Yay! New Depo Lights :) Now how do I aim them?

[iarenick]

How would I go about getting this accomplished?

I got in a minor fender bender a while back and my right headlight was cracked so I went all out and decided on the Depo lights. Finally they came and I installed them the other day but didnt get much time to use them.

Yesteday, i turned them on and realized that they shoot light very funny. From the driver's side, the left light beam aims too much to the right but the right light beam is fine and shoot straight. So basically, there is a funny diamond in the middle of the road where both beams of light end and not much lighting on the road around the diamond. The light beam pattern is like a right triangle.

I will take some pictures tonight and probbaly have them posted tonight for a better shot with the lights on, but I just need to learn how to aim them to the left and right. i already know how to aim them up and down. (tightening and loosening the screw on top).

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Oh and if you are curious, they are pretty sweet. The blingyness sorta makes it look ricey but they are made from great quality materials.

[cdtran]

The peg on the back with the hex nut looking thing on the back near the top is for the horizontal allignment. Then screw on the top is for vertical allignment. A good real of thumb is for a downward angle. About a 2" drop at 25 feet or so. Standard halogens, expecially on the gen 3's can be almost aim straight with no complaints.

[bigbird]

ur also just gonna notice a different light pattern from the depos, the factory housings and lense were origionally designed for a clear lense. the light seems to scatter alot with these. ur next step is HID

[[khumbmela]]

how much did you pay for you clear depo lights?

[gen_3]

Originally Posted by bigbird

ur also just gonna notice a different light pattern from the depos, the factory housings and lense were origionally designed for a clear lense. the light seems to scatter alot with these. ur next step is HID

Yeah, the lights seem to be defective. Possibly lower quality? The left and the right headlights dont spread evenly. One spread less than the other... significantly. I could take pics, but it would be hard to tell.

Originally Posted by [khumbmela

] how much did you pay for you clear depo lights?

$~170 from ebay.

[gen_3]

Oh and by the way, I am iarenick haha, I forgot my password since I reformatted my computer and which email I sent it to, so this is my new account.

[CrazyCamry]

Any particular reason that the bright light in one headlight would shine alot higher than the rest? Is the bright light adjustable on its own?

[gen_3]

Originally Posted by CrazyCamry

Any particular reason that the bright light in one headlight would shine alot higher than the rest? Is the bright light adjustable on its own?

I really have no clue. I changed the bulbs that cme with the headlight and that made no difference. There is a large blind spot on my left side. Seems like a "chunk of light" is missing. Either these are defective or they are made wrong.

[94_Toyo_Cam]

I got depo headlights also. They look pretty good imo. I don't think they aim them from the company, because my friend told me that my driver's light shines a little high.