How to adjust headlight beam on Subaru Outback?
Turn on the lights (I would do this adjustment during the day to see everything better). Mark the top of the beam with blue painters tape affixed to the garage door. 2) Once you have established your starting point, you can move the lights up (or down) and see a reference point from where you started.
Why are my Subaru Outback headlights too low?
With a full car or when towing a trailer the factory-set headlights on low beam will blind oncoming traffic. And when headlights are correctly adjusted for the weight, the lights are set way-too-low if it’s just the driver in the car.
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).
Where is the low beam adjustment on a Subaru?
That screw in addition to holding headlamp assembly in place allows for slight overall adjustment of entire headlamp assembly which would effect both high low beams. The low beam adjustment is next to the low beam bulb in the rear. The driver side adj can be seen if look from the rear of the battery towards the front.
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 adjustment nut on a Subaru Outback?
Take the battery completely out of the car. The adjustment screw/nut is silver in color and you can see teeth as part of the adjustment mechanism. The nut is horizontal, so you will need to approach the nut in this manner. The nut turns very easily and you will need to turn it more than you think to get any noticeable change in light aim.
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!