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shehan
09-09-2007, 11:53 AM
my 3rd gen verada has the stock fog lights and have been working well, although i changed the globes in them a while back and ever since then 1 of the fog lights beam is HIGHER than the other, the other beam is where is should be but the other is not right.
i hav looked into the light to see if i placed the globe back correctly and i did
i could not figure out how to lower or adjust the beam shine

n e ideas??

Lucifer
09-09-2007, 11:56 AM
If it's the same as the headlights, your passenger side beam should be higher than the drivers side, if I remember correctly...

shehan
09-09-2007, 12:03 PM
If it's the same as the headlights, your passenger side beam should be higher than the drivers side, if I remember correctly...
im not sure if it should be the same, i believe before changing the globes that they were at a same level.
although if u are correct that is still weird because at the moment it is my drivers side that is higher than the passanger

Apollo441
09-09-2007, 11:35 PM
I've found with mine they look the same height out on the road but on the garage wall the drivers side looks lower.

shehan
09-09-2007, 11:52 PM
I've found with mine they look the same height out on the road but on the garage wall the drivers side looks lower.
not the case with mine, u can clearly see that the fog light beam on the drivers side is higher, whether it be on a wall or on the road

Gerard
10-09-2007, 12:18 AM
isnt there an adjustment thing on the foglights, a screw thingo?

i adjusted mine the other day.. get a spanner out and keep adjusting till they are both the same level you like

Schnell
10-09-2007, 10:16 AM
isnt there an adjustment thing on the foglights, a screw thingo?

i adjusted mine the other day.. get a spanner out and keep adjusting till they are both the same level you like

Correct. On my TF it is a single phillips head screw accessible through the lower grilles. Turn the screw one way the aim goes up - turn it the other way ther aim goes down. Later model fogs will be the same. Oh, and the aim height should be identical left to right. Odd that the aim should have changed with replacing the bulb though. Makes me wonder if the bulb is not seated properly - would be worth pulling the bulb and reinserting first to see if this fixes the prob.

i286
10-09-2007, 10:36 AM
You can adjust fog light beam only horizontally. There is adjusting screw next to the lamp.
Ensure that the tyres are inflated to the correct pressure and that the vehicle is on level ground.
Vehicle should be unladen, except for a weight of 55 kilograms placed on the driver seat.
If using aiming board or wall, position the vehicle 10 metres from, and square to the board/wall.
Mark the centre of the fog light on the board. Switch the fog lights on.
Adjust the fog lamps so that beam strikes the aiming board/wall with the horizontal cut off point 47 mm below the horizontal centre line, and check that the beam is to the left of the vertical centre line.

Rob_D
10-09-2007, 10:45 AM
I have found the wall of a shopping centre carpark good for aiming lights. Either a small centre that doesn't have much usage at night or go very late so go can park back from the wall.

To get an idea where the centre of the car is pointing look through the back window to pick the centre.

Rob

shehan
16-09-2007, 09:53 AM
UPDATE,
yesterday i opened up the fog light to double check that i had placed the globe in correctly and it was.
then i tried the screw on the side of the foglight, although it was VERY stiff and made a sqeeky noise when i tried to turn it, i believe that the screw is not working for some reason, because i persisted to turn and nothing happened
n e more ideas??