http://www.our350z.com/todo-5.html

After buying my car used, I drove it since May with the Hid's only showing like 2 car spaces ahead. I followed these instructions and now I can see waaaay farther. Passed a couple cars last night and they didn't high beam me.


Easiest way is to buy a $5 screwdriver - 2x8 phillips It's like a foot long and skinny.

 

That's actually the HARD way to do it. If you use a 18" screwdriver, you can do it from the top. I didn't know about 27 1/2" though. I think after adjusting, mine are still too low. I'm going to check it out sometime... sweet...

 

Yeah 27.5 inches. the Way the service manual tells u seems to complicated for me.

I moved my front bumper 5 ft from my garage door and set them to about 27.5 inches.

my driveway is slanted downwards so I know I'm probably an inch or two below a true 27.5 inches so I shouldn't blind anyone. =)

car is way more enjoyable to drive now that i can actually see.

 

good find!

 

i adjusted mine, i can see like day time, and haven't been flashed yet (by cars), following the 27.5 " rule.

 

thank god, i thought i was the only one thats HID's were messed up... ill check into this fix... great find!

 

bah!, to much work, maybe ill just take it to the dealer and have them do it for me

 

I thought I was one of a few with this problem. Sweet

 

roy howd you get it from the top? i went to try it out tonight but i couldnt see anything from the top! help me out man!

 

Its hard fo find from the top, but its so easy once u figure out where it is.

 

 

use a flash light.

its not that hard to find.

 

If you look from above the headlight, look in between the crack between the headlight the black plastic piece, you'll see a small silver gear with triangular teeth.

You need a foot long phillips screwdriver.

Turn it clockwise to adjust it higher, and counterclockwise to adjust it lower.

 

found it, thanks guys

 

Great, thanx

 

Just in case someone does a search and still can't find the hole...

(From an old PM I sent)

"It is not a definite hole...more like a shaft or opening that's squared shape like [ ]

Easiest way to find it is pop up the hood. Next to the left headlight you'll see a blue cap for the windshield washer fluid.
Right in between the blue cap and the headlight like there is a shaft/ hole that goes all the way down.

Use a flashlight or you won't see the gears to the leveler down there.

It should resemble a little something like this:

['''] With the top dots being the gears.

So remember between the LEFT headlight and blue windshield washer fluid cap. Once you find that one the other one won't be hard to find.

Turn the gears while the headlights are projected on a wall or garage door so you can get an idea of how much you're leveling the beam. These lights can point as far up as a two story building so watch how much you're turning.

It takes more than a few turns before you'll see the beam start to inch it's way so be patient."

 

I am sure the non HID's are adjusted the same way, if so, thanks for the info. Mine are too low as well.

 

I just did the adjustment on my HID's they were set at 25" ,now at 27 1/2 " and the illumination is now fantastic,and for the record no flashing high beams from on coming traffic so to all.
good find BOMA

 

Is the site down??? doesn't work.

 

Thanks, I'm happy to help !