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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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bi xenons, aiming?

hi all,
does anyone know the pattern that i should see on the wall when trying to adjust the headlights?
thanks in advance.
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 04:33 AM
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Randy, the light pattern should look like __/ - here is a link with a pic:

http://groups.msn.com/MBenzNL/europa...o&PhotoID=1682

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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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thanks wanda,
looks like there is some adjustment i need to do, they look level but has a step pattern

_/- _/-
kinda like this. so like the picture i need to move the left headlight to the right and the right to the left so they point center with this pattern ....
_/-

i will try to do it.
thanks
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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Wrong. Do what you are thinking about and you make it worse. You'll be blinding oncoming traffic with your passenger light and not get enough visibility on the drivers side. Instructions for proper aiming have been posted on the forum. The search feature is your friend.
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dacollector
thanks wanda,
looks like there is some adjustment i need to do, they look level but has a step pattern

_/- _/-
kinda like this. so like the picture i need to move the left headlight to the right and the right to the left so they point center with this pattern ....
_/-

i will try to do it.
thanks

The attached picture is the correct beam pattern for all cars that are left hand drive, so please DON'T adjust your headlights to have a single slope or try to center them. If anything, try to adjust your headlights so that the horizontal cutoff line is linear to each other.

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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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thank you all for the clarification, thanks for the pictures as that is what i see now .
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