Thank you.

 

Just what I was trying to find out. Thanks.

 

Toyotas asked that you go past and back a little when adjusting down. Does the same apply to our cars?


Wmdpowell

 

Interesting! I just adjusted the aim last night. Apparently the delivered setting was way way high. Been getting frequent reminders from on-coming vehicles. My searches didn't turn up any horizontal adjustments, only vertical.

 

Does this adjustment only work for low beams or are high beams affected w this adjustment?

 

Low beams only. Only up or down. No horizontal adjustment available.

 

what is the procedure to 'center' the adjustment mechanism on led self leveling lights. like if you replaced an entire light assembly

 

Does the light adjuster work for everyone? I wanted to raise my lights just a little bit and when I turn the adjuster the lights don't move. The screw turns fine but the lights don't move up or down. Is there a secret to this?

I only saw an adjuster similar to the one shown at the beginning of this thread. Unless there are others that I didn't see. I have HID so don't know if that makes a difference.

 

This is exactly how mine worked.No idea why yours does not. Perhaps check with the dealer? I used an 8mm socket if I remember right. NOT a screwdriver, etc.

 

Thanks!! I am shocked at just how often I am flashed for brights while driving on lows. In Mexico it was virtually every passing car... another reason I never drive Mexico at night.

 

When you are on stock lights? or have you done any changes or upgrades to yours ?

 

@JV63 my fading recollection when I adjusted mine back in Dec. it took several turns to make a noticeable difference. The adjuster was not "high gain". You might put a mark (I used a fine-line felt marker) on the adjuster so you can count turns and return to same place if wanted.

 

I don't have the hood of my Outback open to look but I'm turned around by the picture above. The white ring on the left with black thing in the center looks to be the headlight bulb. Pictures for the passenger side make sense, the adjuster is the 8mm with a big flange or washer but at best the driver's side picture is an edge view of this bolt.

FYI: my 2016 was also delivered excessively high. Low beams in my driveway were over the neighbor's fence across the street. Dealer remedied after I looked in manual and online (and missed this thread) and decided dealer owed me.

 

Just came out of a high end 2013 3.6 Limited for a 2.5 Limited. Low beams adjusted too low and the adjusters are just as shown. I can over drive these lights with no problem so I know the low beam HIDS are too low.
FYI I have yet to see the self adjusting headlights that didn't have adjusters.
My BMW had then in 2007 and there is an adjuster for both vertical and horizontal.


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Looking forward to seeing how this 2.5L does. I know this much the steering is a bit twitchy and I had the same issue on the 3.6L 13 until I had it aligned to a slight toe in.

 

I was just told by a Subaru Service Tech that you can't adjust the headlights at all. Needless to say I find this rather funny. I've been trying to adjust mine and I was wondering if there was an easier tool to use than a socket wrench. Any thoughts?

 

I was just told by a Subaru Service Tech that you can't adjust the headlights at all ... Any thoughts?

I think you might suggest that he/she read the FSM, pages LI-31 and LI-32 (halogen low beams).

 

I just knew this information would be around here somewhere. This is saying that this is the low beam adjustment only, but there must be a high beam adjustment also unless it actually does both. Both the low and high beam cut offs are too short.