Low beam headlamp adjustment?
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Low beam headlamp adjustment?
I've been searching for a pic on where the adjustment screws are for the W166 ML350 halogen headlamps, and am having a heck of a time. Can someone tell me where they are, and which one adjusts height vs left/right orientation? Thanks!
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Its on top of the headlight, there is a 1/2" hole on the metal housing on top of the headlight. Look thru that hole and you will see a white plastic hex Allen screw, you can turn that screw with a long Allen T handle wrench or a long flat screwdriver. With the car on, put the headlight in manual on and if I remember right, CW is down.
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I installed LED low beam today and the aim is horrible! After hours of tinkering with the only adjuster, the vertical I believe, I realized the horizontal is the issue. Does anyone know where the adjuster for horizontal adjustment is?
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Originally Posted by The G Man
Its on top of the headlight, there is a 1/2" hole on the metal housing on top of the headlight. Look thru that hole and you will see a white plastic hex Allen screw, you can turn that screw with a long Allen T handle wrench or a long flat screwdriver. With the car on, put the headlight in manual on and if I remember right, CW is down.
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Forget the hole, just look for the white plastic hex screw on top of the headlight. Take a look at the pic above, its the plastic screw in the bottom right of pic, be careful, that screw is easy to strip.
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AFAIK there is no horizontal adjustment... and even if there is/was one, chances are it wouldn't do you any good. While LEDs look cool, their beam pattern is very different from that of a halogen bulb and the result is outright unacceptable if you're actually trying to illuminate the road instead of trying to look cool to oncoming traffic. A (somewhat) better option is to go with HIDs, and even those are not going to be ideal.
See discussion at https://mbworld.org/forums/new-m-cla...-question.html (and excuse the fighting... it has since been amicably resolved).
See discussion at https://mbworld.org/forums/new-m-cla...-question.html (and excuse the fighting... it has since been amicably resolved).
I guess that'll do it for now. Never gonna buy a car without OEM HID in the future =(
Last edited by csml350; Jan 25, 2017 at 04:23 AM.
