Headlight adjustment after OME lift and 33's ?
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Moby
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I always use Daniel Stern's guide for aim headlights of all kinds: Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply - http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
This is a great thread. When my lift settles I'll hopefully have enough adjustment in the stock bracket (low lift).
This is a great thread. When my lift settles I'll hopefully have enough adjustment in the stock bracket (low lift).
bloc
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I believe it is all 2008-2015 us market landcruisers. 16+ cruisers got the auto-adjust rod. (Edit: incorrect. Apparently 13-15 only.)
In theory the LX shouldn’t need it with the suspension adjusting to maintain the same front/rear ride height.
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bloc
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Left side near the steering wheel heater and such. It’s a little up-down dial with numbers up to 5 as I remember. For my setup it’s usually about #2, but for open freeway I bump it down to 1.5 for a little extra range.
bloc
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Well crap. Maybe it only came in with the HIDs in 2013-15. Seems like it should be there since 08-11 will sag in the rear with load just the same. Perhaps it’s the halogens not having as sharp a beam cutoff
Last e-mail exchange I had with TJM they said the parts were on a container ship set to land on US soil at the end of March. I got tired of waiting and felt bad blinding everyone driving at night so I ordered the Weber Redline part that @McC13LC mentioned above. My front is sitting slightly higher than planned right now so my rod required quite a bit of extending. I have it probably 80% of the way to full extension, though once I get a bumper on the front I'll probably need to pull it off and shorten it a bit. Feels nice not being an a-hole to everyone on the road again, thanks for the part number!
McC13LC
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Nice workLast e-mail exchange I had with TJM they said the parts were on a container ship set to land on US soil at the end of March. I got tired of waiting and felt bad blinding everyone driving at night so I ordered the Weber Redline part that @McC13LC mentioned above. My front is sitting slightly higher than planned right now so my rod required quite a bit of extending. I have it probably 80% of the way to full extension, though once I get a bumper on the front I'll probably need to pull it off and shorten it a bit. Feels nice not being an a-hole to everyone on the road again, thanks for the part number!
Resurfacing this thread as I am trying to adjust my headlights on a 2018 200 with BP-51 and ~34s...
When I manually adjust the level sensor up/down, the headlights are unresponsive to changes in the sensor arm angle - the lights stay in the same position.
Is this indicative of housing adjusters that have been unthreaded, I wonder? Or does the ignition need to be "on" for the level sensor to work (I've only tried this with headlights on - but ignition off?)
Any guidance appreciated!
When I manually adjust the level sensor up/down, the headlights are unresponsive to changes in the sensor arm angle - the lights stay in the same position.
Is this indicative of housing adjusters that have been unthreaded, I wonder? Or does the ignition need to be "on" for the level sensor to work (I've only tried this with headlights on - but ignition off?)
Any guidance appreciated!
prharper
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I think you need to start the truck from memory.
I'm crossing my fingers you are correct and gonna go test that out shortly!
And, with the ignition on, the headlights are unresponsive to changes in the level sensor arm.
So, does this mean the manual adjusters on the housing were over-adjusted / un-threaded?
bloc
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The quick way to test that is to try adjusting them and see whether they respond. Just research which direction causes them to unscrew and don't go that way.
