MiniStiGuy Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 no problem. We are all here to help. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy2.5GT05 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 so let me get this right. the lower arc is supposed to be LOWER than the top one? I thought the point of aligning the headlights was to have a straight beam going across, meaning both arcs are aligned the same horizontally. or does the lower arc have to be lower than the right one so you don't blind oncoming traffic? I'm confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 The lower arc is designed to stop from blinding oncoming traffic but still allow light to hit distance and such by the higher arcing section. The only way to make the beam flat would be to cut the shield flat which would just be stupid because you wouldn't have any light for roadsigns etc. To answer your question. YES.. the lower arc is suppost to be lower then the higher one for the reason as to not cause glare into oncoming traffic's eye's. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy2.5GT05 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Thanks Mini. I thought there was something wrong with my lights. I was in my friends CTS and his are straight across.. I know we didn't mod them that way cuz he just got the car..they are HID..hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 your friends cts has a different shielding. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMac1203 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Also wanted to add to this. As someone pointed out in another thread, you can use an 8" phillips screwdriver to adjust the vertical aiming as well (instead of 8mm socket/wrench). I had a difficult time getting to the horizontal aiming with the tools I have, so I decided to do a small mod. If you drill a hole (the size of the shaft of your screwdriver) directly above the horizontal aiming bolt on your housing, you can stick the screwdriver straight down and adjust that bolt the same way you can with the vertical aiming. Having the hole as the exact size of the screwdriver keeps it in place, and you can just turn the screwdriver to adjust aiming. Sorry if this is a re-post or has already been done. I just found this MUCH easier than trying to get at that bolt via a wrench or socket. Need a CarPC bezel? PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 no repost.... good job on the modifying to suit your needs. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoDork Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hey Garrett...can you align my lights...they're "off" because i gave a minivan a bumper kiss a while back!! ~Sucka-Duck~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 sure... Maybe we can get Paul over to your place to test fit the MR pipe aswell. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Question. I am going to hook up a HID kit. If I make markings of where my headlights are aimed right now and use that as a template for my HIDs, would that pretty much ensure proper alignment? I think I'll aim them SLIGHTLY lower just to be safe either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 no it wont. not all dealerships even have the lights alligned correctly when you purchase your car. do this and you'll be fine. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavar Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 This post is great! I understand how to adjust the horizontal aim, however I'm a little unclear on how they should end up looking horizontally... should they end up looking the same as the 1st image (showing the marks), or is there another method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 no it wont. I'm not doubting you, I'm trying to understand why that is. Basically if the light pattern is the same as before, what's different? I ask this not because I'm lazy to do it, but because unfortunately I don't have a flat surface next to a flat wall in front of my house. My driveway angles slightly. The plan was to park the car as it is now at a predetermined distance in front of the garage door, mark the beam height and such, do the HID conversion and make sure it matches up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 if you can't find a surface then your method should suffice to allign them again. I always suggest that regardless of putting in a kit or retro that everyone try and allign the lights correctly as to get the best output for them. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 This post is great! I understand how to adjust the horizontal aim, however I'm a little unclear on how they should end up looking horizontally... should they end up looking the same as the 1st image (showing the marks), or is there another method? http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u280/garrett804/Picture2copy.jpg Mark # 4 is the mark for the distance at which the lights are from eachother. you want the arc to line up to that line so that the point where the beam goes up is at that line. the pink line is how the arc looks so notice how where it starts to rise that at that point is is lined up with line 4. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavar Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 MiniStiGuy - Many thanks I understand now... My driver side light is so far out the diagram wasn't making any sense to me... at 25', the start of the high arc is > 3' to the left of where it should be.... And these were just recently aimed by the dealership... Glad to see they know what they are doing. I'll try tonight and see how I make out. Hopefully I don't run out of adjustment to correct this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavar Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Just finished re-aiming. I went through the steps, and after I had almost finished, the drivers side still didn't seem right. I ended up pulling the cover off the back and found that the bulb wasn't seated properly. No wonder it looked off ... after seating the bulb properly everything was fine. I'm a little upset that the dealership didn't catch this. Headlights are great now, what a difference. Thanks for great guide, and for all of your help folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 no problem. glad you got it all sorted out ok. when I bought my LGT the headlights were way to high. I could see the cutoff from 500+ yards away up in the tree's. once fixed it was much better. and I'm sure the people driving towards me thought so aswell. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavar Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 500+ yards? Hmmm.... maybe I need to aim mine a little better, they must be too low now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 I live on dark roads and could see it down the road. 500 is an exaduration its more like 150yrds. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrplt Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 05 Legacy Outback 3.0 VDC. I got my eight millimeter on the bolt in the picture and turned and turned to no effect, so I turned it the other way and I still don't see a noticeable difference. What am I doing wrong? We replaced both of the low beam bulbs in the past six months, with a dramatic decrease in headlamp effectiveness. After replacing the driver's low beam recently we can barley see the road without the high beams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavar Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Have you checked to ensure that the bulbs are seated properly? I don't know about the Outback, but on the LGT the low beams take an H7 bulb, which has a notch in it that needs to be lined up properly with the fixture. If the bulb isn't seated properly, it will appear to be out of aim and not output light into the desired area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Check the bulbs to make sure they are seated in the housing correctly. try taking a picture up against a wall for me to better understand. I would guess that your bulbs are seating wrong though. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrplt Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Many thanks. I will redo both bulbs this weekend, checking the seating and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 How are the lights on your bomber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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