redstyles Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Hi guys, I just got and installed my new kit.... but I really feel like I'm blinding people. I read through the 10 pages and tried adjusting but didn't seem like it moved it at all. I bought : http://www.vvme.com/product/detail-20023.html Question is: Turning the horizontal screw which way does what? is left up or down? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYtoVT Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdickey058 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Just tried to align my headlights horizontaly and it seemed to just make the headlight go up, i cant really tell that. my pass side headlight is alright but the driver side headlight points way to the left and down. so i tried the horizontal and it didnt do anything. I'm fed up with this subaru crap. My hondas lights just seemed to always be aligned grrrrrr......... Another thing the driver side headlight flickers. then will stop then flickers for a long time then stops. wtf Edited January 28, 2009 by bdickey058 forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 flicker as in it looks like its bouncing or flickering while driving or flicker as in you can see it while you stand outside of the car flickering? OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdickey058 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 flickering as i stand outside the car.. its jacked up, so i guess by me moving the horizontal screw it made it rise and move over, my lights are pointing at the trees haha. i'll take pics for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molal24 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Subscribed! I'll be doing this tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Just tried to align my headlights horizontaly and it seemed to just make the headlight go up, i cant really tell that. my pass side headlight is alright but the driver side headlight points way to the left and down. so i tried the horizontal and it didnt do anything. I'm fed up with this subaru crap. My hondas lights just seemed to always be aligned grrrrrr......... Another thing the driver side headlight flickers. then will stop then flickers for a long time then stops. wtfflickering? maybe the bulb isn't installed properly, which would explain why the alignment is way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Subscribe. I want to see the comparo pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Subietonic is being a lazy bum and not installing his kit yet so I don't have him to compare to but if I can find some time and a place to do comparo's with someone stock I'll get it done. I have some 55w ballast that I'm going to be putting in when I redo some stuff on my retro (clear lens, custom shielding) so I'll put those up when I find the clear lens that I want for sale. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper8406 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 yeah i gotta do this too some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Mini-- I haven't really done the research on this, so forgive my ignorance, but how much (roughly) does the retro you did cost? I like the look and results, so just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Projectors ~ $75 D2s Bulbs ~ $50 Depending on if you already have a kit or not you can go 2 routes here: D2S ballast ~ $100-$150 or D2s adapters that you can just plug into your current ballast ~ $30 OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Not as much as I was thinking...thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonpill Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Is there any rule of thumb for the high arc? I just redid my passenger side lamp with HIDs and from 30' the upper arc is about 5' off the ground. Should I be concerned? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 See post #1 in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 if your high arc is 5' off the ground at 30', that means your low arc is off as well and your lights aren't adjusted properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yeah read the first post. you want the beams patterns to match up lower-lower, higher-higher. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u280/garrett804/Picture2copy.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 note: aiming yellow foglights is extremely difficult because yellow appears to disperse/scatter a lot. i have H3 Gold's from Daniel Stern (candlepowerinc.com). i can't even see where the top edge of the foglight beam is. (yes, i did cover my headlights) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Aim them with stock bulbs then and then swap in the gold's. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 yeah, i might have to do that. pain in the ass to swap foglights in and out. plus i have to dig around to find the old ones. doh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Aiming the fog lights on these cars is sort of notoriously mediocre at best, anyway. What control you do have is very limited, plus the light is not super focused by the lens to begin with. It is more of a flood pattern then a focused spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 hrm maybe i won't bother then... i don't even remember what the old lights looked like. they weren't focused either huh? no cutoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 If I recall correctly, there wasn't a sharp cutoff. I replaced mine with HID's, which are so bright and unfocused I only use them as driving lights when there's no on-coming traffic. I did adjust them as best I could, though, with the one adjustment screw accessible through the front if you pop out the fog light faring/housing piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 I haven't bothered putting in the HID's for my fogs yet. But I adjust mine by backing away from the wall until I can barely see the cutoff on them then I adjust from there. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 So I'm running Osram H7 65W bulbs from Daniel Stern... don't think it's been a problem yet. The other day, I was trying to aim my foglights. The headlights were overpowering the fogs, so I threw a microfiber cloth over the headlamps. BIG MISTAKE. The right headlamp housing is now distorted a bit... there's a bulge, where the inside of the plastic clearly melted. Now I need to find a new one. The left one didn't do it, but I can see where if I had left it covered with the cloth any longer, it would've heated up enough. It wasn't even that warm in my garage that night... maybe 70 or so since the car warmed it up. Anyone else melt their housings? This makes me wonder if I should switch back to normal 55W bulbs. These things are really, really bright though... Also, anyone know the part number I need? Am I going to have to replace the entire damn thing? It'd be a shame since the projector assembly is still fine. It's just the front-most outer plastic. edit: I've been searching, and I see some places selling these for about $200-300... some of them appear to be aftermarket 3rd party assemblies. Are their projectors as good as the OEM ones that are currently on my car? ^-- from my thread. this sucks. wonder if that would've happened with 55W bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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