Miata Mailing List: November 1996, Message #253
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   From: RSAlder@aol.com

Subject: Re: aligning Hella headlights

   Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 22:33:27 -0500



In a message dated 96-11-03 20:32:17 EST, ivan@wilmington.net (ivan white)

writes:



> Anyone have a copy of the PBC instructions that used to be mailed by them

>  with new lights?  Or remember how to do it with or without their

>  instructions?  The list archive has only her basic advice on haedlight

>  beaming for Hellas and PBC says they lost their sheet.  I'd like to get

the

>  lights out of the trees and not blind any oncoming drivers on high.



Hi Ivan,



Of the top of my head, this is how I adjust my Hellas (which is a paraphrase

of the Hella instructions).



Park the car on a level surface about 30 ft (Hella says 10 meter), take a

stick (yard stick works well) and mark on it where the cut off hits it when

it is placed just in front of the light right next to the bumper.  Make

another mark on the stick 10 inches below the original mark.  Now walk to the

wall and place the stick against it and adjust the cut-off line to hit the

lower mark on the stick.  Best to do this one light at a time.  The cutoff

line MUST be below horizontal or you will get oncoming cars flashing you.  If

you've had one car flash you your lights are aimed too high.  I've used H4

lights for years and never have been flashed.  The high beams do appear to be

a little high compared to the US spec lights but they really put light down

the road...especially with 80/100 watt bulbs.



You will also want to have the diagonal cutoff to be a little to the right of

dead ahead.  It's more difficult to determine.



Enjoy 'em and don't forget to wash 'em when you wash the rest of the car.



Ralph Alder

SoCal 90 red A











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