Can you adjust spyder headlights

It is a must to adjust your aftermarket headlights once you install them. This way you will set up proper beams, which means adequate visibility at night.

This is something you can do by yourself if you have basic technical skills and very basic tools in your garage. Based on the headlight design, the aftermarket headlights may feature screws, knobs or fittings to adjust the headlight beams horizontally and vertically. Yet in general, the setup is pretty much similar. Once you have the lights installed and all the tools handy, you are ready to start the headlights adjustment process. First, you need to find a wall and park against it on flat space.

When the vehicle is parked 25 ft away from the wall, you will need to measure 3. When done, mark this place. You will actually need to do 2 marks with tape one should go horizontally, and second one — across. The width of the horizontal mark should be equal to the length of the vehicle. Next, you will need to do the same with the other headlight. And even though this project is something that can be done by your own, you may want to take the vehicle to the shop to have your new halo projector headlights adjusted.

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For this reason it shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes to adjust your Spyder headlights. Measure the distance from the ground to the horizontal center of the headlights and place a strip of horizontal tape on the wall directly in front of each headlight at this same height. Place a strip of vertical tape on the wall in front of the vertical center of each headlight to create two tape targets to use to aim your Spyder headlights. Measure 25 feet away from the wall, place tape on the ground there, and reverse your vehicle until the Spyder headlights are directly above the tape on the ground.

Prop open the hood. Pry off the cowling covering the top and bottom adjustment screws on the rear of each headlight assembly using your screwdriver. The cowling looks like a small, black, circular, rubber cap.

Adjust the aim of the headlights so that the high-intensity portion of the low and high beams hit the wall 2 inches below and to the right of the center of the tape targets on the wall. If so, switch the leads in the bulb socket.

You should be able to just adjust the rear shock to keep your headlights in proper adjustment when you load the bike. That is if they are properly adjusted before you load the bike up. Check it out on the garage door. See the top of the light edge. Then apply your load and find where you need to adjust the suspension to have the same measurement.

All times are GMT The time now is PM. All rights reserved. Digital Point modules: Sphinx-based search. Each headlight has a enclosed cable that terminates in a knurled knob at the side access panels. That is what you 'turn' to adjust the height of the headlight, not the headlight itself. Now that makes sense too. I never could quite get the "soft and hard" bit as it never seemed to change much for me You are correct, the nut does not need to be loosened to adjust the headlight.