headlight aiming

From the Lighting - Headlight Assembly section of the manual...

5. Headlight Aiming Adjustment

(a) Adjust the aim vertically: (this is what you want to do after a lift)
Adjust the headlight aim into the specifiec range by turning the aiming screw with a screwdriver.

NOTICE:
The The final turn of the aiming screw should be made in the clockwise direction. If the screw is tightened excessively, loosen it and then retighten it, so that the final turn of the screw is in the clockwise direction.

(b)Perform low-beam aim adjustment
HINT:
The headlight aim moves up when turning the aiming screw clockwise, and moves down when turning the aiming screw counterclockwise.

(c) Adjust the aim horizontally? (shouldn't need to do this if you're just adding a lift)
Adjust the aim horizontally:
Adjust the aim into the specified range by turning aiming screw with a screwdriver. The The final turn of the aiming screw should be made in the clockwise direction. If the screw is tightened excessively, loosen it and then retighten it, so that the final turn of the screw is in the clockwise direction.

The adjustment screw is on the drivers bottom Left corner of the light. It is 'metal' and looks like a gear. There is a 'channel' of plastic where a long Phillips Head Screwdriver will slide right down and engage the gear. This is the easiest mod we can do on our trucks. You don't need to remove anything and it is an easy 5 minute job including backing out your truck, popping the hood and finding the 'gear'.

Have fun!

 

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It's a pain in the butt to reach in there in an '09. On top of that, the vertical adjustments are an 8mm hex. The best way to get at it is using one of those 1/4" drive "finger/palm ratchet" wrenches with an 8mm socket on it.

 

Okay, so ive been trying this since i did HID's and lifted. Ive been trying to correct the height of the beam because there too high, Ive tried turning the top dial counter-clockwise (quite a bit) but nothing has happened.
Any help?

 

Try turning the adjuster the other direction a few turns and see if they go up more. Then try turning them back down.

I had a set of aftermarkets that did something like this. They got to a certain adjustment, and stopped. I had to turn the adjustment a bunch of turns opposite of the direction I wanted, then turn it back the other way. They then moved sufficiently in the direction I needed them to.

 

alright thanks ill give that a try later tonight

 

The link no longer works, can you re-post the link for aligning headlights?

 

those instructions are really intimidating lol i just pulled up to the side of a supermarket wall (closed btw), right up to the curb (which left my trucks headlights about 8-9 feet from the wall...oh, and makes it easier to access the adjustment screw) and turned the screw CCW til the lights were lowered to about 3 inches (then CW as told to do) drove it around (at night) and made another final adjustment (up a half inch) and it was good to go...damn inspection/bodyshop wanted 80 bucks to do that?! WTF i guess youre really paying for the piece of paper that certifies the adjustment...

 

link seems dead. anybody got an updated one?

 

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I have a sheet of Masonite hardboard on which I've marked vertical-horizontal centerlines and 25-foot VOL beam downward aim targets for my two Tacomas. I have a 25-foot-from-the-gate mark on my driveway. I've used Daniel Stern's aiming guidance and it's worked well to give me good visibilty ahead and no flashing from oncoming vehicles. Placinh the hardboard against the gate and re-aim the headlights and fog lights based on loads I'm carrying is an easy job. For example, here's a photo after I took off the rooftop tent and other loads in the back at the end of a camping trip and needed to re-aim the lights to an empty bed.

It took a little time to make the board, but it's been useful for several years now on both Gen 1 and Gen 2 trucks.