SR5 Headlight Adjustment

[Gruesome]

Hello,Whats the best way to adjust your headlights & get the correct light patten

08 SR5

Thankyou

Regards

G

Edited July 20, 2015 by Gruesome

[jeffy]

go up into a wall and you should see the light line,

the left side should be higher than the right side.

Im not too sure what the "legal" height of the light shined is supposed to be though.

[Manxman]

Consult manual, owners or workshop. They will have the info, or, if your in the RAC/NRMA etc, they will do it for you for free. A rough guide is to measure half way up the lights, and be at a distance of a few meters from a wall. Mark the wall in front of each light at that height, and adjust lights so that high beam center is below the mark. Test at night on a dark road to fine tune it. the left light should aim slightly left to show the edge of the roads/lane on both positions. No concentrated light should rise above the marks on the wall, or you will blind oncomming traffic. Good left lights are assymetric, and put an extra flare of light up on the left. NB be aware of the difference a load makes to your lighting pattern. Be prepared to adsjust lights when loaded. Unfortunately it's too often a screw adjustment, rather than lever, but I guess they have to cheapen it somewhere. An aftermarket conversion kit sounds like a good idea?

[CONROD]

Aftermarket kit?????? Its a 2008 model. Set yourself up in front of a wall, Roller door, a good 5-6mt back, any where its nice and level, switch on low beam, something such as a blanket to throw over the light you are not adjusting ( and it makes it easier to see the light spread of the headlight you are working on and go from there.

When you take it out on the road and you feel it needs to come up or down, head back and cover one light ,turn the adjuster a half a turn and you will see the beam follow your movements, then do the same on the other side.