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Tcoat · 12-19-2017, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gtengr

"Works" and "works effectively" are 2 different things I guess. I don't think I've ever been flashed by oncoming traffic with my low beams on in +20 years of driving until I got this car. Now it is a regular occurrence. The height of the low beam looks correct when I park on a level pad with a wall in front of it. My M3 had a mechanical adjustment for the beam height that worked independently of the auto leveling. I've looked and don't see an easy way or really any way to adjust on the BRZ. Maybe someone will design a turn buckle for the leveling arm in order to provide some adjustment because I have had the sense that the beam height is too high from day 1 of ownership.

thanks,
cliff

Are you Cliff and gtengr? If not then why signing as such? If so why were you talking to yourself? I am confused.

The owners manual doesn't say much other than the car has the feature. Unlike the higher end cars it does not change due to road conditions.

gtengr · 12-19-2017, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tokay444

Starting the car on a hill.

I will have to try this, as I'm nearly always starting the car on a level surface.

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Are you Cliff and gtengr? If not then why signing as such? If so why were you talking to yourself? I am confused.

Nah. Cliffs are that that was an attempt at humor given the two posts before mine.

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

The owners manual doesn't say much other than the car has the feature. Unlike the higher end cars it does not change due to road conditions.

Maybe this is it and it makes no active adjustments. This is the only explanation for how it is both auto level equipped and still able to blind oncoming traffic in certain conditions. FWIW, I always noticed the initial adjustment on the M3.

Tcoat · 12-19-2017, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gtengr

I will have to try this, as I'm nearly always starting the car on a level surface.

Nah. Cliffs are that that was an attempt at humor given the two posts before mine.

Maybe this is it and it makes no active adjustments. This is the only explanation for how it is both auto level equipped and still able to blind oncoming traffic in certain conditions. FWIW, I always noticed the initial adjustment on the M3.

Wouldn't have been the first time somebody here had two names and talked to themselves.

dhuang · 12-19-2017, 03:20 PM

FYI -- there's a leveling sensor attached to the driver's rear control arm for the 2017 BRZ's. If you've modified the rear LCA, be sure this sensor is attached.

TheRoops · 12-19-2017, 07:15 PM

I'm so happy this thread came up. I looked down and noticed the control for this the other day. I wondered why one of my light levels was set to 0 so I set it to 4. I've spent the last few days wondering why my beams looks too low.

Tcoat · 12-19-2017, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRoops

I'm so happy this thread came up. I looked down and noticed the control for this the other day. I wondered why one of my light levels was set to 0 so I set it to 4. I've spent the last few days wondering why my beams looks too low.

If you read your owner manual you could learn all sorts of cool stuff and not have to wonder or have it randomly pop up on the internet.

gtengr · 12-19-2017, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRoops

I'm so happy this thread came up. I looked down and noticed the control for this the other day. I wondered why one of my light levels was set to 0 so I set it to 4. I've spent the last few days wondering why my beams looks too low.

they got rid of that manual adjuster on the 17's

mjanmohammad · 12-19-2017, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gtengr

cliff, if you have a 2017 I don't think the LED's are adjustable, or at least I haven't figured it out

They are manually adjustable from the back of the headlight, there is an 8mm adjustment knob.

gtengr · 12-20-2017, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mjanmohammad

They are manually adjustable from the back of the headlight, there is an 8mm adjustment knob.

many thanks

MrSkubi · 12-20-2017, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mjanmohammad

They are manually adjustable from the back of the headlight, there is an 8mm adjustment knob.

I have to check this out !

cliff · 01-02-2018, 02:27 PM

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hye_OnwEyTs"]Winjet FRS/BRZ Headlight Cutoff Adjustment - YouTube[/ame]

utube on how to adjust headlights

cliff · 01-02-2018, 02:29 PM

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hye_OnwEyTs"]Winjet FRS/BRZ Headlight Cutoff Adjustment - YouTube[/ame]

Tokay444 · 01-02-2018, 03:02 PM

Cliff

KR-S · 01-04-2018, 09:43 PM

KR-S 86

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