Does anyone know where the lights should shine? Is there a spec. on the distance of the beam? I just got new clear heads for my 2000L and want to make sure they shine where there suppose to. Also do any of you use the blue type bulbs?

Scott

 

I got blueish colored bulbs in my head lights, but they shoot out white at night. To be honest it is easier to take it to the dealer and spend $10 dollars letting them point the head lights. I had that same problem about 2 weeks ago when i installed my head lights. You really can't get a tool on them to adjust them yourself. Good luck....

 

The adjustment only takes a few minutes and you can easily do it yourself. You will need a very small set of pliers..
Park your L on level ground and about 15 ft. from a wall, garage door, etc.. To adjust the headlights up or down you find the adjuster rod on the top back of the headlight housing and you turn just that adjuster only. Adjust each headlight so the beam on the wall a head of you is equal. I fine tuned my adjustment of the headlights once night fall came and after I drove the truck. Carried a small ignition plier to make the adjustments. ( Ford has a special headlight adjuster tool you can buy for $10+. ) I found my small plier did the job if you go easy so as not to bugger up the adjuster. Oh, you want to adjust the headlights so that when you are driving your low beams hit just below the oncoming vehicles windshield. If you are facing the side on an car going by you want the low beam light to hit just a tad below their side windows. The adjustment will be different with everybodys L as alot depends on the height of your L front and rear,etc..

 

thanks billarf, that was helpful-I am getting a few too many people flashing high bems at me. I think its time to adjust them.

 

As I said the adjustment is easy.. You need a LITTLE pair of pliers.
Takes only a few minutes.. After doing drive around atnight abit and you will see if you need to go up or down a tad more to your liking.

 

All of the above by Billarf is correct but there is one more step. In the center of your headlight, the center should be marked with a small "+" (at least that's what the OEM have). Measure the heigth of the + from the floor and on your garage wall, put a piece of masking tape or other mark at the same heigth off the floor. Then adjust the lights so that the center of the beams is centering about 1/2 to 3/4 inch below the mark. Test drive and make final adjustments to your liking from that. Also make sure your driver side headlight narrows in from centerline of the road so as not to obstruct vision in on-coming drivers. Use low beams for adjustment because you drive on them much more than high beams.

 

Thanks fellow lightning bros for the good information. It is exactly what I am looking for........

Scott

 

I had the same problem, when I changed to the blue bulbs. I carrie a small adjustable crescent wrench with me to adjust mine. If your standing in front of your truck, you turn it to the driver side for up, and to the passenger side for down.

 

Great post! This worked great.