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How do you adjust the angle of the headlights?

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Old 07-19-2014 | 02:20 PM
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Question How do you adjust the angle of the headlights?

2012 model. The lights are pointed too low to the ground, making it really hard to see well down county roads. Need to raise them upwards a bit. I also would like to angle the fog lights as well. As they are they are 100% useless.
 
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Old 07-19-2014 | 02:24 PM
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there is a silver adjusting screw at the top corner of the headlight. u can use a screwdriver or a wrench to turn it.
 
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Old 07-19-2014 | 04:34 PM
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Why not use your high beams if no other cars are around?

anyways....

If you like to watch a video to learn, look here

or if you like to read

use this as a guide, http://www.coolbulbs.com/HID-VISUAL-...-PROCEDURE.pdf

and you're looking for something like this

 

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Old 07-19-2014 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruatchi
Why not use your high beams if no other cars are around?

anyways....

If you like to watch a video to learn, look here
That pretty much sums it up. High beams should only be used if you can't see headlights and/or taillights out of courtesy to other drivers and because of most state laws.


There is also a really helpful reference (link to non-FitFreak website) in a thread floating around here on how to properly aim your headlights.
 
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Old 07-20-2014 | 08:00 AM
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Thanks a lot guys. Yeah I only get to use the high beams for maybe seconds at a time before I end up seeing another car headlight up ahead. Even at Midnight on country roads there is always traffic here.
Luckily I don't drive at night too often, but when I do it's miserable experience trying to see plus I think I'm night blind, every light source has that halo effect and if it's raining outside I can hardly tell if I'm in my lane or not.
 
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Old 07-20-2014 | 08:08 AM
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The first thing I did on both of our Fits was to adjust the headlights. Both of them came out of the factory way too low.
 
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Old 07-20-2014 | 12:42 PM
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Yeah I don't get why they did that. It's been bothering since I got it, just too lazy to mess with it I guess.
 
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