Morimoto C7-style Gen II / Leveling??
02-19-2019, 08:38 PM
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Morimoto C7-style Gen II / Aiming?? Leveling??
So, my mechanic is installing the lights and one question has come up before he buttons up everything...
On the OEM housing, there are turnable adjusters for the headlight beam. On the Morimoto's... no adjusters nor any other visible means of leveling the light beam (if necessary) -- and forget about any details in the 1-page instructions.... very minimal.
Has anyone done the install and know why no adjusters? (Or... do they even need adjusting?)
On the OEM housing, there are turnable adjusters for the headlight beam. On the Morimoto's... no adjusters nor any other visible means of leveling the light beam (if necessary) -- and forget about any details in the 1-page instructions.... very minimal.
Has anyone done the install and know why no adjusters? (Or... do they even need adjusting?)
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02-19-2019, 08:39 PM
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So, my mechanic is installing the lights and one question has come up before he buttons up everything...
On the OEM housing, there are turnable adjusters for the headlight beam. On the Morimoto's... no adjusters nor any other visible means of leveling the light beam (if necessary) -- and forget about any details in the 1-page instructions.... very minimal.
Has anyone done the install and know why no adjusters? (Or... do they even need adjusting?)
On the OEM housing, there are turnable adjusters for the headlight beam. On the Morimoto's... no adjusters nor any other visible means of leveling the light beam (if necessary) -- and forget about any details in the 1-page instructions.... very minimal.
Has anyone done the install and know why no adjusters? (Or... do they even need adjusting?)
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02-19-2019, 11:08 PM
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Thanks to Cole @ Vette-Lights
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On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner. The general rule of thumb is you want to have the car 25' back from the wall (or garage door) of reference, then you want the beam hot spot to be 25" off the ground.
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On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner. The general rule of thumb is you want to have the car 25' back from the wall (or garage door) of reference, then you want the beam hot spot to be 25" off the ground.
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Cole
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More that the manufacturer needs to enhance the 1-page of install instructions with some text (in English)
On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner.
How in the world would anyone who has never seen these units know to remove the headlight access flap to get to the adjustment screws?
On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner.
How in the world would anyone who has never seen these units know to remove the headlight access flap to get to the adjustment screws?
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02-20-2019, 01:09 PM
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More that the manufacturer needs to enhance the 1-page of install instructions with some text (in English)
On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner.
How in the world would anyone who has never seen these units know to remove the headlight access flap to get to the adjustment screws?
On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner.
How in the world would anyone who has never seen these units know to remove the headlight access flap to get to the adjustment screws?
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02-20-2019, 02:35 PM
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On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner. The general rule of thumb is you want to have the car 25' back from the wall (or garage door) of reference, then you want the beam hot spot to be 25" off the ground.
On the back of each headlight, there are 2 screws - 1 to adjust vertical, 1 to adjust horizontal. These can be easily accessed by removing the headlight access flap (held in with a few push pins) towards the front-top of the wheel liner. The general rule of thumb is you want to have the car 25' back from the wall (or garage door) of reference, then you want the beam hot spot to be 25" off the ground.
02-20-2019, 02:45 PM
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Those 2 gold screws are basically pins that attach to the inside of the frame that "levels" the light. One doesn't level up or down vs the other. They need to be used in conjunction with each other to get the beam you want (high/low/medium leveling) depending on suspension or preferences.
Here's what it looks like from inside so you know how it works.
Here's what it looks like from inside so you know how it works.