passengr side. which of these two halves should be used while measuring, the higher side or lower side of the cutoff? hope I'm clear.
Sorry, yes you use the drivers side of the beam. Since this is LHD, we use the left side. If you were in Japan lts say, its RHD, so you use right side, and you would be still using drivers side.
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Question does this still go for lifted trucks? Say center is at 40-45 a little car say like a Honda Civic and cars similar are now having the beam on the side mirrors
Its a 1% dip. At 25feet, your 45inch headlight should hit the wall at 42inches. (40inch headlight should hi 37inch at the wall)
The dip is measuread as 1% of distance from the wall, then subtracted from teh height of the lamp
Nice!!!
2 inch lower - is that from the lower cutoff line ( where you stick a tape)? Thanks
from the center of your headlight
Just to be sure; the lowest part of beam must be 2inches lower than the buob center. right? Is it the same for sedans?
Highest part of the hotspot. Any higher you’ll blind oncoming.
My has a button in the car but one side is higher, can the the Auto ones be done with a screw driver
Of course you still need to manually adjust.
anyone know if on a 2015 ford explorer xlt if the headlights can be adjusted horizontally? In my case I have new lights that are diverging vs converging when looking out XX feet
They can but the adjuster is hidden and you need to pop a cover over it to access it.
Thanks for the video quick question what if after 8 months after changing bulbs you lose pattern all together and i mean lose it like its not there at all , my passwnger bulb is lighting sidewalk on right and driver bulb is all the way left and when sitting in the car it looks like i have no lights on i cant drive
Check to make sure your bulbs are seated properly. If its aftermarket HID or LED remove the bulb and make sure there isn't another issue.
Will I need to realign the projector headlight after changing hid bulb?
Should not require!
The height of my assembly is 39 inches, so at 25 feet it should be at 37 inches? My lights hit side mirrors of small cars and some will turn their brights on and blind me after I pass them.
Clinton Kirker adjust accordingly. Bring it down another inch and see where t takes you.
I hope you still read this .. I have two steps ? , the beam at 25 feet on the car in front is on there license plate . ( which is ok) Normal car /suv. I have a Dodge Journey . On the wall or street , there is a annoying two steps from left to right? My lights have 3 Screws . Any ideas that would help? Do the beams supposed to be straight across the wall?? Thx
If you have two steps your headlights may not be level. You will want to match up the left sides of your cutoff so at a distance you just have one step up, from the drivers side.
Help. Why isn’t the been exactly straight line all the way across. Why does it have that immediate stagger in height going from left to right
To maximize output to the right side of the road without blinding oncoming traffic on the left.
Would this same idea work for a 2020 Ford Fusion? Because mine look like the first frame before you adjusted lol
Yes of course.
I have a VW Passat cv 2010, the beams don't have any circle or dot to point out the center of the beams. any help?
You can simply measure to the center of the light source such as the bulb.
hey, i have a question. is the rule of 2 inches below the headlight bulb, at 25 ft, the same for all cars at stock height?
Are you being serious? 🤔...
If so, yes!! You just need your beam @ 25' to be 2" lower than the height of YOUR vehicle bulb height, regardless of your vehicle (vagina on wheels or a monster truck)!
Stock or not doesn't matter! Just 2" lower!!
it should be 3inches (1% as stamped on teh headlight at 1:26), but yes
No, as far as the driver side is concerned. The end result is supposed to give you a 200 foot distance on your drivers side headlight. So the rule of thumb is 1/8" drop for each inch of your headlight height on the drivers side. Why 1/8'? Because you're checking at 25' distance (300") to get a proper drop at 200' distance (2400").
In general, that number is closer to 4" for the drivers side headlight. And 2" less for the passenger side headlight.
I have lixes 200 T 2016 i was made accident and the left light have a problem alestment so can you show me how can i do it ???
Too hard to adjust it just try to do it for perfect view for you
Great Video but maybe someone can answer this for me, I just installed new headlight assembly and my pattern is the same on the (outside left) of the middle, you see how it sits lower and on the far (outside right) it's at a higher level but in the middle it's lined up? Shouldn't it be level all the way across?
Same
Both left sides of the pattern should line up with eachother, then both right sides will line up with each other... the overall pattern should not look like a staircase
You should have turned of the ceiling lights for a better perception of the headlight beam.
What about lowered cars? Still 2 inches below middle of projectors at 25ft away?
Just got my camaro back from the shop, I hit a deer it's a rs model so factory hid projector. In your video you see a step on the wall, well my new headlight has a very noticeable step but the other doesn't, drives me crazy at night, I love on the country lots of windy roads when that step comes out of the trees it startles you. Is this because there a new hid bulb in that side and the factory bulb in the older one, they seem to be adjusted to the right height.. Help! Drives me crazy at night
I live in the country, not I love on the country.. Lol
I see an unilluminated area in the head light and on the wall on both side with led light , what could be the cause ? Is it normal?
Depends what you are seeing. Feel free to email us.
Is there a Philips screw in there that you turn or does the Philips screwdriver just catch the sides and turns that little housing I have a 2013 Ford Taurus and see the same kind of hole but there is no screw in there to turn.
great!! video. can I do this to a BMW X5 2008 thanks again
Of course.
That's how Ford says to do it, but then they should be VOL headlight and it written VOR on those headlights. And VOR headlights should be adjusted with the top part of the beam on the left levelled with the headlight... It's just weird.
Thank for.the video, but the camera sound so annoying.
This strategy wouldn't work for a truck that is sitting high or lifted. Recently ordered some housings w/ Morimoto M LED 2.0 projectors for my '96 Bronco. I would be blinding the hell out of people following this strategy. What is a good ballpark then? Set cutoff at 3 ft from 25 ft away? Should the distance between the hot spots be the same as the distance between headlights at 25 ft away as well?
Try 4in lower at 25' instead of the standard 2in lower. Good starting point. Yes distances between the centers should be same distance between the center of the headlights.
This screw driver method doesn't work in 2012 Cadillac SRX Luxury Edit.
How you adjust head light position side way. left and right.
Same way but some models do not have a left/right adjuster or they have a cover over it.
You did not cover left right adjustments.
I see a u shape little dip when driving at night. What is that?
This is built into the cutoff shield - It’s so you aren’t blinding oncoming traffic.
@@LightwerkzGlobal ok because i see two little dips slightly to the left and was starting to think my headlights were aiming crooked
while aiming should it be in high beam or low beem
Always use low beam.
is the rule of thumb for the morimoto h1 7.0 to have the left side of beam on each projector to be exactly horizontal to each other?
Correct.
I searched online and everything says 4ft high at 25 ft and with hid projectors that will be blinding everything coming at me. 2 inches lower sounds much better guideline - thanks.
So which way do i turn the gear to rise up the projector
Ever manufacturer is different, should be labeled on the plastic piece attached to the grill under the hood or in your service manual
either clockwise or counter clockwise
I cant find this on my 2014 ford edge ? any idea where it might be ?
Frankie H if there is no dot just measure from center of projector or the bulb itself if it's halogen
Lightwerkz Global Inc. My bad, I didn't ask my question correctly.. I was asking about the gears they you turn to adjust the light. I cant find them in my car, I think the lights are after market on mine
Sometimes hard to find but they are always on the lights. Sometimes you have to go through a body guideline hole with a long philips head.
I just realized that these Projector Headlights does not have Beam pattern. It kind of casts/throws out light (horizontally) with no particular aim.
Projector headlights don't go far down the street! It's very frustrating as to LED headlights are gonna look the same no matter what.
how do you adjust beam horizontally ???
Same issue!!!
@@ashleywheeler7868 there will be another screw for that
Is there a horizontal adjustment also?
Most factory lights r only adjusted vertically for the low beam under the hood as mentioned in this video with a tool such as a Phillip's head screwdriver etc which is determined by the car manufacturer. However I just ordered aftermarket headlamps from Amazon and had them professionally installed as my original lights were too dim which is common on the Nissan Altima. It took the installer 3 separate times to finally get the beam to a place where I can see at night. Come 2 find out these aftermarket headlamps have 2 adjustable knobs for both the low & high beams for a total of 4 on each lamp. These r able to b adjusted both vertically/horizontally for both the low & high beams which was very confusing for the installer as he said its unusual. It was beyond frustrating but thankfully as of yesterday I finally got mine corrected lol.
Omg i got an altima 2013 , i have custom Amerilite headlights on them and the beam is so low and can barely see at night , not to mention the bulbs are halogen smh... there was no way for you to adjust from home ? cuz i can’t find a way either
I want that grill on my wife’s explorer
how many inches from side to side?
They should be the same distance apart as they are on the car. however some models cannot be adjusted left/right