Triple Beam headlight performance
08-30-23, 06:26 AM
#16
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No AFS in my car, and yeah have them adjusted if yours are pointing low! Well worth it.
08-30-23, 07:12 AM
#17
Just adjusted mine on Sunday. I feel they were way too low from factory and that seems to be the consensus with these cars. In the pic above, it should be a smidge higher, like enough to fill in the dark part of the curve above. This will not cause any dazzling/blinding to oncoming traffic. I have mine calibrated that way... and had someone not only drive in front of me, but also towards me and there were no issues (they were in a sedan as well. Considering 80% of the cars around me are SUVs, it's probably even less of a factor. My BMWs are calibrated this way as well from the factory. LEXUS just seems conservative).
I have the LED on my GS450h with AFS though and it makes a staggering difference in coverage especially in sharper curves.
I have the LED on my GS450h with AFS though and it makes a staggering difference in coverage especially in sharper curves.
08-30-23, 07:21 AM
#18
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Thread Starter
Just adjusted mine on Sunday. I feel they were way too low from factory and that seems to be the consensus with these cars. In the pic above, it should be a smidge higher, like enough to fill in the dark part of the curve above. This will not cause any dazzling/blinding to oncoming traffic. I have mine calibrated that way... and had someone not only drive in front of me, but also towards me and there were no issues (they were in a sedan as well. Considering 80% of the cars around me are SUVs, it's probably even less of a factor. My BMWs are calibrated this way as well from the factory. LEXUS just seems conservative).
I have the LED on my GS450h with AFS though and it makes a staggering difference in coverage especially in sharper curves.
I have the LED on my GS450h with AFS though and it makes a staggering difference in coverage especially in sharper curves.
08-30-23, 08:17 AM
#19
Page 416 and 417 of the owners manual cover what to turn (or refer to Headlights aim in the Index).
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
08-30-23, 08:22 AM
#20
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Page 416 and 417 of the owners manual cover what to turn (or refer to Headlights aim in the Index).
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
08-30-23, 08:30 AM
#21
Page 416 and 417 of the owners manual cover what to turn (or refer to Headlights aim in the Index).
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
The thing I'm surprised is missing is the measurements at which to put the tape. Normally it's something like measuring the center point of the headlight projector lens. Then going back X number of feet from the wall, then putting the tape at a measurement similar to what you measured. I'm not sure what those measurements aren't in the manual.
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