Headlight Adjustment (its a must!!!!)
#61
Same body but different engines and gearboxes. Also other changes such as trim, gadgets, etc. The Jazz in Europe comes with electric headlight adjustment, so the vertical alignment of the headlights can be adjusted whilst driving. As another poster has said that is a legal requirement in Europe.
We also have toys like electric folding mirrors and height adjustable front driver's seat, that you don't appear to have, but we don't have cruise (the one thing my wife misses on her Jazz), which you do have.
#64
dude! it sucks for changing out the blubs!! i bought a set of PIAA hyper white bulbs and its a lot of WORK!!
I had to take off the bumper, take off headlight... to get access to the light bulbs.... could had got it under the fender liner, but i didn't have a jack lift or stand to help lift a car a little bit higher so i have more room to move around..... so, took off the bumper....
just reminds me of them 96-00 civic, because they use similar bulbs.... its a PAIN!!
i adjusted them, wanted a lil bit high, but it was too high.... good thing before i adjusted it i marked it on a wall and and reference back to the original hight....
would be a lot easier if there are rooms for our hands to fit and unplugg and plug them up!!
I had to take off the bumper, take off headlight... to get access to the light bulbs.... could had got it under the fender liner, but i didn't have a jack lift or stand to help lift a car a little bit higher so i have more room to move around..... so, took off the bumper....
just reminds me of them 96-00 civic, because they use similar bulbs.... its a PAIN!!
i adjusted them, wanted a lil bit high, but it was too high.... good thing before i adjusted it i marked it on a wall and and reference back to the original hight....
would be a lot easier if there are rooms for our hands to fit and unplugg and plug them up!!
#66
but with limited tools... i decided to do it the hard way and take the whole thing off...
#67
i think i need mine adjusted..
Headlights in my fit works "fine" till i dive it on hill side...
as the car goes down so does the HL and the cut off line just decrease "big time" causing a very dangerous situation..(esp on hill & coner).
as the car goes down so does the HL and the cut off line just decrease "big time" causing a very dangerous situation..(esp on hill & coner).
#68
It would be a great feature if the US Fits had manual electronic headlight adjustment; but American drivers are too self engrossed to care whether or not they are blinding other drivers.
It's pretty bad here as it is; you have seniors driving around with their high beams on the freeway and lifted SUVs and trucks with headlights that totally blind you.
It's pretty bad here as it is; you have seniors driving around with their high beams on the freeway and lifted SUVs and trucks with headlights that totally blind you.
Last edited by DrDiff; 03-13-2007 at 09:58 PM.
#70
Wow, Norridge, I used to live not too far from there in Elmwood Park. Welcome to FitFreak!
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#74
Adjusted low beams - now high beams are a problem
Thanks for the great info on fixing those nauseating low beams. Have had my sport FiT for 2 weeks and did the fix with no problems. Simply told my husband to get me a #2 Phillips and stand back.
The black line has moved far enough up that it is less or a problem BUT my highbeams are useless. Must be pointed to the sky because they do not light up the road. Kind of looks like someone shining a dim flashlight ahead of my path. Very poor. Can't use them.
Any suggestions? After setting the lowbeams 5 full rotations up, I had been thinking about turning them up a bit more as no one has flashed me and the black line is still in my field of vision. Now that I cannot use my high beams, I don't know what to do.
I live in a rural area and like to see ahead. Missed a fox tonight but not by much!
tHanks
The black line has moved far enough up that it is less or a problem BUT my highbeams are useless. Must be pointed to the sky because they do not light up the road. Kind of looks like someone shining a dim flashlight ahead of my path. Very poor. Can't use them.
Any suggestions? After setting the lowbeams 5 full rotations up, I had been thinking about turning them up a bit more as no one has flashed me and the black line is still in my field of vision. Now that I cannot use my high beams, I don't know what to do.
I live in a rural area and like to see ahead. Missed a fox tonight but not by much!
tHanks
#75
Highbeams are useless once lowbeams are reset.
I had the black nauseating line with my lowbeams on and couldn't see a street sign even if I was directly in front of it.
After reading all the information on the site regarding setting the lowbeams properly, I made the suggested adjustments (I went 5 full rotations to get them high enough). I can now see much better and while the black line is still there, it is much higher.
However, my highbeams are useless as they miss the road completely. It is like turning my lights off! I live in a rural area and need to see far ahead especially for wildlife. Mine are aimed for the tree tops now!
I don't want to lower them as that will bring the black line back down and bring back the original low beam problem. Backing off even a bit is not an option or it really would impair my lowbeams. (reducing the distance lit)
I don't see anything in a search regarding anyone else having this issue after adjusting their lights.
Any advice would be most appreciated.
After reading all the information on the site regarding setting the lowbeams properly, I made the suggested adjustments (I went 5 full rotations to get them high enough). I can now see much better and while the black line is still there, it is much higher.
However, my highbeams are useless as they miss the road completely. It is like turning my lights off! I live in a rural area and need to see far ahead especially for wildlife. Mine are aimed for the tree tops now!
I don't want to lower them as that will bring the black line back down and bring back the original low beam problem. Backing off even a bit is not an option or it really would impair my lowbeams. (reducing the distance lit)
I don't see anything in a search regarding anyone else having this issue after adjusting their lights.
Any advice would be most appreciated.
#79
#80
dude! it sucks for changing out the blubs!! i bought a set of PIAA hyper white bulbs and its a lot of WORK!!
I had to take off the bumper, take off headlight... to get access to the light bulbs.... could had got it under the fender liner, but i didn't have a jack lift or stand to help lift a car a little bit higher so i have more room to move around..... so, took off the bumper....
just reminds me of them 96-00 civic, because they use similar bulbs.... its a PAIN!!
i adjusted them, wanted a lil bit high, but it was too high.... good thing before i adjusted it i marked it on a wall and and reference back to the original hight....
would be a lot easier if there are rooms for our hands to fit and unplugg and plug them up!!
I had to take off the bumper, take off headlight... to get access to the light bulbs.... could had got it under the fender liner, but i didn't have a jack lift or stand to help lift a car a little bit higher so i have more room to move around..... so, took off the bumper....
just reminds me of them 96-00 civic, because they use similar bulbs.... its a PAIN!!
i adjusted them, wanted a lil bit high, but it was too high.... good thing before i adjusted it i marked it on a wall and and reference back to the original hight....
would be a lot easier if there are rooms for our hands to fit and unplugg and plug them up!!
As someone already mentioned however, if you went through the fender liner with the 2007+ Honda Fit it makes your life significantly easier, as I was able to do my PIAA GT-X in about 15 minutes, and the only tool required was a Phillips screw driver.
So is it a consensus that the headlights are aimed incorrectly from the factory for the 2007+ Honda Fits?