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| 08-24-2009, 11:21 PM | #1 |
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Lowered car, now headlights point down
I installed Dinan lowering springs into my 135i, and now my headlight beams point straght down, rendering them pointless for night time driving.
I know there was a headlight leveling arm which i had to remove during install, and I did re-attach it properly, which is why I am confused as to why the beam is so far off. Is there something else I have to do after lowering the car to alter the beam projection? Tonight I took a look at that little cylindrical shaft that connects the plastic levelling device to the suspension arm, and it appears to be a bit bent. Is it supposed to have a very slight bend in it? would this be enough to throw off the beam that much? Here is a pic (not of my car) for reference to what I am talking about. It is tough to tell if that piece has a small bend in it. Any help much appreciated. |
| 08-25-2009, 01:20 AM | #3 |
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there is suppose to be a slight bend in it.
you can adjust your headlights.. there is a screw at the corner of each headlight that you can turn to point the headlights up more |
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| 08-25-2009, 03:15 AM | #5 | |
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When i had the springs my lights were fine.. However with the Kw's and my car being an extra 1/4 inch lower at most my lights in high beam seam like low beam.. lol... I heard of this screw on the light but never tried it.. If you want we can meet up this week and try to fix it... Give me a shout |
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| 08-25-2009, 03:32 AM | #6 | |
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Mine from factory was quite low and I adjusted it via this method and now it lights up the road the way xenons are supposed to! |
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| 08-26-2009, 06:44 AM | #9 |
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option 2 - lowerer the back more
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| 08-26-2009, 05:50 PM | #11 |
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I lowered my car 20mm all around and I think I turned the screw 6 full revolutions if I remember correctly. There's a DIY here on the site about it. It amazed me how low they were just from that little lowering of the car.
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| 08-31-2009, 02:14 PM | #12 |
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So my problem was that I re-installed the leveling sensor wrong. My sensor was positioned vertically instead of horizontally. I corrected it last night and I can see at night again! I might try the leveling screw tonight to make it point a bit higher as well. Thanks all for the help!
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