I performed a similar LED headlight bulb swap on my 2007 and do recommend aiming the headlights slightly downward if they are blinding other drivers since the LED headlight will produce more glaring.

 

I performed a similar LED headlight bulb swap on my 2007 and do recommend aiming the headlights slightly downward if they are blinding other drivers since the LED headlight will produce more glaring.

Are the Phillips head screws in this picture what are adjusted to adjust the beam direction of the headlights?

 

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Are the Phillips head screws in this picture what are adjusted to adjust the beam direction of the headlights?
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No.

The headlight adjustment screws are generally accessed from the top of the headlight housing. I did not adjust my 2007 HL headlights so I do not know the exact location of the adjustment screws.

 

Excellent, permanent high beams. Good work, you can see everything and oncoming traffic is blinded.

 

You can put all the light you want behind a clouded lens but you will not get any more light down the road. You need to polish, clean, or replace the lens.

 

why not just polish the headlights? what am i missing here?

 

Polish the danged lenses. McGuires PlastX works well, cheap at Wally World. Can apply with a cotton rag, but goes really well with power buffer and wool bonnet. Literal two minute job.

 

Also do not forget to add UV protectant to the headlight lenses after polishing the lens to prevent the headlights from yellowing a few weeks later.

 

Got a product suggestion?

 

 

As others have mentioned, there's nothing you can do to improve the light output except for cleaning the lens back to clear. No amount of aiming will reduce the glare. But even with perfectly clear lights, the LED bulbs will increase glare. You're "that guy" no matter what with those bulbs. The proper way is with an LED projector retrofit kit.

 

ive used colgate in a pinch.
its not difficult and having the proper stuff makes it even easier.
Project Farm has some great recommendations.

 

OK, I took suggestions from you guys and polished the lenses. I did quite a bit of research and ended up buying both the Sylvania restoration kit and the 3M restoration kit. I used the best of both kits. I liked that the 3M kit had the drill based sanding, but used the surface activator, polish, and clear coat protector from the Sylvania kit. I was meticulous with the masking, sanding, polishing and clear coat and the job for both lights took about three hours. The passenger side turned out great. The driver side either has some interior fog or had deep exterior hazing. But they both improved quite a bit. I still have my new LED lights in and I’m very happy with the clearer lenses with the LED lights. I had to aim the lenses lower to not blind people and I’ve got it dialed in where it lights up the road ahead of me but doesn’t get up into the eyes of oncoming traffic. I like the white of the LED lights so much I’m now planning to get the LED high beams as well. At some point it would be cool to transition the whole car to LED including the fog lights and interior lights but for now I’ll stick with the headlights. Thanks for the feedback everyone!