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1997 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0 V6
The other day I finally got around to installing new headlights (the whole fixture). The old ones had 312,000 miles of haze and scratches. The old ones were almost perfectly aligned both vertically and horizontally. The new ones on the other hand... have been a total bitch to align. The passenger side light seems fine, but the drivers side is aimed way to far to the right (towards the passenger side and curb). Not just a little off, I mean its hugging the curb. I have tried adjusting it horizontally as far as the adjuster screw will physically allow, but it just barley came over to left. Still hugging the beam on the right.
But here is the part that just blows my mind. When I flip on the brights, both beams are pointed way to left. Turn off the brights and now its back to the right.
Just how exactly do you properly align these things and why are the bright beams not in line with the low beams. The brights and lows are the same physical bulb, so why are the beams so differently aligned.
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>>14676011
>>14676011
send me a link to the headlights you bought
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>>14676011
are these aftermarket or oem parts?
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>>14676028
Here's What I got
http://www.am-autoparts.com/1997/Toyota/Camry/headlight-assemblies/AM-11823361/262331.html
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>>14676065
never dealt with them. have you tried a shim of some sort?
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>>14676153
Pic related is not my car, but the light pattern is similar except mine are aimed more to the right.
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>>14676165
that's fucking terrible. how are you aligning these?
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>>14676165
Essentially the curb is well lit, but anything ahead or to the left is total darkness. I have the adjustment screw for horizontal set to aim left.
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>>14676172
That the problem, the is one screw for horizontal and one for vertical, and turning either one (even quite a bit) barley results in any change.
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>>14676165
I could just run with the brights all the time, since those at least point straight, but that would fucking blind everyone on the road.
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>>14676184
you might have bought shit headlights
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man i hate this camry purge them all
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>>14676224
I'm considering reinstalling the old ones. I was a little suspicious of the low price tag anyway (only $50 for the pair).
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>>14676478
Well, can't do that now because they're fucking broke.
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