I have done a search but can't find a full answer. How do adjust the headlights down? The handbook says contact Toyota :?: and the search says 2 adjusters on back of lights but which one is which?????? To get the lights to be lower do I fiddle with the adjustments nearest the radiator or those outboard nearer the mudguard? I have moved each of them a few quarter turns but nothing is happening! Lots of turns needed? Recent suspension lift raised the front more than the back hence the need to lower the lights [which were too high anyway]. Thanks, Neil
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Off the top of my head I'm not sure which one is which but you do have to turn them quite a bit. Do it with the lights switched on and fairly close to a wall (that way the light beam will have a sharper and more obvious edge) and it'll become quite clear which adjuster does which.
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I have been looking for a repair manual so I can find the little things like this. My headlights were way too high fro the factory floor too, so at 5,000 service I had them take them down a little. Now I think they are too low and want to lift a little. If anyone can supply a photo of the correct screws to turn, I'll take it from there.. I would guess the ones with the serated washers are the ones, but I want to go up and out, so which way to turn them?D4D Prado GXL - 2014. 2" OME lift, ARB Deluxe Winch bar, ARB under body protection plates, ARB EZ Deflator, Weaco fridge, Matsen fridge on slide, BFG A/T's, ARB CKMA12 compressor, Oztrail side awning with LED lights PLUS canvas extension, Lightforce XGT's.. Oricom UHF380, GME AE4017
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The bottom ones do up and down and you have to turn them a long way to get much action-park close to a wall or similar and turn it left [I think] to raise the lights and right[I think again] to lower. I parked about 1m from the garage door and lowered them by about 50mm and this made a big difference on road-you will have to go up about 50mm on the wall to raise your lights. The inner ones near the radiator I assume are the left-right adjustment. Adjust the up-down first. On mine the adjuster was an 8 or 10 mm hex nut. Neil
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I always thought rather than just randomly adjusting screws to get the level right that You adjusted high beam to be pointing dead ahead (using a wall and measuring where they should be pointed) and then the low beam should be in the right spot?[size=1][i][b]2004 GXL | Turbo Diesel | Manual | [/b]ARB Deluxe Bar | Safari Snorkle | Dual Batteries | ARB Compressor (mounted under hood) | Brake Controller | Uniden UH-012 UHF | TP09X1 Head Unit | [url=http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?15100-Spoony-s-04-GXL-Turbo-Diesel]My Rig Build Up[/url][/i][/size]
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Correct me if I'm wrong. The high beam should be 900mm from the floor.
I have a line going across the garage wall at 900mm. This way its easier to get the correct height. Thats how I did the spotties.
Hope this helps.Cheers,
Dustie
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How Far are you away from the wall to get your 900mm?Manata 3" Exhaust, Blisten shocks, King Springs 50 mm lift, Poly Air Bags, Roof Rack, Iron Man Bull Bar, HID 50W LightForce XGT spotties, Daul Batteries, GME TX3440 & AE4705 ant, Upgraded window washer, Bonnet Scoop, Tunit chip, bonnet protector, headlight protector, Cooper STT's, ScangaugeII, Dash Mat, Endless Air, Stebel Nautilus, Diff Breathers, Water Sedimentor. ([b]Camprite TL8s [/b] Arrived ALIVE~!)
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Originally posted by dustieCorrect me if I'm wrong. The high beam should be 900mm from the floor.
I have a line going across the garage wall at 900mm. This way its easier to get the correct height. Thats how I did the spotties.
Hope this helps.
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I'll get some photos tonight and post up, but the adjusting nuts are the ones with the gnarly looking washer.... Looks like they have teeth.....
10mm socket or spanner, park the car close to a wall so you can see if you're turning the nut the right way, remember, less is more......
I did mine the other night, used the garage roller door as a marker, adjusted almost a full notch on the roller door.... from a distance of about 1meter...D4D Prado GXL - 2014. 2" OME lift, ARB Deluxe Winch bar, ARB under body protection plates, ARB EZ Deflator, Weaco fridge, Matsen fridge on slide, BFG A/T's, ARB CKMA12 compressor, Oztrail side awning with LED lights PLUS canvas extension, Lightforce XGT's.. Oricom UHF380, GME AE4017
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Originally posted by MDSimpsonI'll get some photos tonight and post up, but the adjusting nuts are the ones with the gnarly looking washer.... Looks like they have teeth.....
10mm socket or spanner, park the car close to a wall so you can see if you're turning the nut the right way, remember, less is more......
I did mine the other night, used the garage roller door as a marker, adjusted almost a full notch on the roller door.... from a distance of about 1meter...Regards,
Big Fella
2007 Prado GXL D-4D Auto. Black. Cooper ATR's, ARB Bull Bar, Safari Snorkel, ARB Dual Battery, Sandgrabba Mats, Black Duck Seat Covers, Plastic Bits on the front, Mesh Grill Guard, Tinted Front Windows, Towbar, Reverse Sensors, Lightforce Blitz 240's, ORS Drawer System. ScanguageII, Stebel Truck Horn, Icom 440 UHF Radio and BIlstein/Ridepro Premium Lift Kit.
If you can't fix it with a hammer...... you have an electrical problem.
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Here are the two from the passenger side, they need to be turned LOTS before they have an effect.
The drivers side ones are harder to photograph now as the second battery is in..
This from a 2008 GXL D4D.
D4D Prado GXL - 2014. 2" OME lift, ARB Deluxe Winch bar, ARB under body protection plates, ARB EZ Deflator, Weaco fridge, Matsen fridge on slide, BFG A/T's, ARB CKMA12 compressor, Oztrail side awning with LED lights PLUS canvas extension, Lightforce XGT's.. Oricom UHF380, GME AE4017
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Originally posted by MDSimpsonHere are the two from the passenger side, they need to be turned LOTS before they have an effect.
The drivers side ones are harder to photograph now as the second battery is in..
This from a 2008 GXL D4D.
Regards,
Big Fella
2007 Prado GXL D-4D Auto. Black. Cooper ATR's, ARB Bull Bar, Safari Snorkel, ARB Dual Battery, Sandgrabba Mats, Black Duck Seat Covers, Plastic Bits on the front, Mesh Grill Guard, Tinted Front Windows, Towbar, Reverse Sensors, Lightforce Blitz 240's, ORS Drawer System. ScanguageII, Stebel Truck Horn, Icom 440 UHF Radio and BIlstein/Ridepro Premium Lift Kit.
If you can't fix it with a hammer...... you have an electrical problem.
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