2013 Headlight height adjustment

[Birdddog]

struggling to figure out how to adjust the height of my headlights. I dont believe I have the auto leveling headlights?????
My headlights are to low and I need to raise them and cant find if there is an adjustment screw???
thanks

 

[tbisaacs]

If it's a land cruiser, there are screws on top of the headlights, if it's an LX, there are screws behind the headlights. It's in your owners manual also.

 

[sdnative]

There is a leveling switch/knob in the switch panel to the left of the steering wheel (at least on the LC, not sure on the LX). Did you adjust that?

 

[Birdddog]

If it's a land cruiser, there are screws on top of the headlights, if it's an LX, there are screws behind the headlights. It's in your owners manual also.

Thanks I found it, I had to remove a small plasic cover to access it

 

[Birdddog]

There is a leveling switch/knob in the switch panel to the left of the steering wheel (at least on the LC, not sure on the LX). Did you adjust that?

this is the real answer, I guess I should read the owners manual. I think that raising them the amount I did will get me to where I am in the middle of the range when driving under normal circumstances. To adjust the screws I had to take out the battery on the drivers side. I have only had my LC a few months, looks like I have some reading to do for options I have never had before

 

[bloc]

I wouldn’t set the screws to be correct in the middle of the knob range. If you really load down the back you may not have enough range to cover things.

There really is no reasonable way to lift the rear beyond regular empty ride height, so the more solid strategy for most would be to set height via the screws with the knob on 0 or even 1 out of 5, then as you load the rear you have the full range of knob adjustment to compensate. Advantage with 1 over 0 is the ability to get a little more reach by going to 0 if you are driving at high speed on open road.. it flirts with being too much for oncoming traffic but that extra reach can really help.

Over the years with my suspension work I now drive around at 1.5 usually, going to 2 or 2.5 when loaded for a trip. I plan to change rear springs eventually and will dial in the screws as needed at that point.

 

[ryanCA]

Are 2008 and 2013 LC headlight adjusted the same way?