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[sibhs]

Hi Guys,

does anyone know the measurements for setting headlights?

 

I'm after distance from wall and what heights etc.

Ideally I can only get about 1.5 mtrs from wall on level ground.

I have searched, but come up with zilch

 

Cheers

Marty

[N/A-PWR]

Hello Marty,

 

I remember the 600mm wall height measurement that the Transport Inspector said, but was 30 years ago.

 

Also, the CS10 WRX I had, where I checked the low beam headlights shining on a wall 4 metres away,

 

showed the drivers side light beam was 50mm lower than the other, possibly for the oncoming traffic vision.

Hi Guys,

does anyone know the measurements for setting headlights?

 

Cheers

Marty

 

- 600mm maximum light height

 

 

Edit:-

Do the opposite to this Marty.

Edited by NA-PWR, 13 December 2014 - 10:53 AM.

[N/A-PWR]

and Our Forum Topic's as well:-

 

https://www.google.c...ferrer:source?}

 

and other:-

 

https://www.google.c...C_en&gws_rd=ssl

 

 

 

Edit:-

http://www.gmh-toran...hts/#entry77107

 

 

So all this appears to say the headlight light will be below the bonnet height and just to the left in Australia's case.

Edited by NA-PWR, 13 December 2014 - 11:08 AM.

[Ice]

600 mm of the ground to the centre of headlight Marty

[rodomo]

Drive it up to a wall.

Looking from the side, mark the wall across at the center of the height of the headlamp.

Then, looking from the top, mark the wall up and down at the center of the width of the headlamp.

You should now have a cross on your wall.

Do the same for the other side headlamp.

Back up in a straight line as far as possible (a car length will do though)

On HIGH beam, the middle of your beam should hit the crosses.

On low beam, the middle of your beam should dip to the left.

Hutch has summed it up.................I'm too slow DAMMIT!

Edited by rodomo, 13 December 2014 - 02:53 PM.

[sibhs]

Cheers guys, wall marked out and in the process of doing them.

[jd lj]

I remember hassling one of my mates years ago because he must've been looking for possums in the trees they were aimed so high, the fact that he had an auto ford didn't help him either.

I know this doesn't help you Marty but it's good to laugh at things.

[EunUCh]

Or you could try this method,the standard distance seems to be 25ft.

http://legacygt.com/...21f9197800&

[EunUCh]

That is for America of course,just reverse the hot spots for our side of the road in regards to the beam spots.

Cover the  light not being adjusted when making adjustments,or just pull the plug on the light not being adjusted.

[sibhs]

Cheers guys, wall marked out and in the process of doing them.

[Mort]

Don't know if this will help, it's out of Max Ellery's Repair Manual.

 

 Headlight alignment diagram.jpg   62.85K   10 downloads 

Edited by Mort, 13 December 2014 - 05:56 PM.

[N/A-PWR]

Great Help Mort 

 

 

Max Ellery's Repair Manual.

[Mort]

Was too slow to add this one and change from PDF file to JPG so you can see it without downloading it.