Adjusting headlights?

KJWildman · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:19 pm

Has anyone adjusted their own headlights? After my clevis lift my front sits just a wee bit higher than the back and threw the headlights aim off into oncoming traffic's eyes and off the road where it should be. Should I just take it somewhere and have them adjusted or is it fairly easy to trim them out just a bit?

I have heard about drawing lines on the garage door a certain distance from the ground and back off to 10' or so and adjusting them that way? How high do I draw the aiming lines?

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:42 pm

Larry

The smiley faces are what is causing the problem ! Throws the pattern off !

:lol:

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:45 pm

Larry is not from Toledo! :goink:

read the manual fool!

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:54 pm

stupid forum, just typed out everything hit post and it disappeared
Mudds Garage is closed so call me Larry and I will let you know what to do!

Tom

InCommando · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:43 pm

Hey Larry

Or is that not what you meant by "call me Larry," Tom? :shock:

For those reading this pre-need, this is what I did:

Prior to lifting mine, I parked it and turned on the lights. I placed tape in the brightest spots on the wall and marked where my tires were. After the lift, I parked the jeep in the same place and adjusted the beams until the hot spots hit the tape again. Hardly scientific, but the headlight pattern is satisfactory to me and I do not blind oncoming traffic.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:51 pm

InCommando wrote:

Hey Larry

Or is that not what you meant by "call me Larry," Tom? :shock:

For those reading this pre-need, this is what I did:

Prior to lifting mine, I parked it and turned on the lights. I placed tape in the brightest spots on the wall and marked where my tires were. After the lift, I parked the jeep in the same place and adjusted the beams until the hot spots hit the tape again. Hardly scientific, but the headlight pattern is satisfactory to me and I do not blind oncoming traffic.

IC you're a real smart a** today , no wait thats everyday I think
Your method works for sure have to start doing that for everyone we do!
I just cranked mine down some until I thought it was good enough. May have to do it the right way someday! :wink:

JMSMN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:09 am

I looked at adjusting mine on my 06', i dont see any adjusting screws. I only see the mounts that hold the lense in place. Help anyone?

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:30 am

stand right in front of the headlight with the hood open,

Look over top of the headlight in the radiator support you will find a oval hole sort of off center towards the center , look down in that hole and thats the adjustment screw can't remember the size right now but that it!

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JMSMN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:18 pm

Thanks very much for the info. Was getting tired of getting the bird and flashed!

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:02 pm

JMSMN wrote:

Thanks very much for the info. Was getting tired of getting the bird and flashed!

X2

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

I wouldn't mind getting the bird or flashed....at least my KJ got noticed.... :-)r

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