lilbrudder Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Is there any way to adjust the high beam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 The high beam and lows are both adjusted the same way. Unfortunately when you adjust the lows the highs move at the same time. The only way to do it separately would be to have the headlamp apart and to adjust the high's then put the low beam on and manually push it farther back on the mount and forcefully adjust it as well. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej25_TS Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 great info I'll be doing this once I do my HID install tonight. generally how off is it from stock? clockwise to lower or raise? clockwise left to right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 it might not be off at all. It all depends as each dealer sometimes screws with them while others don't. The only way to really know is to just do an alignment for them. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej25_TS Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I decided to check the alignment after and at stock it was way low going by the alignment write up anyone else have to adjust it up that much? I talking like 1 foot up from the 25ft away rule. Part of me feel like I i moved it up a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Well like I said before they aren't right most of the time from the dealer. The only real way to have it right is to do an alignment to DOT standards like what I have written up for you guys. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppettit2005 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Has anyone tried the Morimoto HID retrofit? I am interested in this but not sure if it applies to our vehicles... It definitely applies to the Impreza headlamps though... So it might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 yeah Drew did the retro on his 08 Spec B. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/trs-retrofit-source-bi-xenon-morimoto-mini-stage-iii-kit-156626.html OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.1337 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm92/iahtnoob/SL733348.jpg @ ministiguy How do I get rid of thos black shadows and what causes them exactly? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Those are caused by a bulb having the return wire not at the 6'o clock position on the bulb usually with a "kit" bulb that this occurs. To get rid of it you have to shave off the tab and rotate the bulb so the return wire is straight down. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.1337 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Those are caused by a bulb having the return wire not at the 6'o clock position on the bulb usually with a "kit" bulb that this occurs. To get rid of it you have to shave off the tab and rotate the bulb so the return wire is straight down. Gotcha. Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.1337 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) Those are caused by a bulb having the return wire not at the 6'o clock position on the bulb usually with a "kit" bulb that this occurs. To get rid of it you have to shave off the tab and rotate the bulb so the return wire is straight down. Ok so I clipped the tab that sticks out on the side. This didn't take care of it however. So I just clipped the rounded portion off too. That worked and I was able to have the return at the bottom. Also, the shadow, I assume, doesn't go away right? It just moves it to the top right? Thanks. Edited July 1, 2011 by DR.1337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 what do you mean top right? It should not have a shadow at all if you have the return wire at 6 position. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.1337 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 what do you mean top right? It should not have a shadow at all if you have the return wire at 6 position. Ok as far as the shadow being projected there is none. However if you look at the projector itself, you can tell where the return wire is. Here is what I mean: http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv260/1337ruski/IMG_20110701_165105.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 when you are looking at the car that is a normal look. Even OEM setups will have that look to them. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Google "how to adjust headlights" This is TOP five results. Good stuff! I need to adjust my Prius headlights after lowering it. My headlights look like they are pointed straight to the ground and my cuttoff hits 10 feet away from the front of the car. GHEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 yeah it sounds like a good alignment of the lights would come in handy for you. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 That's also pretty sweet that I'm in the Top 5 considering I made this just so that all of these guys could get the best output possible without blinding oncoming drivers. A big pet peeve of mine is people that have misaligned headlights and those that put HID kits in a reflective housing that was never designed for them. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconnor Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 This is a great write up. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 No problem glad I could help out. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users paintpollz Posted February 22, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted February 22, 2012 took me like 30 minutes to completely understand the steps. this is an excellent write up, one of the best on this site. Question on horizantal alignment. It might sound stupid. I have HIDs coming in. Looking at the picture of your headlights properly aligned against the wall in post 1, and this may be just the way the picture was taken, it looks to me like the higher arc in your left headlight slightly fades into the higher arc in the right headlight. Is this in fact true, and a good horizantal guide for the right headlight? Reason I'm asking is because Im not sure I will be able to see the start of the arc for the right headlight (= distance from center of car to center of proector) with the left HID beam flowing into it. Im over thinking this, I think:lol: "Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's ok. So the lower section on both lights should be at the same height (The lower tape marker for DOT specification) The higher arc should also kind of end up the same but its not as important as having the lower arc's lined up. I can redo a drawing tomorrow once I get home to help out. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users paintpollz Posted February 23, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's ok. So the lower section on both lights should be at the same height (The lower tape marker for DOT specification) The higher arc should also kind of end up the same but its not as important as having the lower arc's lined up. I can redo a drawing tomorrow once I get home to help out. haha I think we are good to go. I think I'm being a casual perfectionist, my soon to come headlight alignment with these instruction is gonna be just fine. I literally just had to read thru what I wrote twice to understand what I was talking about. Talk about the ultimate mindfcuk Thanks! "Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 No problem OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboardr424 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 My new alignment! Thanks MiniStiGuy, as everyone has said, great write up! http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae308/SonicScoob03/photo2-4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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