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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 05:21 PM
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New to the forum, looked in other threads couldnt find anything. Anyone with a leveling kit have to adjust their headlights? How did you do it. Getting a lot of people flashing at me. Thanks in advance
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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It's a piece of cake, use a #2 Phillips head screwdriver. There's a hole on top of the headlight assembly. The screwdriver operates a gear to adjust the beam. That's the only tool you need. Lower the beam down to where you're happy! Easy peasy
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 06:13 PM
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I wish there was a rule of thumb. For instance. 15 ft from a wall your low beam should be at X distance.

I've needed to adjust mine for a year now.
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 06:21 PM
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I've never gotten fancy using measurements, though they are out there. I'll go to a back road at night and adjust them. It's pretty easy to get the happy medium of good visibility and not getting flashed by oncoming drivers.
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 06:46 PM
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park 15-20' from a wall and take note of where your headlight beam "cuts off" at the top; then lower your beam by however much you lifted the front (ie. 2"). I had the exact same situation, and was getting flashed by everyone. After doing this I still have great visibility and no one's flashed their highbeams at me
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 08:29 PM
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Wow. Hadnt even seen that. That was easy. Thanks
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 09:33 PM
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See the attached.
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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Call me an ******* but I didn't adjust my head lights after my 2" level. I really like how they project down the road a little more than they did when stock. I can see a lot a better at night.
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by McClintoc
Call me an ******* but I didn't adjust my head lights after my 2" level. I really like how they project down the road a little more than they did when stock. I can see a lot a better at night.
As long as you can see, all is good right?
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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 08:45 AM
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I remember back in the day when you received the yearly vehicle Inspection here in Texas they would check headlights. Does anyone know if they still do that anywhere? I remember when I worked at a shop as a teenager when we did inspections we used a device that was rolled over to right in front of each headlight, headlights turned on then there was a "bulls-eye" type mark you adjusted the headlight to the center of the mark for low beam / high beam. Don't recall seeing that done anymore.
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