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Headlight Low Beams too low??

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Old 01-18-2015, 04:00 AM
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Headlight Low Beams too low??

It seems I'm out of height adjustment on the LH light.
Way too low. Bought new bulbs, and thinking the whole assembly may be mounted wrong.
Or, does the bulb have to go in a certain position?
 
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Old 01-18-2015, 06:03 AM
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the bulb can be put in wrong ....


IME the bulb will sit in the hole cocked and pointing down .... turn it and you'll find there is a notch that the bulb sits in "correctly" and then it is sitting flush and aimed correctly


had this issue when I changed the bulbs on my 2 with something brighter
 
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Halogen or xenon's?
The xenon's have an auto leveling system that can fail...
Resulting in the lights being pointed too low....
 
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OP says he bought new bulbs so I'm guessing Hal's
 
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Thanks Guys! Hals. I'll check to see if they're seated correctly.
(Just had a bad weekend of auto repair, and lots of incorrect parts)
 
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Whats year? 2002-2004 or 2005+ . Make sure the bulb H7 Halogen is seated all the way. Sometimes the inside reflector mounts can snap and then the whole housing inside dips down.
 
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