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Good Price for lights?
I just came from a local accessory shop and got quoted $350.00 for a pair of PIAA chrome 520's installed. That would be if they drill holes in my brush guard. If they don't drill they would have to make custom mounts because my brush guard is square, and that would be another $70.
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Re: Good Price for lights?
I'll save you three Franklin's, turn your stock lamps up a turn and a half (counter clockwise). Plenty of light then. They come from the factory pointed at the freakin' ground giving many the false opinion that the factory lights aren't adequate. They're perfectly good after you properly adjust them.
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Re: Good Price for lights?
hey huck. you can adjust the up top factory lights? How do you access the adjustment screw is so?
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Re: Good Price for lights?
Here is some bathroom reading for ya from the manual:
(The photos in the manual make a lot more clear.....) Headlamp Aiming H3 The vehicle has a visual optical headlamp aiming system. The aim has been preset at the factory and should need no further adjustment. However, if the vehicle is damaged in an accident, the headlamp aim may be affected and adjustment may be necessary. If oncoming vehicles flash their high beams at you, this may also mean the vertical aim needs to be adjusted. It is recommended that the vehicle is taken to your dealer for service if the headlamps need to be re-aimed. It is possible however, to re-aim the headlamps as described in the following procedure. The vehicle should be properly prepared as follows: ? The vehicle should be placed so the headlamps are 25 ft. (7.6 m) from a light colored wall or other flat surface. ? The vehicle must have all four tires on a level surface which is level all the way to the wall or other flat surface. ? The vehicle should be placed so it is perpendicular to the wall or other flat surface. ? The vehicle should not have any snow, ice, or mud on it. ? The vehicle should be fully assembled and all other work stopped while headlamp aiming is being performed. ? The vehicle should be normally loaded with a full tank of fuel and one person or 160 lbs (75 kg) sitting on the driver?s seat. ? Tires should be properly inflated. ? The spare tire is in its original location in the vehicle. To adjust the vertical aim, do the following: 1. Open the hood. See Hood Release on page 5-11 for more information. 2. Find the aim dot on the lens of the headlamp. 3. Measure the distance from the ground to the aim dot on the headlamp. Record the distance. 4. At the wall or other flat surface, measure from the ground upward the recorded distance from Step 2 and mark it. 5. Draw or tape a horizontal line the width of the vehicle at the wall or other flat surface where it was marked it Step 4. Notice: Do not cover a headlamp to improve beam cut-off when aiming. Covering a headlamp may cause excessive heat build-up which may cause damage to the headlamp. 6. Turn on the headlamps and place a piece of cardboard or equivalent in front of the headlamp not being aimed. This should allow only the beam of light from the headlamp being aimed to be seen on the flat surface. 7. Locate the vertical headlamp aiming screws, which are under the hood near each headlamp assembly. The adjustment screw can be turned with an E8 Torx? socket or T15 Torx? screwdriver. 8. Turn the vertical aiming screw until the headlamp beam is aimed to the horizontal tape line. If you turn it clockwise, it will raise the beam and if you turn it counterclockwise, it will lower the beam. The top edge of the cut-off should be positioned at the bottom edge of the horizontal tape line. 9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 for the opposite headlamp. |
Re: Good Price for lights?
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Huh, I thought I turned 'em counterclockwise to raise them up. At any rate, the problem with the factory adjustment is that the cut-off's too clean (it's absolutely dark above the cutoff). What happens is on low beam, from the factory, when I approach someone, go to low beams, I'm virtually driving blind. Since I adjusted them up, I've really found the factory lights completely capable. I have zero city lights and drive around a lot of curves, and up and down a lot of rises. The factory setting was awful. A lot of comments have gone on the forum about needing additional lights. I'd try adjusting yours up before you spend anymore money. Offroad, there's no such thing as too much light! |
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