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01-11-2018, 02:30 PM | #15 | |
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Mine move vertically, but their responsiveness is awful. When I start up a hill, the lights are pointed too high up, into the eyes of oncoming traffic. If the hill is long enough, they will eventually point back toward the ground. If the road undulates, the lights are quick to point up and slow to point down, so I'm left blinding other drivers until I reach level ground. |
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I’ve used it to adjust the headlights on my 2017 BRZ after I lowered it and installed new RLCA
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Update: I've been paying more attention to the behavior of my lights and I was mistaken: they are not adjusting while I drive - I only thought they were. I'm chalking it up to road variations. Last edited by neilr; 01-15-2018 at 12:05 AM. Reason: Update with later observations |
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The weather was cooperative, so I looked at the back of the headlight and there is an 8mm hex adjustment knob. Now I need to find a place to do the adjustment. BTW, I stopped into my nearby Subaru service department and three different people assured me that my lights are aimed correctly. Unfortunately, that does nothing to mitigate the people flashing me at night. |
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If you don't have a flat garage, a parking lot near a wall will also work. 20 feet away, adjust your beams to be the same height as the headlight on the wall. http://www.jwspeaker.com/blog/how-to...am-headlights/
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I'm just going to mark the adjuster nut with a sharpie and adjust downward in 1/4 turn increments (or 1/8's if needed) until I like it.
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For anyone considering rear control arms, the SPC version has the holes required to relocate the sensor.
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I can report that no one flashed me on my drive home, so I'm calling it solved. Thanks to @mjanmohammad for pointing out the knob on the OEM lights. |
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Thanks for the update. I haven't driven mine in several days so I have yet to adjust, but I will follow your rec.
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