Headlight adjustment

[jamesvx]

My passenger side light shines in the bushes to the left instead of the road. Its out a mile. How do you adjust them and is it easy? Cheers

[leigh1050]

What car is it?

[jamesvx]

vxr8 ls2 2007

[jamesvx]

I think ive found adjustment on top of the headlight. Any tips on how to line them up properly? not sure on where the beam should shine? a little to the left?

[jamesvx]

Forgot to say. I dont have the standard headlights, they are the aftermarket DRL ones

[pah250]

jamesvx said:

I think ive found adjustment on top of the headlight. Any tips on how to line them up properly? not sure on where the beam should shine? a little to the left?

If you've found the up/down & left/right adjusters, then you're pretty much there. A long allen key will allow you to make adjustments. Word to the wise; don't adjust them too far out of their intended range as you might find that the internals fall off the end of the screw thread. You'd really kick yourself if you did that.

If it were mine, I'd just take it down to an MOT station and ask them to do adjust them for you, as they will have a light box to shine the beam pattern into so that they can be aligned to the correct tolerances. It only takes them 5 mins to do.

[pah250]

jamesvx said:

Forgot to say. I dont have the standard headlights, they are the aftermarket DRL ones

This might explain why they are so far out then, but it shouldn't change what needs to be done to correct them.

[jamesvx]

Cheers. They are the same ones as garys on here although he changed his LED's as the normal ones are very poor. Wonder if its a hard job

[Bicco]

Did you get em off e-bay? I have a damaged passenger light and was thinking of swapping both for a set of them this winter. Any pics?

[jamesvx]

I think they are off ebay. Just bought the car and they were already on. No pictures yet