Just noticed the other night the panel beater has left the headlights pointing way too high. I've had these adjusted by Mitsubishi once before and it cost me somewhere between $100 and $200. Now I know how to adjust them, that's not the problem. I'm wondering if anyone knows the requirements for how high the beams should be and which angle each should point in. I'm assuming at Mitsubishi, they use a board or something on the wall to get the right height and angles. Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers,
Gavin
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Here's something you can try, park your fto and another car side by side and in front of a wall. Try and park as directly in front and parallel as you can. Switch on both of their headlights so they glare at the wall and then just adjust the height of the fto's until it matches up at same angle of the other car.
Not aware of the official angle of projection but I guess it wont be a big issue unless its pointing too high up and glaring in oncoming motorists sights.
Not aware of the official angle of projection but I guess it wont be a big issue unless its pointing too high up and glaring in oncoming motorists sights.
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Thanks for your reply, I extended my search a bit taking into account your suggestion and I've come up with the following procedure in the absence of an electronic headlight aiming device.
Pull up with the nose of the car as close to a wall as possible. Mark the position of the headlight beams on the wall. Then back up around ten metres and adjust the beams up or down so they are no higher than they were when the car was against the wall.
As for angle, I've heard two trains of thought on this.
The first is point the left hand side straight ahead and point the right hand side to the left so the right edge of the beam is down the centre line of the road and the left edge of the beam is pointing towards the road shoulder.
The second is just the reverse. Angle the left hand side to the shoulder and the right hand side straight ahead.
The first point of view makes more sense to me as it reduces the glare to oncoming drivers.
Pull up with the nose of the car as close to a wall as possible. Mark the position of the headlight beams on the wall. Then back up around ten metres and adjust the beams up or down so they are no higher than they were when the car was against the wall.
As for angle, I've heard two trains of thought on this.
The first is point the left hand side straight ahead and point the right hand side to the left so the right edge of the beam is down the centre line of the road and the left edge of the beam is pointing towards the road shoulder.
The second is just the reverse. Angle the left hand side to the shoulder and the right hand side straight ahead.
The first point of view makes more sense to me as it reduces the glare to oncoming drivers.