How do you adjust headlights horizontally?
The horizontal line on the headlights should drop 1-2 inches down from the marked lines when parked 25ft back from the wall. Use the vertical adjustment screw to adjust the height of the headlights as necessary.
How do you adjust the headlight angle?
Pull the car as close to the wall as possible and turn on your lights. This way, you’ll find the centers of the low-beam headlights. Mark both spots with a single piece of horizontal tape running through the middle. Make the vertical tape marker about two feet long, again running through the center of the low-beams.
What is the proper height to adjust headlights?
The top of the low beam shining on the wall should be at or slightly below the height of the center of the headlight lens for most vehicles. You should expect the light pattern to be higher on the right side (passenger side) to illuminate road signs and lower on the driver’s side to prevent blinding other drivers.
Can you adjust headlights left and right?
Step 4: Adjust the horizontal field. The screw on the side of the light housing should now be turned to get the right/left adjustment correct. Adjust the lens so that the most intense part of the beam is to the right of the vertical line.
How do you know if your headlights are adjusted properly?
How do you adjust headlights on a Subaru Outback?
Open your hood, locate the screws for horizontal and vertical modification of the headlights of your Subaru Outback (they are usually marked, and those on top must adjust the verticality and the one on the side handles the horizontality of the adjustment).
How to adjust the low beams on a Subaru Outback?
First, these instructions are just for adjusting the low-beams on a 2011 outback 2.5 (I suspect it would be the same for a 2010). 1) park your car within 3 feet facing a garage door, make sure it is level. Turn on the lights (I would do this adjustment during the day to see everything better).
Where is the up / down adjustment on a Subaru Outback?
It has the small arrow marks with U and D on the black plastic bracket that goes back from the headlight housing, but it’s just a plastic retainer pin. The actual up/down adjustment for my 07 is on the back of the headlight housing. It’s a hex bolt with a wider metal ring (like a large, thick washer).
What’s the best way to adjust your headlights?
When adjusting your headlights, make sure that you don’t adjust them too high. Otherwise, you’ll just blind everybody you meet on the road. If you’re going to adjust the headlights so that the cut-off is above the horizontal, you may as well save your time on the adjustment and just drive with your high beams on all the time!