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Postby XERO » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:59 pm

How do you change the angle of the beam on the 97-2000

When they get put on high beams there pointing at the trees... Put new Bulbs in about 6 months ago and its finaly warrant time...

Any help would be great... :) Cheers
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Postby Alex B » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:00 pm

To get it done right you probly need to take it to a garage with a light machine.
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Postby michion » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:54 pm

Its pretty easy really. On top of the housing is a couple of adjusters (one for each light). They take a number 3 phillips drive and you should be able to see them fairly easily. These adjust the pitch of the beam. The alignment can't be changed to the best of my knowledge.

Have a look at the LTSA website to see where they should be pointing (can't remember) and then park in front of a wall on level ground, A couple of measurements and your set.
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Postby CozmoNz » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:19 am

just get them to do it while they do you wof (the garage i goto does this)...

they need to use a special machine to do it, dont just do it yoursefl.
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Postby XERO » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:11 pm

All fixed now... :D

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Postby BZG Wagon » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:45 pm

pyro_sniper2002 wrote:To get it done right you probly need to take it to a garage with a light machine.


Or do it on your fence / garage door... :roll:
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Postby Alex B » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:50 pm

Yes you can do it that way if you know what your doing, but why not do it right??
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Postby fivebob » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:39 pm

pyro_sniper2002 wrote:Yes you can do it that way if you know what your doing, but why not do it right??

But if you know what you're doing, then you're doing it right :roll:

For those that can't be bothered looking on the LTSA site, the requirement is for a drop of 90-105mm at 3m i.e. measure the centre height of your lamps, measure the height of the projected beams on level ground, calculate the drop over a 3m distance (easier to do if you set the distance at 3m)
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