Aiming Halogen (H1) Headlights?
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Aiming Halogen (H1) Headlights?
Ok, so I just replaced my low beams with new Silverstar's since they were starting to dim pretty significantly (they're probably about 5 years old anyway). Afterwards, I noticed that my passenger side light is aimed noticeably lower than the driver's side light. When I popped the back of the housing off to see if I left anything loose, I did notice that there is some "give" in the low beam socket. You can rock it up and down a bit if you try, and it is currently somehow resting in the aimed down position unless I put a little downward pressure on the housing to bring it back up in line with the driver's side light.
For a comparison, when sitting at a stop light, the driver's side light will shine basically right on the bumper ahead of me, whereas the passenger light will be aiming below the bumper - say the rear wheels/exhaust/mud flaps. I pulled up the eBahn manual, and it has two adjustment screws, but I'm wondering if that will help here or if something else is up. Thoughts?
For a comparison, when sitting at a stop light, the driver's side light will shine basically right on the bumper ahead of me, whereas the passenger light will be aiming below the bumper - say the rear wheels/exhaust/mud flaps. I pulled up the eBahn manual, and it has two adjustment screws, but I'm wondering if that will help here or if something else is up. Thoughts?
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I will definitely give it a shot this weekend, but I wanted to see if I was missing something. I don't recall ever futsing with them before, so the screws should be ok.
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So where exactly is the give? The entire headlight, or the light bulb socket?
If the vertical adjustment screw is stripped, I made a home-made gizmo so I didn't have to replace the headlight.
If the vertical adjustment screw is stripped, I made a home-made gizmo so I didn't have to replace the headlight.
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From what I can tell, it's the socket only. The housing itself seems just fine. The bulb fits snugly enough, but the whole globe-shaped piece the bulb fits in is what's misaligned.
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Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I did realize that the passenger-side adjustment screws are gone altogether. So I either need to come up with a new set or jerry rig a gizmo like yours.
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