Getting an abnormal output from my HID's
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After installing my 6K HID's I noticed the driverside is a lot brighter than the passenger side. I took it out driving and as I was parked behind a van I saw the reflection of my headlights and it was absolutely obvious that my driverside was having a major glare. So I told my fiance to drive my car and I drove in front of her and the driverside nearly blind me whle the passenger side looked fine.
I figured it was a aiming issue so I parked it in front of a wall about 25 ft away and aimed them both at the same level. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM?!?! Driverside is giving off a huge glare! So I looked in the manuel to see if I can do any other adjustments and I noticed there is a second bolt/adjusting screw towards the outsside of the headlight in the fender but I can't seem to find it. Do any of you guys have an idea as to why my driverside is giving such a glare and where is "Bolt B", according to the manuel, and what does it do?
Oh and I tried switching the bulbs around to see if its the bulbs and same thing.
I figured it was a aiming issue so I parked it in front of a wall about 25 ft away and aimed them both at the same level. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM?!?! Driverside is giving off a huge glare! So I looked in the manuel to see if I can do any other adjustments and I noticed there is a second bolt/adjusting screw towards the outsside of the headlight in the fender but I can't seem to find it. Do any of you guys have an idea as to why my driverside is giving such a glare and where is "Bolt B", according to the manuel, and what does it do?
Oh and I tried switching the bulbs around to see if its the bulbs and same thing.
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I took the bulbs out and reinstalled them literally 5 times already and I have also switched from left to right and right to left.
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maybe i'm wrong
but i too cannot find the horizontal adjustment bolt
i spoke to my friend who works at the lexus collision center and he told me only those who have AFS have the horizonal bolt
does your IS have AFS headlights?
but i too cannot find the horizontal adjustment bolt
i spoke to my friend who works at the lexus collision center and he told me only those who have AFS have the horizonal bolt
does your IS have AFS headlights?
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Here's a thread on how to adjust your headlight beam.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...success-2.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...success-2.html
Weird, I heard that on lexus vehicles the driverside should have been lower and less glare than the passenger side. Mine is the opposite.
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HS2G, if our IS does not have AFS
and we both cannot find the horizontal bolt
i think it's safe to conclude, along with the info from my friend who works at lexus, that only AFS vehicles have the horizontal adjustment bolt
i'm very happy in a way that my car doesn't have the horizontal adjustment bolt!
that means i cannot adjust it and that i don't have to worry about another thing being off alignment![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
what year IS250 awd you have?
i have 2010 and i don't seem to have that issue
and we both cannot find the horizontal bolt
i think it's safe to conclude, along with the info from my friend who works at lexus, that only AFS vehicles have the horizontal adjustment bolt
i'm very happy in a way that my car doesn't have the horizontal adjustment bolt!
that means i cannot adjust it and that i don't have to worry about another thing being off alignment
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what year IS250 awd you have?
i have 2010 and i don't seem to have that issue
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I had issues with locating the horizontal screw too but by dipping and turning i managed to turn it. Basically, you just need to poke and turn using a large enough screw driver...it's done by feeling.
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