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Re-aimed my headlights. Much better.

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Old 12-18-1999, 07:12 PM
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Mike
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I re-aimed my 98's headlights today to a much more sensible pattern. The right one was primarily lighting up the shoulder, and the left one was aimed quite a bit right of center (!!!), and down much more than the right. The new pattern is pretty much straight ahead for both of them with a very slight bias to the right, and a tad higher, making sure not to blind oncoming drivers. I set them both for the same "elevation". I did alot of testing on dark streets to get it just right. Now I can live with the factory setup. Though not as good, this is a much cheaper fix than replacing the units for $400 or whatever.

I'm ALSO considering removing or modifying the little metal "hat" that is in front of the low-beam and fog bulbs in the headlamp assembly to see if that throws a bit more light (it should!).

Maybe I'm onto something here -- I'll keep you posted...
Old 12-18-1999, 08:58 PM
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AndyC
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I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago, much better...(nt)
Old 12-19-1999, 08:02 AM
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John
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Audi seems to aim them all that way on purpose.
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