How to adjust projector lights

Is that just one headlight then? Because the right is a full slat higher than the left.

 

A projector cutoff produces a slant in the beam pattern which is designed to allow light to project further in your lane but not in the oncoming traffic lane.

This is one single projector.



This is how it is supposed to look when you properly aim two projectors.

 

A ratcheting box end wrench works well also, esp since you don't need to get your hand down there.

 

i just went and looked at my lights and found the adj knob.....both lights have the same height and same pattern.......i turned the knob by hand and raised both by 1”......will check out tonight and see if i get more throw without blinding people.....using 4300k and A2088 ballast with diode dynamics relay harness.....thanks for all the help guys

 

WOW !!!.....mine dont come close to looking that....i see a half oval (crescent) pattern......how far are you away from the wall

 

The ones I posted a picture of are from my HID projector retrofits which have a much sharper cutoff line with no light let out above the cutoff and much higher output. They don't look the same as the factory halogens.

 

These throw major light down the road.

 

i have the Hylux ballast and Cnlights 4300k....changed out the factors HID for these but nowhere near the same light

 

Full retrofits is where it's at! lol

 

thats the light i want to see.......any suggestions from what I currently have

 

Are mine level?

 

All you can do is a full retrofit. The stock projectors aren't terrible, but they are nowhere near good.

 

what do you recommend

 

Start here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-bhlm-and-light-mods.450984/

Also here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-bhlm-retrofit-projector.429820/

Most of us are going with RX350 projectors as they are a "direct" swap.

 

That's good. Now let's see the right headlight

 

As long as you're leveling them, you should make sure they're aimed correctly. There are a ton of how-tos on the interwebs. Here is one of them:
https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-adjust-your-headlights

 

OK - I actually looked at my light pattern on the garage door the other morning and I see that both lights overlap and look like a single light - I stand corrected.

 

Philips screwdriver... straight down.

 

I did mine with an 8mm socket. You can also move the geared adjusters surrounding the 8mm with your fingers. CCW was up, clockwise was down. Moving the windshield wiper solution out of the way; 2 10mm helps too. I did the passenger headlights higher than driver side. I swapped in some brighter Amazon LEDs with bad instructions. The plugs snapped in whether reversed polarity or not and didn't work with reversed polarity. Also, LEDs use DRIVERS NOT BALLASTS which get HOT. So, best to rig the drivers where they won't touch other wires or the squirter bottle.