Headlight Problems

[darkprince]

Hey guys,

one of my headlight is brighter than the other

apparently its angled higher

i have tried to adjust it with the screw behind it but its futile

Would u guys know any other way to angle it?

Dougie

[ix9]

Same as mine

If you find out let me know too

[darkprince]

Strich9, so the screw behind the headlight that adjusts the angles does not work either?

[ix9]

You know, ive never tried haha

[stR33ter]

make sure the globe is located in correctly

if it is not in the correct position

the spring lock will still catch making it look like it is in properly but

you will not get the same reflective performance

try switching globes left to right

may be a faulty globe also

[Baz]

Well if it's a twin filament globe or a faulty connection sometimes when you turn to low beam only the park light can come on in some instances. Take the globe out and check it

[darkprince]

Thanks for the input guys..i will try and take it out and test it.

I doubt it will do anything....i have called around and the best advice was that i had to get a new headlight!!!!

[mitchy_]

i know for my lights (r33) there was 2 adjustable screws.. top one did nothing, bottom one moved it up and down

that said, im also lead to believe the drivers side light isnt as bright, due to other cars being on that side facing your car, less blinding i guess.

[darkprince]

So the passenger side is meant to be brighter?

On some skylines they are even...can anyone one verify?

Most people on the road just think that my lights are on high beam,

can imagine what it will be like when i get HID.

[zx9john]

It's fairly easy to allign yer lights.

Get a big bit of card board (like a fridge box from the back of Harvey Norman or something) flaten it, and use a marker to draw an even + shape on it.

Park the car on level ground in front of a wall or someplace where you can hang the cardboard level and square. Multi level Concrete carparks are good. Use a tape measure to verify the heights are the same to the bottom of each headlight just incase it's not the lights that are out of whack eg tyre pressure or suspension.

Park the car one or two metres back from the cardboard and turn the lights on, you should immediately see if one light is higher.

Before you play with screw drivers, use a white paint pen to mark the current positions.

To adjust headlights on some cars you first need to loosen all of the retaining screws slightly, then changing the angle with the adjustment screws will have better results.

Edited September 20, 2005 by zx9john

[mitchy_]

So the passenger side is meant to be brighter?

On some skylines they are even...can anyone one verify?

Most people on the road just think that my lights are on high beam,

can imagine what it will be like when i get HID.

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the HID's arent too bad... they are bright, but they still point down, so not to blind anyone.

[darkprince]

Hey ZX9John,

Thanks for the input

I have tried that myself...and the only thing stopping me is that

the screw does not work!!!

[zx9john]

if you've loosened the retaining screws and the adjustment screw still does nothing sounds like it's stripped it's thread.

You could try a ghetto mod but make sure you can get yer hands on a complete replacement 1st You need to dismantle it and find out exactly what is wrong.

[darkprince]

Ghetto mod? thats the first time i heard of it...

it will cost me $330 for a new headlight....not sure if its worth it.

Are all skylines (R33) like this?

[mitchy_]

i picked up a pair of headlights for $300 yesterday

[darkprince]

Hey Mitchy...$300 for a pair, that is a really good price.

Are in they good condtion?

Have u fitted it? i just want to know if changing the headlight resolves the problem.

[mitchy_]

they are in pretty good condition..

old ones off GT N1K, only changed to go to chrome ones

have fitted them, but havent wired them up as im half way thru putting my HID's in.

[zx9john]

ghetto mod - the art of taking something, anything, and putting it to an application for which it was never intended to acheive as good as or better than original results.

[boostED82]

Anyone have a set of series 2 4-door R33 headlights for sale? I have the same problem with my passenger side light deflector screw stripping its thread...

[darkprince]

Well it seems like im not the only one that is experiencing this problem.

Hey Boost, is one of ur lights brighter than the other as well?