RE: Headlight aiming

["Crane, Damien" <d3c@TENNANTCO.com>]

> <<
> If I swap out my sealed beams for E-spec lights, I realize it's a good
> idea
> to aim the lights, however it'll be freezing cold when the lights get
> here,
> and I don't want to have to spend more time than necessary fiddling around
> with them (I already have the grill off).  In all likelihood are they
> going
> to be dramatically out of alignment if my lights are aimed correctly now?
> I don't want to be blinding people either so if it's something that should
> definitely be done then I will do it, if it can wait a few days, or weeks
> then I'll wait.
> 
> tia
> ian
> ICQ# 1941132
> >>
> 
> Pull up to a wall somewere and mark were your headlights hit now, I think
> 15-30' should do it. Mark were your tires are on the ground.
> 
> Then after you swap them you can put the car back in the same spot and see
> before and after.
> 
> Remember, no grafitti, just some chalk. :)
This won't work very well, because the beam pattern of the E-code lights is
very different that that of the dot approved lights.  I think
lighting.mbz.org   has a procedure.  Anyone who is interested in lighting
out to go to that site.  It has lots of great info on the matter.

HTH

Damien.

> hth,
> TBerk
> 
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