Adjusting headlight aim on 94-97 accord

#11

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, sdlomi2 wrote:

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I must say, Daniel, that I've never seen this technique before. I
have used walls as a reference for trial-and-error; but, thanks for the
info--I like it. sdlomi2

You're welcome. Still curious what bulbs you put in.

#12

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:27:06 GMT, <HLS (AT) nospam (DOT) nix> wrote:

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"sdlomi2" <sdlomi2 (AT) spamyahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
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DS
I must say, Daniel, that I've never seen this technique before. I
have
used walls as a reference for trial-and-error; but, thanks for the info--I
like it. sdlomi2

I have used a slightly different method whereby the centerpoints of the
windshield and backlight
are used, and a laser pointer through those points establishes the
centerpoint on the wall. Measured height from from floor level to lamp
center is transferred to the wall. , as is measured distance between two
headlight centers.

Distance from car to wall is still 25 feet.

Object is to get the high intensity beams concentrated around the
intersection of the level line
and the beam line, and the low intensity spot below the level line and to
the right of the beam lines.
It is somewhat subjective, but with a little practice can be done well
enough for most applications.

The last time I had to do this, the 'dealership' had adjusted my beams, and
had one pointed toward Mars and the other toward the nether zones. The
above procedure worked well enough
to pass the inspection examination (which used expensive equipment).

I just park on a long dark street at night with a light colored fence
or something at the end and adjust the high beams so I can get the
best effective illumination down at the end of the street. When you
use a close in aiming points, such as 25 feet away, a 1/16" error in
adjustment at that wall can be a huge error hundreds of feet away
where you really want to see things. Plus you can't do much to
correct any vertical parallax error when you do the aiming at a wall
25 feet away.

#13

"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern (AT) 127 (DOT) 0.0.1> wrote

Quote:

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, sdlomi2 wrote:

I must say, Daniel, that I've never seen this technique before. I
have used walls as a reference for trial-and-error; but, thanks for the
info--I like it. sdlomi2

You're welcome. Still curious what bulbs you put in.
AFAIK, they are oem's--whatever that may be, with the

non-horizontal-aiming ability you explained to me. Thanks a bunch, & sorry
I know no more about the type; I just "a-s-s-u-m-e-d" they were oem's! sam

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