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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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aim headlights

ok so i got read of my fog lights but now it seems like i need to re-aim my headlights. does anybody know how to do this on a ge?
 
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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the aiming nut is located near the bulb rubber seal on the headlight housing. once you pop the hood youll see a nut with metal gears when you look straight down at it. take a #2 phillips screw driver and turn. youll see an imprint of a U and D next to the hole where your screwdriver can fit, the U is for aiming UP and D is for aiming DOWN.

i hope this helps, sorry i dont have pics.
 
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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the aiming nut is located near the bulb rubber seal on the headlight housing. once you pop the hood youll see a nut with metal gears when you look straight down at it. take a #2 phillips screw driver and turn. youll see an imprint of a U and D next to the hole where your screwdriver can fit, the U is for aiming UP and D is for aiming DOWN.

i hope this helps, sorry i dont have pics.


no problem ill have to do it when im back home cuz i dont have any tools here but has any1 noticed base model headlights are different? the little cover that causes the bulb to reflect into the light has an opening on the base model but the sport doesnt. does any1 know y? or if the base models are designed for the purpose of not having fogs?
 
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no problem ill have to do it when im back home cuz i dont have any tools here but has any1 noticed base model headlights are different? the little cover that causes the bulb to reflect into the light has an opening on the base model but the sport doesnt. does any1 know y? or if the base models are designed for the purpose of not having fogs?


i have never seen that opening. but then again i never looked for it.
i guess next time im at the dealer i'll have to check that out.
good info thanks.
 
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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i have never seen that opening. but then again i never looked for it.
i guess next time im at the dealer i'll have to check that out.
good info thanks.


i found pictures hahahah



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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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wouldnt this hole on the bulb shield cause more glare on the fit base than it does for the fit sport?

im intrigued by this difference in design, would like some feedback from some base owners with glare/no glare theory.
 
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Originally Posted by JJIN
wouldnt this hole on the bulb shield cause more glare on the fit base than it does for the fit sport?

im intrigued by this difference in design, would like some feedback from some base owners with glare/no glare theory.

a glare would create a wide angle of light (the fogs do this too) so that could make up for not having the fogs. while the sport model has a more focused light but has the fogs to see the sides of the road???
 
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ha lol
thanks for the pics. deff see it now.
 
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i dont se why honda would take the time to make different headlights?
 
Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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headlights manufactured in different locations maybe? The H4 bulbs have the tip of the bulb "painted/blackened/coated/whatever" so there's no light going straight out of the bulb anyway.

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Originally Posted by fitisbamf
i dont se why honda would take the time to make different headlights?
Just making sure u understand that it's not different headlights.
The only difference is the bulb cover. This is a part all by itself
that comes off by a screw i believe.
 
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