Uneasy About "Do It Myself" Headlamp Adjustment

[ldusseau]

New to the Stinger (2018 GT2) community but I see I'm having the same issue with overdriving my low beams as with my 2010 BMW. The BMW's lamps were factory aimed far too low. I had my shop adjust the BMW lamp aim which I now realize I could have done myself because it's a basic halogen reflector/manual adjuster system. However with my GT2 I am really hesitant to do it on my own. My car has the LED projector dynamic bending and high beam assist function which I found really helpful on the Penn turnpike last night. However there was enough oncoming traffic that the high beam assist kept shutting off. I was on the very twisty portion just east of Pittsburgh and without the high beam assist I was really struggling to see the lane reflectors because of the sharp low beam cut-off. The other thing is I'm an automotive lighting engineer so I *should* be able to do it myself, but I understand the complexities of the leveling/swiveling system and how they are designed so I don't want to do it myself. I read a couple of posts and one person said the lamps were "loose" after adjusting them. It is entirely possible to turn the adjusting nut on top of the motors the wrong direction and have the ball at the end of the motor disengage from the coupling system in the adjuster bracket (the bracket that holds the projectors). All that being said, has anyone taken their car to the shop/dealership and asked them to raise the aim slightly?

 

[vipeboy2000]

I've heard of some dealers able to do it easily and some acting like it was a huge deal... in reality, the up down adjustment even on the dynamic ones are able to be adjusted with a long philips screwdriver.. it's marked in the direction to turn for u / d and very simple. I've adjusted mine a few times to get it perfect after a couple night drives.

 

[JSolo]

Within a day or two of getting my car, used a long thin philips to adjust both sides to my liking. Find a nice dark area to test on.

 

[D.J.]

You can adjust them - mechanically - with just a P2 screwdriver

 

[nhcowboy28]

It’s a fn screwdriver. If you aren’t capable of turning a screwdriver…

 

[ldusseau]

It’s a fn screwdriver. If you aren’t capable of turning a screwdriver…

No need to be snippy cowboy

 

[ldusseau]

You can adjust them - mechanically - with just a P2 screwdriver


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Thanks for the diagrams!

 

[D.J.]

Thanks for the diagrams!

no problem

Always nice to have online references.

Once you adjust them - you will laugh at how simple it was.

 

[Snowwhite]

I did it a year ago after I got lowering springs and have had absolutely no issues. I did it from the rear of the housings with a wrench, though.

 

[ldusseau]

no problem

Always nice to have online references.

Once you adjust them - you will laugh at how simple it was.

Yeah, I realize it's simple but as a automotive lighting engineer I started overthinking. "Well, what if I did this and that happened" kind of thing. Sometimes too much knowledge can hamper doing simple things. However I am still thrilled/amazed by this car every day.

 

[JSolo]

Follow K.I.S.S.

 

[ldusseau]

Follow K.I.S.S.

Good advice but I leave out the last "S".

 

[JSolo]

I don't know about that. Sometimes that last S is most important. I don't mean it in a bad way either. I too tend to complicate things that shouldn't be.

 

[rpoffen]

I just adjusted mine a little bit higher and made sure left/right matched when pointed at my garage door. Anything was an improvement over stock.