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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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headlight aiming help

im a little stumped on this. there are 2 adjuster screws on the back of the headlight. ive got my height set but the light points right. if i look at where the reflector is compared to the lens its about an inch or more out of being straight. so my headlight points right too far. i tried playing with the adjusters but i cant seem to get her to aim straight. any help on this would be great.
Old Aug 6, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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Double check how the bulb is seated in the housing. If you are an inch off, it's probably off centered or loose.
Old Aug 7, 2010 | 04:12 AM
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the actual reflector was off center by an inch. it looked like it was sitting in there sideways. i got it sorted it out, and learned that if you over unscrew the vertical adjuster the reflector will come off the screw. so a little modification with a drill bit through the bottom of the fairing took care of that shoved a small screw driver in there and put it back in place. twice. lol. also i had it aimed really well but it was bouncing alot. the thing was moving inside the housing like it wasnt even attached so i gave it a couple turns to tighten it, raised the ct off line a little but its rock solid. and for anyone looking to do a retro fit, trs is the place to go, 5000k morimoto bulb with matching 35w ballast, bi xenon fxr projector. its incredible. the only draw back is that i have a small triangle infront of the bike where light isnt coming out likely from the bottom of the headlight and the lens creats a little noise we'll call it on the sides. other than that its a fantastic setup. ill get pictures sunday night of it lighting up my fence
Old Aug 7, 2010 | 08:36 AM
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COULD wear those screws out adjusting- to high, to low, my wife on the back(to high) lean in the curves- light pointing at the white line. Has any member consider driving lights? or brackets that would hold driving lights?
Old Aug 7, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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ive got it set where i like it, its a little high but it doesnt seem to be blinding too many people, and really in the end id rather be able to see
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