Light aim ?

[Camry16valve]

Could somebody tell me how to adjust the head lights on my 92? The low beam on the driverside looks like a flash light aiming at the gound 3 feet in front of the car. I can adjust the angle from side to side , but not up or down. The screw on the top seams to do nothing. Please help. I have plazma bulbs, there bright and white but are not getting out there. :cry:

[Daemon]

ive always done this

close the gurage door. and at nite time..

turn on the lights look at the gurage door then aim the lights

take the car around the block see if the lights are aimmed ok if not go back to the head lights on gurage again until I get it the way I like it.

[Zeek321]

that sounds like a good idea but he doent know how to aim it.. i think mines need some adjusting too, does anyone know how?

[wontonjohnny]

yeah... get the haynes manual....
the top screws seem like they do nothing but they do.
turn the top screws clock wise to raise the beam. and counter clock wise to lower... your probably turning the wrong way and it has now gone as low to the max, wont go any lower now but keeps on turning.

i cant find my haynes manual, but i remember your supposed to use a flat wall on a level surface and drive up to the wall as close as you can.
mark a horizontal line at the hight of the center of the headlight housing on the wall with some tape. and a vertical line at the center of each headlight housing one the wall, making and H sorta shape on the wall.
i just made little crosses at those point. no need wasting tape.

now back up about half a car length, witt the low beams on adjust the beams so that the center of the beam is approx 2.5 inches below the crosses.

now for the side ways adjustments. the drivers side should be 2 inches to the right of the right cross, it dddoesnt blind on coming traffic and the passinger side light sould be dead on the left cross.

its kinda hard to tell where its pointing, sideways wise. what i did was jsut adjust the back screw until the headlights looked flush with the bumper and grill on both sides... works out good too that way.

remember this is off my head. ill update this if i find my manual.

lata.

[Gen4 Camry]

r gen4.5's headlights adjustable ??
or gen 4 ~

[BLUEMEANIE]

get 15' back on a level surface and aim 3' up on a wall - rule of thumb.

[Camry16valve]

Well that was it! I was just not turning enough :oops: Now I can see the road and not just cracks 3 feet in front of me.

[SKYravefever]

Originally Posted by Gen4 Camry

r gen4.5's headlights adjustable ??
or gen 4 ~

It's the same areas, on the top of the lamp for horizontal, and vertical adjustment screw is behind the lamp.

[Gen4 Camry]

oh really ?? :o
thats nice ~ hee
i wanna play wiz it sometimes
thanx ~

[97&02camryleI4]

for a flat level surface and a nice wall, I usually go to a gas station at night time when it's closed so I can take all the time I need. I just park the car where I normally would fill up gas and turn on my low beams and adjust it while it's shining against the white wall.