R56 Headlights alignment
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R56 Headlights alignment
When I drive my 2007 MCS at night, I noticed that the xenon headlight on the drive side is much lower than the passenger side. It is very obvious when I am driving on freeways which one side is higher than the other. I brought the car back to the EB Mini dealership and they claim that the headlights are aligned properly when they test it in their garage and refuse any adjustment. It's really frustrating as they claim that the only way they can try figure it out is let their mechanic to drive my MCS home at night.
Does anyone have similar problem with their R56?
Does anyone have similar problem with their R56?
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http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/hsis/pubs/04147/methods.htm
And a comparison of a HID (xenon) to Halogen pattern
http://www.carpages.co.uk/news/news-...s_10_11_05.jpg
The driver's side cutoff is more noticable on HID systems.
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There is a small hex screw next to each light that you can see when the bonnet is open. It can be turned with a long phillips head screwdriver or hex wrench. One thing you want to keep in mind with the MINI when adjusting headlights for yourself is just how wide each headlight's beam pattern is, relative to how narrow the car is...in other words, sometimes adjusting the light opposite the one you think is low will give you the desired result.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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Great info! Thanks! @NJ_Mini would you have a picture off hand at all???
@Spice Orange, I changed all of the necessary parts to obtain what I was wanting but it just seems that in the end that the passenger light is quite higher than the Driver Side.
I will double check to see if I can align them myself and if not in the end I'll bring it to the dealer to adjust it for me.
Thanks everyone!
@Spice Orange, I changed all of the necessary parts to obtain what I was wanting but it just seems that in the end that the passenger light is quite higher than the Driver Side.
I will double check to see if I can align them myself and if not in the end I'll bring it to the dealer to adjust it for me.
Thanks everyone!
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I will keep that in mind!
Just a thought though, while looking at the headlights without turning the car on it seems as if the passenger side headlight is pointing higher in comparison to the driver side! So just adjusting the casing that moves lower should do the trick!
Just the fact that I've never done it before scares me =S
Just a thought though, while looking at the headlights without turning the car on it seems as if the passenger side headlight is pointing higher in comparison to the driver side! So just adjusting the casing that moves lower should do the trick!
Just the fact that I've never done it before scares me =S
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To the OP, I'll try and snap a picture if I get a chance tomorrow, provided it's not down-poring here again.
Last edited by NJ Mini; 07-04-2011 at 07:18 AM.
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Here is the photo. Sorry for the lousy camera phone shot. It's the small grey screw (phillips head) behind the light, not the bolt with red markings. Be very careful when turning it, since even a quarter turn will make a big difference in the headlight angle. What I have done is park on a level driveway facing the garage and slowly adjust the lights from there to make sure they're level.
Hope that helps.
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No worries. Just as an FYI, before you bring it in, you might want to look into adjusting the opposite headlight. I know it sounds weird, but since these cars are so narrow, the beam pattern is quite wide. I had the same problem where I was adjust the driver-side light down a bit, and no matter how much I tried, it still pointed way too high. Turned out I hadn't adjusted the passnger side correctly and that was actually the side that was too high. I'd give it a shot, and if that doesn't work, then take it in.
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Thanks for the pic/info, NJ! Much appreciated!
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Here is the photo. Sorry for the lousy camera phone shot. It's the small grey screw (phillips head) behind the light, not the bolt with red markings. Be very careful when turning it, since even a quarter turn will make a big difference in the headlight angle. What I have done is park on a level driveway facing the garage and slowly adjust the lights from there to make sure they're level.
Hope that helps.
Here is the photo. Sorry for the lousy camera phone shot. It's the small grey screw (phillips head) behind the light, not the bolt with red markings. Be very careful when turning it, since even a quarter turn will make a big difference in the headlight angle. What I have done is park on a level driveway facing the garage and slowly adjust the lights from there to make sure they're level.
Hope that helps.
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Hey there! I know this is an old post, but I thought I'd take a chance and ask one more question. When standing in front of the light, which way do I turn the screw? The light is facing too low to the ground and gives no illumination 20 feet beyond the mini. I want to raise the light just a bit to make it easier to see at night. Thanks for any help. Lynn
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