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Old Aug 31, 2017 | 03:35 PM
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Guys ... 2016 A3 ... installed H & R springs ... when following someone lights seem to wander ... when someone driving towards me seems I'm blinding them ... needs to be adjusted do I do myself or dealer done ... please help...
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Guys ... 2016 A3 ... installed H & R springs ... when following someone lights seem to wander ... when someone driving towards me seems I'm blinding them ... needs to be adjusted do I do myself or dealer done ... please help...
Lights "wander"?

Very difficult to do without VAGCOM cable and software - without you'll probably need the dealer to do it:

VW MQB Headlight Regulation - Ross-Tech Wiki
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 03:16 PM
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Guys ... 2016 A3 ... installed H & R springs ... when following someone lights seem to wander ... when someone driving towards me seems I'm blinding them ... needs to be adjusted do I do myself or dealer done ... please help...
Please go get your dealer to adjust it properly for you. You really don't want to be a road hazard blinding others.
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Please go get your dealer to adjust it properly for you. You really don't want to be a road hazard blinding others.
+1 (but saying it in a really nice way)
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Yes ...already done last Friday ... from dealer ... all is good this morning ...
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Yes ...already done last Friday ... from dealer ... all is good this morning ...
There's a little white screw on the top of the headlight housing that you can spin with a Philips screwdriver to adjust the aim up or down
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There's a little white screw on the top of the headlight housing that you can spin with a Philips screwdriver to adjust the aim up or down
The system will recalibrate as you turn that screw if you don't turn it off via VCDS first.
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