Leveled the headlights
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Leveled the headlights
I have the bixenons and I always thought they were aimed way too low when I got it. I used to retrofit headlights, so I used the rule of thumb of parking 25 feet away and making sure the lowest part of the beam cutoff is 2 inches below the level of the headlight. In my case, the hid peojector is approximately 31 inches above the ground (may be different depending tires/wheel diameter), so at 25 feet from a wall, the lowest part of the beam should be at 29" above the ground on both sides. However, before adjustment they were around 27". I brought both sides up to 29" and I can see much farther without blinding oncoming traffic.
This sets the baseline off of which the "self-leveling" mechanism works.
This sets the baseline off of which the "self-leveling" mechanism works.
Last edited by koojo; Nov 29, 2011 at 12:23 AM.
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darn...wish I could do this with factory bi-xenons.... it does seem a bit lower.
The C Klasse looks really sharp like a "diamond" shining out.
With the GLK's can't seem understand why it does not look "wow"?
Any easy tip to make these adjustments?
The C Klasse looks really sharp like a "diamond" shining out.
With the GLK's can't seem understand why it does not look "wow"?
Any easy tip to make these adjustments?
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You can do it on factory bixenons, that's what I have. You need an allen wrench to adjust them. There is hole above each headlight that you can see when you pop your hood.
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koojo,
thanks for the update. I noticed when i used the horn, the light aimed up to where when I first got the GLK.
I tried again on the highway (open road) and what a difference it made!
When you make the adjustment, is it permanent or do you have to keep resetting it?
I do not know if the dealer adjusted these or they adjust themselves...but the range of view is much less than when first driving for a month or so ...
thanks for the update. I noticed when i used the horn, the light aimed up to where when I first got the GLK.
I tried again on the highway (open road) and what a difference it made!
When you make the adjustment, is it permanent or do you have to keep resetting it?
I do not know if the dealer adjusted these or they adjust themselves...but the range of view is much less than when first driving for a month or so ...
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Adjusting the headlights will find a base level off if which the self-leveling mechanism can work off of. The base level does not change unless you physically pop the hood and use an allen wrench to adjust them to a new base level.
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i need to adjust mine as well as it was a pita driving to whistler with the lights really low and i have to constantly pull the level to high-beam to see where i am going to. do i need the dealer adjust this or can i just do it mysel without messing the autolevel feature of the headlights?
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koojo,
thanks for the update. I noticed when i used the horn, the light aimed up to where when I first got the GLK.
I tried again on the highway (open road) and what a difference it made!
When you make the adjustment, is it permanent or do you have to keep resetting it?
I do not know if the dealer adjusted these or they adjust themselves...but the range of view is much less than when first driving for a month or so ...
thanks for the update. I noticed when i used the horn, the light aimed up to where when I first got the GLK.
I tried again on the highway (open road) and what a difference it made!
When you make the adjustment, is it permanent or do you have to keep resetting it?
I do not know if the dealer adjusted these or they adjust themselves...but the range of view is much less than when first driving for a month or so ...
Using the horn affects the headlights..?
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sounds crazy...but yes...when you honk while driving and if you got the bi-xenon that have the adaptive technology, the lights in fact bounce up another 50-100 yards from original position. Gotta try it to believe it. Do it on a dark road and see the difference.
This is the level of adjustment I need to make but yet to know how I can do so, perfectly?
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