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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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QUESTION: Projector aiming. Which screw does what?

Ok, I got THESE projectors installed last night. They look awesome.

Here's the problem, however. They obviously need to be aimed. It's not that I don't know how to aim them, per sey, it's just that since they have to be taken out to do so, I was wondering if anyone with these same headlights could tell me which screw(s) adjust left/right, up/down so I'm not taking them out, making the adjustments, putting them back in, only to find out that I went up when I wanted to go down or went left when I wanted up.

If someone could just tell me which screw does what funtion and which direction you turn the screw to go a desired direction, it would save me a lot of time.



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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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I can't see the pics cause my work firewall blocks them. What generation projectors are they?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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Trial and error...adjust and look to see what moved with what adjustment...
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
I can't see the pics cause my work firewall blocks them. What generation projectors are they?
they are the first gen:
2 halos
1 projector, 1 high beam
3 LEDs across the top inside corner
1 turn signal on the top outside corner
and 1 side marker on the bottom outside corner

Originally Posted by MapOfTaziFoSho
Trial and error...adjust and look to see what moved with what adjustment...
lol...that's what I'm trying to avoid

Last edited by roadrage06; Sep 16, 2008 at 10:21 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Like I said I can't see pics so I don't know which "How To" to tell you to look at but I know there's several in the "How To" section...I have 2nd gens so I'm not sure about the 1st gens...
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MapOfTaziFoSho
Trial and error...adjust and look to see what moved with what adjustment...
Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
Like I said I can't see pics so I don't know which "How To" to tell you to look at but I know there's several in the "How To" section...I have 2nd gens so I'm not sure about the 1st gens...
well, if they are from the same manufacturer, the adjustments are probably the same, do you remember which screw did what?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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Whether or not someone tells you what screw does what, you will still have to pull them off the car, adjust them, then put them back on in order to see if they're aimed properly. You're not saving a hell of a lot of time in the end of it all so I would just go ahead and start adjusting things. You pretty much figure out what screw does what after the first set of adjustments anyway. I had to aim my third gens on my own and it didn't take very long to do.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Looks like your not getting as much help as I hoped on here. Someone has to know which screws do what. Good luck Tom...
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by roadrage06
well, if they are from the same manufacturer, the adjustments are probably the same, do you remember which screw did what?
Top one was up and down and the bottom was the right and left
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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it depends on what gen you have. (gen1)

(passenger side)



Left is up and down I think and right is left and right.

If you got 1st gen cutoff suppose to look like this:

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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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dang ^ really helps. mine need aimed im just too lazy to do it.. it will get done in a couple days.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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I empathize with you, aiming Gen 1's are a pain. I have them. Think of it like this. The screws are in the corners, and they directly move the housing based on the corner it is in. So if you only twist say the lower left screw in, then you are pulling the beam down and into the lower left. If you want to move the beam straight down, then you have to turn both bottom screws evenly. Does that make sense?

I had to do the trail and error method, but I was able to keep the lights installed on the car while I did it. I have a lot of tools, and was actually able to get a socket on each screw.
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Halfcent
I empathize with you, aiming Gen 1's are a pain. I have them. Think of it like this. The screws are in the corners, and they directly move the housing based on the corner it is in. So if you only twist say the lower left screw in, then you are pulling the beam down and into the lower left. If you want to move the beam straight down, then you have to turn both bottom screws evenly. Does that make sense?

I had to do the trail and error method, but I was able to keep the lights installed on the car while I did it. I have a lot of tools, and was actually able to get a socket on each screw.
wow i would love to see pics of how this is done
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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Not much to it really, just imagine a 1/4inch drive socket handle with a bit driver on the end. On one of those screws I remember using a stubby screwdriver to fit.
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Halfcent
Not much to it really, just imagine a 1/4inch drive socket handle with a bit driver on the end. On one of those screws I remember using a stubby screwdriver to fit.
Pics or it didn't happen
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Xavipheus
Pics or it didn't happen
lol
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Oh good lord. Okay, gimme a day. I used a 1/4 inch socket driver, 3" extension, 8mm 12 point socket, and sometimes a stubby phillips. I'll edit this post with picture when I get it.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Halfcent
Oh good lord. Okay, gimme a day. I used a 1/4 inch socket driver, 3" extension, 8mm 12 point socket, and sometimes a stubby phillips. I'll edit this post with picture when I get it.
Thank you kind sir, your a gentleman and a scholar.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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I managed to aim them the same way too. It sure is a pain to do it but its possible
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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isnt there a "how to" for this?

plus i have gen ones and i have been too lazy to aim them as well.......w-e when i go out i usually just run the halos and leds
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