2008 w204 halogen projector adjustment.
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2008 w204 halogen projector adjustment.
does anyone know how to adjust the halogen headlight projector up and down? my driver side beam is a little bit too low.. when i look under the hood i saw this hole with arrows going left and right, maybe thats the place? problem is i cant see inside the hole unless i take the headlights out, and don't have a clue which tool is needed..searched the forum but didn't see any answers.. i went to the mb dealer to make my driver side light beam just a little bit higher, but they said they will charge me $120 dollars for it.. i also got aftermarket hids on it, wonder if i should just go to the dealer and spend the money.. Any tips will help. thanks.
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There should be a hole with a white cap that you can eithe put a hex key or a screwdriver in it, It should be located right on top of the headlight.
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does anyone know how to adjust the halogen headlight projector up and down? my driver side beam is a little bit too low.. when i look under the hood i saw this hole with arrows going left and right, maybe thats the place? problem is i cant see inside the hole unless i take the headlights out, and don't have a clue which tool is needed..searched the forum but didn't see any answers.. i went to the mb dealer to make my driver side light beam just a little bit higher, but they said they will charge me $120 dollars for it.. i also got aftermarket hids on it, wonder if i should just go to the dealer and spend the money.. Any tips will help. thanks.
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Did it work? If so what tools did you need? I too want to adjust my halogen beam on both sides. It appears that it is wayyy to low. Of course, I am not going to adjust it so high that it blinds oncoming traffic, or cars in front of me, but when compared to other cars I have with Xenons and leveling like my infiniti, my car's beam is very low, only go out like 15 feet. What gives?
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All you need a screwdriver. Yes ECE coded cars are aim very low comparing with DOT. Tooo low that is is actually dangerous in dark urban areas. When I first had my cars, I though it was just me who though it was too low. When I first took my car from the dealer, I couldnt even see down the road because there were adjusted way too low. I had to adjust it atleat a couple of inches up from a 25 ft wall.
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I'm glad to see this, recently had my drivers side headlight replaced and it wasn't aimed properly. So it really is as simple as putting a screwdriver into some screw on top of the housing that I should find when I open it up?
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Look for the white "hex" nut and put in an allen wrench. Start turning and you'll see the headlight adjust up or down. Extremely simple.
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