How do I aim my headlights?
10-21-2008, 02:16 PM
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How do I aim my headlights?
I recently replaced the stock sealed beams with better units from Paragon and can now see where I'm going. But now I think my headlights are aimed slightly skyward. When I turn on the high beams, I seem to be lighting up the trees rather than the road. How do I go about checking the aim of my headlignts?
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Joe M.
1989 944S2
Thanks,
Joe M.
1989 944S2
10-21-2008, 03:30 PM
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10-21-2008, 05:47 PM
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So far, no one has actually answered your question. Spencer is close, but the three screws you see there are for the retaining ring that holds the lens in place. There is a screw that adjusts the angle. It's a lot easier to see if you take the black surround out.
Wish I had some photos for you, but I was in an accident last week, so I don't have an easy way of taking any pictures.
From my H4 Lighting article in the How-To section:
Wish I had some photos for you, but I was in an accident last week, so I don't have an easy way of taking any pictures.
From my H4 Lighting article in the How-To section:
To adjust on a 944, there is an aiming screw on the bottom left of the light housing – it’s easier if you take the black headlight surround off. Turning that screw right lowers the light cutoff, turning it left raises the light beam’s cutoff. You can also aim left to right. That aiming screw is top right. Turning left moves the light to the left, and turning it right moves it to the right. I tend to make my adjustment, then stand behind the car in line with the headlight. I want the bulk of the beam to point square directly in front of me. If I stand directly behind the car in the middle, the beams should be evenly on each side of me and they should cut off evenly at the top.
