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Old Sep 16, 2016 | 09:36 AM
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A mechanic friend has been trying to aim the headlines on my 2000 Corvette. He used the kit (brackets, suction cup, mirrors) but low beams were still too low. We tried the garage door method (compared with 82's spots) and when the low beams are good, the high beams are scanning the trees! Are we missing something here? Or is this a bad design?
I have searched the forums with no luck finding an answer.
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Old Sep 21, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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A mechanic friend has been trying to aim the headlines on my 2000 Corvette. He used the kit (brackets, suction cup, mirrors) but low beams were still too low. We tried the garage door method (compared with 82's spots) and when the low beams are good, the high beams are scanning the trees! Are we missing something here? Or is this a bad design?
I have searched the forums with no luck finding an answer.
The answer is DA DA . Your C-5 has to be at the stock ride height maybe ?? My 04 is lowered and I have the same problem . You can not adjust the low or the high independent of each other so have to decide witch one you want to use low or high . I know messed up right . I am going to install I guess the Radio flyer ones with independent adjustment for the low and high .. I see no other way to go . I tried everything ...
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Old Sep 21, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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Thanks radar502. Since my previous post I have found others with the same problem and ideas to check; but I'm slowly reaching the conclusion you have. My friend's last idea: adjust the fog lights up to supplement the too low beams... We may try that.
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