Corny357 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 What color are our parking lights supposed to be? I'm talking the bulbs themselves - amber or clear? Also, I noticed when I was up against my garage wall that my right side high beam was literally several inches lower than my left side high beam. Normal or should that be adjusted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corny357 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'm talking 08-09 if that helps anybody answer the question.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk6933 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Bulbs are amber. That's why they blink amber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprezsing04 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Stock parking lights are amber and I doubt ur headlights have been adjusted so I think its normal. I'm not positive but I'm guessing it is lower so that you don't high beam oncoming traffic if u forget to turn them off. The beam is aimed lower. I know the beams are adjusted for the passenger side that way for the jdm headlights since they are rhd and ppl who get the lights say they have to be readjusted or else ud blink oncoming traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Stock parking lights are amber and I doubt ur headlights have been adjusted so I think its normal. I'm not positive but I'm guessing it is lower so that you don't high beam oncoming traffic if u forget to turn them off. The beam is aimed lower. I know the beams are adjusted for the passenger side that way for the jdm headlights since they are rhd and ppl who get the lights say they have to be readjusted or else ud blink oncoming traffic You actually need to have different headlights for right hand traffic. Using left hand traffic headlights and trimming them down causes a very bad light situation and can increases the accident risk. What you can do is to "bake" the headlights to open them, and then flip the cutoff mask in the projectors. No - it won't! The cutoff is asymmetric. This is what it should look like when you have a car for right hand traffic: http://btyproductions.com/clawhammer/junkbox/lighting/s2000.jpg And for left hand traffic the pattern is mirrored which is excessively blinding oncoming traffic. And other headlights have this pattern instead: http://btyproductions.com/clawhammer/junkbox/lighting/wrx.jpg Just adjusting the alignment will mean that you will get a light setup that's completely wrong - and it may even be illegal. See the following page for some more: http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=279159 There is an article around on this site describing how to modify the cutoff too. What you need is to modify the projectors by flipping the cutoff plate that looks like this in the center: http://i31.tinypic.com/28214yb.jpg Notice the little "step" which is the cutoff mask. And that requires "baking" the headlights to be able to remove the lens, at least it's necessary on later models. See more in this thread: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82756 So if anything - left hand traffic headlights are for countries with left hand traffic, right hand traffic headlights for right hand traffic. If you want to have headlights for the wrong side traffic then you have to modify them more than a simple alignment is able to provide. So headlights from Japan should only be exported to the UK, Ireland, NZ and Australia (and a few other countries that I'm too lazy to look up now) unless the buyer is prepared for some modifications. A correct alignment will result in the following light pattern on the road: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Low_beam_light_pattern_for_right-hand_traffic.svg/800px-Low_beam_light_pattern_for_right-hand_traffic.svg.png If you use lights for right hand traffic and tune them down it means that you will get the best distance just 20-30 m ahead and no light at all at the right side of the road at a distance where pedestrians, deers, moose and road signs are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corny357 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 No, I know the blink amber (obviously), but I thought it was because of the amber reflectors. I'm talking about the bulbs themselves. Are you guys sure the bulbs themselves are amber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprezsing04 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Yeah, the bulbs themselves are amber. Look into the headlight, you will see them. Or take them out from the socket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Turn indicators are amber bulbs, parking light are usually white, but if the law permits it you can use amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corny357 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 We don't have separate ones here. Just one bulb that serves as both the parking light and the turn signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK, one with two filaments then. Like 5/21W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The only time I noticed a headlight beam being lower was after a clip on my headlight housing broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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