<VV> headlight alignment

[J R Read_HML]

I just take the bezels off and then go out on a dark quiet road at night. 
Can see just how far - where they are aimed that way.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dominator" <corvair at home-town.biz>
To: <mhicks130 at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> headlight alignment


>I went to my local body shop to ask about this and they did not have the
> equipment to do the alignment.  Seems most new cars have the little 
> leveling
> bubble where the $700+ equipment to align headlights is not used all that
> much anymore.
>
> I found these procedures on-line and am going to try it as well.
> http://www.coolbulbs.com/HID-VISUAL-HEADLIGHT-AIMING-PROCEDURE.pdf
>
> I have not tried it yet as the best time to do it is at dusk when you can
> see the beam clearly.  I haven't found a level place to do it yet.  My
> driveway slopes down from the garage pretty steeply.  I went with the 
> Xenon
> bulbs from Clarks and what a difference.
>
> Dominique
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of mhicks130 at cox.net
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:04 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> healight alignment
>
> Hello VV'ers,
>
> I put halogen sealed beam headlights on my '65 last night and boy does it
> make a difference.  They're not the mythical "E-code" or anything, just $6
> NAPA H5001 and H5006's.  They really light up the road and are much 
> brighter
> (and whiter) than the T3/generic comb that I had.   But with all this new
> found light comes a question: are the headlghts oriented properly?  I 
> didn't
> think about it before because they were so dim I couldn't really see the
> beams - now I can.  I checked the shop manual but it says I'm to use the 
> T3
> magic alignment tool or something.  I've checked my other sources (Tech
> Guides, How to... ) and haven't seen a "manual" way of aligning the 
> lights.
> Is there a reference somewhere obvious that I'm missing?  They're probably
> OK but I'd like to check 'em.  Thanks in advance.
>
> mike
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