adjusting headlights?

[connzy]

Alright so i will start from the start...

my headlights/globes were *poo*, i used to drive around at night with my high beams on and other drivers were not bothered!
i tested with some mates to see if my high beams blinded them when they were driving towards me and they didnt even notice.

So i bought some 6000k HID's because supposedly in reflecter headlights even on low beam they blind other drivers, turns out even with HID's on HIGH BEAM they didnt bother other drivers, done the same test with my mates and they said that they were bright but there not even close to blinding (This is on high beam).

Next i bought a headlight restore kit and got rid of the yellow fogginess because i thought that might help. It brought my headlights up nice and crystal clear but it didnt fix the problem of not being able to see at night.

Following the gregory's manual i drove my car up to a wall (5m away) and turned the vertical adjuster screw clockwise (the screwdriver was spinning clockwise, which turned the gear anti clockwise) multiple times but it didnt change the height of the beam.

my questions are:
MY HID has a metal shield around half the bulb, the metal is around the bottom of the globe which means the light going up, should the globe be facing down? (maybe i should go DIY and cut the metal shield off and just leave the triangle bit so it will still fit into the headlight?)

(I realized this as i was posting) By spinning the screwdriver clockwise it turned the gear anti-clockwise. Which way should the gear spin to mkae the headlights go up?

 

[Trondabron]

If you look at the way your headlights work, on low beam you want the light to go up, hit the reflector which will then angle it down at the ground.

When your highbeams go on, the bottom half of the bulb goes on, and it goes down, bounces off the bottom reflector, and goes up in the air.

When you are aligning your headlights, you want to align it for low beam.

I just wind it one way till i see it move, then I wind the other way if I need to.

TBH, there are things that have been done that just adds up to a crappy setup.

1. HIDs in reflector lenses.
2. 6000K HID's
3. Using weird Hi/Lo h4 HIDs.

Dont run HIDs in reflectors, as they arent designed to focus the light from a HID bulb, so even though you think your putting out more Lumens (which you are) they are going in the wrong direction and wont help you see.

4300K bulb temps are the most effective for visibility. Even tho 6000K are hella blue and JDM, you gain light energy, but you loose the Lumen count. 4300K is the optimum for energy, lumen output, and ease on the eye.

Just, install standard bulbs, keep your headlights clean and aligned, OR do a projector retro fit, buy some aftermarket projectors to run HIDs, or put some spotlights on.