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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Head lights

ok i adjust it my head lights and it looked good but yesterday was very foggy and my lights where cross eye ha ha is there a way to adjust them? i put tape on the wall and tried all that but when i move the car back they cross again or thats the way they are,,, thanks.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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I have the same problem.....my headlights point downwards. What can I do? Should I bring it to a Mercedes dealership to get the headlights readjusted?....I don't want to touch it because I screwed the headlights up the first time.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by miguel430
ok i adjust it my head lights and it looked good but yesterday was very foggy and my lights where cross eye ha ha is there a way to adjust them? i put tape on the wall and tried all that but when i move the car back they cross again or thats the way they are,,, thanks.
Simple fix. Upgrade the headlights and hopefully the problem will be fixed. The car will look alot better anyway.


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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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just turn the screws behind the headlight. while the car is running put the headlights on in front of a garage or a wall. park 10 feet away from the garage door or a wall and measure where about you want the lights to be mark that spot and turn the screws until you reach your desired height. try to make it high enough that you will be able to see the top of the vehicles trun that would be infront of you
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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Had mine done last month for about $20, took only 15mins.
They used a screen tied to a computer for the alignment.

Here in Japan during the DOT car inspection season they actually check for proper headlight alignment and I knew my projectors were way off the mark.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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clk 320 pioneer FB 90 Chrome Halo projector headlights
Yeah your best bet is leaving it to the pro's.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Williams707
Had mine done last month for about $20, took only 15mins.
They used a screen tied to a computer for the alignment.

Here in Japan during the DOT car inspection season they actually check for proper headlight alignment and I knew my projectors were way off the mark.
Are your headlights the same ones that we all bought through that group buy on benzworld a while back? If they are, did you have any problems with adjusting them? Because I can't adjust the left side at all and it points all the way to the left, so basically it's lighting up houses and buildings on the side of the street!!! Any suggestions???

Thanks!
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