enginph Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Is there a way to focus low beams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Of course there is. Park the car, full tank of gas but no load, on level ground against a wall, about 5 metres away. They're supposed to point downwards 1,2% or something, there is a label in the engine compartment. This equals something like 50- 60 metres of the road enlightened. They should both point straight ahead, which means the distance between the cutoff angle should equal the distance between the centre of the lowbeams. They're also supposed to be exactly the same height. Once you hit the road again, see to it the distance enlightened looks good. If you stop say 20 metres (60 feet) behind a car your lights should reach like to the height of his bumper but not to his rear lights (regular sedan) if you're unloaded. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 The correct DOT requirement is a 2.1" drop per 25 feet. Measure the height from the center of the lense to the ground, pull back 25 ft, mark height - 2.1" on wall and aim Or do you mean focus as in a tighter beam? that cannot be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I mean "focusing" not aiming. The cutoff is not sharp enough and my suspicion is because they are out of focus. I read somewhere moving bulbs in and out is possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Make sure they are sitting properly in the housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 They are. The philips inside the white plastics, what are they? May be they move the housing in and out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 saint - there is no way to do what you want, most likely the lense is dirty, other then that no, there is no focusinng...in any projector in the world, infact the way you think of it wouldn't even apply, moving the lense forward or backward with the use of washes changing color along the cutoff, doesn't make it sharper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I concur with ///BHR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Saint how hard is it to take apart the heaglight like that. I need to fix mine and maybe it still has hope. -Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 its pretty easy, jsut bake it. What do you need to fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 The brackets lost the little square thing that goes there so the projector just hangs there and aims downward. I gotta take a day off and just sit down with the healight and figure out how to get it just right so I can still aim it while on the car and the projector wont hang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 remove any and all clips holding lense in place and anything elese like dust caps etc place on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, pre-heat over to 350 degrees, bake for 6 minutes remove the housings with gloves or potholders, havea flatr head screw driver ready and go around the sides inbetween lense and housings, best thing to do is go around alittle bit then get a corner, once thats good then work your way around , once you get the sides adn 1 top or bottom off just twist the rest off, you'll see. work fast, and don't push down on the housing plastic 2 hard. 2 reseal DO NOT add sealant, it will cause alot of problems and never fit right ,simply reheat housing and lense for 3 minutes, then push together, snapping the clips back on going around, once it cools it will be watertight again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I got that, I read that somewhere the thing is what the hell do I use to replace the screw brackets you see in Saints pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have no idea where to get the little plug thingys, there really a pain in the ass, I'm glad with my retrofit I got rid of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Fuck it, ill wait till I get a junker headlight and then put all the good things from it on mine. Might even get carried away and paint my headlights like Don's, then sand them and reinstall them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 bah, no paint only reason don took his apart were to put in bi-xenon projectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I like the look but ill atleast take that stupid orange side reflector off. and put a amber chrome bulb there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Taking it out is PITA, i am glad i didnt break the bumper. 00-02 head lights have sharper edge on the grill side, which makes it hella hard to take out and putting back. Removing the sealant is hard but once you have the headlight in your hands it is not impossible. I used a very high temperature dryer (something like a hair dryer but it will melt your skin if used to dry hair). I have more photos if you decided to take it out. Personlly i will not touch that headlight again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Im also going to see if I can find you that dustcap your missing. When I get another headlight ill give you the one off mine. Ive taken the healight off the car several times. Actually Ive stripped the whole front end of the car. Once you get the car like this, its easy. -Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 explain why you would want to strip the front like that and on an ulralted note, you see god damn it, YOU SEE, the damage to my gold beast was repairable, god damn mother fuckers.... just have to replace that stuff in the font and pull out the fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Oh i see what you mean, if you remove the bumper yes it should be like taking the hair out from butter. I would appreciate a dust cap Actually one other thing is the third bolt that is accessible from mud guard. On mine it was so rusted that it doesnt come out, so the headlight is not so solid in there now. Whatever i did to that beast i couldnt even break it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 woah woah woah...there is ZERO reason to pull off the front bumper for the headlights, infact I strongly advise against it as it makes it harder to get them back in, all you have to do is remove the grill, and to do it properly the inner fender to get to a single bolt, once all bolts are out you take a long screw driver, place inbetween frame and headlights with the inner most bolt, pry it out slowly but firmly and it comes right out. I personally cut the support tab for the bolt in the fender well, its not needed and makes for removal in the future much easier. you MUST use some sort of dustcaps, even more important with projectors. If you can't find them take some duct tape and cover the openings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Yeah dust caps is a big concern for me. Actually iirc you should first take the heads out before removing the bumper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSter Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I had to take the bumper off anyways cause I was switching to a new bumper, I wont do it again though it was a PITA. It is possible to take the headlights off but you gotta be really careful and patient or you could crack the paint since one of the tabs on the healights is really behind the bumper. New bumper old bumper. -Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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