HIDs make U shape? and driver side lower than passenger?

boweldi · 05-15-2009, 10:09 PM

i just installed HIDs today and the lights seem to make a strange sharp U shape or V shape. and also the driver side is quite a bit lower than the passenger side maybe to prevent blinding oncoming traffic??...is this normal or no? here are pics.

mattyv · 05-15-2009, 10:12 PM

yea thats normal

its so the driver side doesnt blind oncoming traffic

Agnt004 · 05-15-2009, 10:26 PM

You can aim your headlights up or down by turning a white cog with a screwdriver behind the headlights.

CarDriver · 05-15-2009, 10:41 PM

Sorry for the aside comment, but I thought the thread was a joke when I saw "U" shape in the title, and then saw that your speedo read "U mph"

. Then I realized you're probably parked, going 0mph and the speedo is blocked by the steering wheel lol.

VanSi07 · 05-15-2009, 10:49 PM

Yep, that looks pretty normal.

PnP beam pattern FTL, haha.

boweldi · 05-16-2009, 12:09 AM

lol so uneven funny HID = okay? x] thanks guys.
and you think i should adjust it up or is that acceptable enough?

mattyv · 05-16-2009, 12:21 AM

if it bothers you - adjust it

otherwise leave it... but i think that the drivers side will always point a little toward center (i dont think that the horizontal angle is adjustable)

boweldi · 05-16-2009, 12:27 AM

ok. i'll try to adjust it a little bit tomorrow or when i have time. can anyone take a picture of the cog im supposed to spin to adjust, i found one but it didnt really do anything.

Agnt004 · 05-16-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boweldi

ok. i'll try to adjust it a little bit tomorrow or when i have time. can anyone take a picture of the cog im supposed to spin to adjust, i found one but it didnt really do anything.

I don't have a picture, but you need to turn it a lot to make a noticeable adjustment. The direction to turn it is displayed on a diagram just above the head light.

striker_1818 · 05-16-2009, 08:27 PM

don't adjust it too high. Otherwise, you might even piss a trucker and that won't be fun

boweldi · 05-16-2009, 10:53 PM

i adjusted it. and had my dad drive past me and he said it was fine. haha. i need to adjust my fogs but i dont feel like opening up my entire car again T____T

05-15-2009, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
boweldi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 796 Bodin	HIDs make U shape? and driver side lower than passenger? i just installed HIDs today and the lights seem to make a strange sharp U shape or V shape. and also the driver side is quite a bit lower than the passenger side maybe to prevent blinding oncoming traffic??...is this normal or no? here are pics.
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05-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
mattyv Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 359 matthew	yea thats normal its so the driver side doesnt blind oncoming traffic

05-15-2009, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Agnt004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 27 Posts: 3,043 Greg	You can aim your headlights up or down by turning a white cog with a screwdriver behind the headlights.

05-15-2009, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
CarDriver Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gloucester Posts: 1,952	Sorry for the aside comment, but I thought the thread was a joke when I saw "U" shape in the title, and then saw that your speedo read "U mph" . Then I realized you're probably parked, going 0mph and the speedo is blocked by the steering wheel lol.

05-15-2009, 10:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
VanSi07 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 27 Posts: 1,979	Yep, that looks pretty normal. PnP beam pattern FTL, haha.

05-16-2009, 12:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
boweldi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 796 Bodin	lol so uneven funny HID = okay? x] thanks guys. and you think i should adjust it up or is that acceptable enough?

05-16-2009, 12:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
mattyv Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 359 matthew	if it bothers you - adjust it otherwise leave it... but i think that the drivers side will always point a little toward center (i dont think that the horizontal angle is adjustable)

05-16-2009, 12:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
boweldi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 796 Bodin	ok. i'll try to adjust it a little bit tomorrow or when i have time. can anyone take a picture of the cog im supposed to spin to adjust, i found one but it didnt really do anything.

05-16-2009, 08:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
striker_1818 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Farmingdale, New York Posts: 12,394 Christian	don't adjust it too high. Otherwise, you might even piss a trucker and that won't be fun

05-16-2009, 10:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
boweldi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 796 Bodin	i adjusted it. and had my dad drive past me and he said it was fine. haha. i need to adjust my fogs but i dont feel like opening up my entire car again T____T

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