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Old Jun 18, 2005, 03:22 PM
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HID's not high enough?

ok, well you know how you can adjust the headlights? well, i put the all the way up, and i still dont think its high enough, like i cant see that far ahead of me, they're aimed too low! is there any way i can make it so its higher?
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instrested here as well...
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Look here

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ght+adjustment
Old Jun 18, 2005, 03:38 PM
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just one question, does electronic tilt still work after you do that? so like if i had it at "0" and adjusted it, would it go higher if i moved it to "4" or would the electronic tilt not work anymore?
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Headlight adjustment will still work from the cabin. Here's a picture that may help:
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ok, i think i see the drivers side one, its like a double sided gear, and the 10mm socket is suppose to go like on the center and turn. but the passenger side i see where they want me to put the driver but its blocked by like a metal thing. and do i HAVE to use a 10mm socket? or do both of them adjust with just a driver?
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i have the same problem...i think its because my car is lowered? Is yor car lowered? I have the in cabin knob adjusted all the way up and its still to low
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Originally Posted by JSYEVO
ok, i think i see the drivers side one, its like a double sided gear, and the 10mm socket is suppose to go like on the center and turn. but the passenger side i see where they want me to put the driver but its blocked by like a metal thing. and do i HAVE to use a 10mm socket? or do both of them adjust with just a driver?
I just checked the service manual, and it's of very little help as far as adjusting the headlights. I checked to see if there were any specific instructions for the right-hand side, but that picture I posted up is just about all they have telling you where to perform the adjustment.
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rofl. sad to say this but i had no idea we could adjust the HIDs...
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10mm socket stick it on the gear on the outtersides of the headlights works perfect, and the electronic adjustment still works
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I made this adjustment on mine. It was extremely simple and it made a huge difference. My car is lowered 2" in the front, so you can imagine how much pavement I was looking at. I made my adjustments using the 10mm socket wrench. It took quite some tweaking to assure they are even with eachother, especially if you're a perfectionist like me. I lined the car up to a wall, and made my adjustments matching the beams on the wall. Let me know if you have any questions. I think it took a whopping 15 minutes to complete.

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Old Jun 18, 2005, 07:41 PM
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*Make sure you have the headlights off when making the adjustments. It's said to make your headlight motors freak if the lights are on.
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lets face it evo lights suck!
easy way around this is to black out your headlights, take out the fog beam diffuser and increase the rating of the hid bulbs & fog light bulbs.
get all done at once so you can be done with it and not have to remove the bumper again!
atleast that whats i am going to do
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^Actually...once you've made this adjustment, your high beams will be obsolete. I can't even notice a difference when I have my HB's on. The only upgrade I made was to the fog light bulb, which still points low, as it should. This is such a simple adjustment and it really makes a difference.


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