Headlight Alignment

[delfin]

Dear r3v:

My headlights are beyond help (maybe?). What to do?

[330SMG]

Simple way is to mark on a wall the center of the headlights and back the car up on flat ground and have the light 2 inches in and 2 inches down from that center line.

[delfin]

I know how they need to be aligned, but I don't know how to align them. They need to be focused moreso than moved up or down.

[jlevie]

An 87 325is would have plain sealed beams from the factory. Those aren't known for focused beams or good patterns. Upgrading to 88 or later elipsoids would be an improvement as would replacing the sealed beams with Cibe's.

[delfin]

An 87 325is would have plain sealed beams from the factory. Those aren't known for focused beams or good patterns. Upgrading to 88 or later elipsoids would be an improvement as would replacing the sealed beams with Cibe's.

My wagon is a 94 with ellips and this is the problem car, the 87 is perfect haha.

[jlevie]

Okay, that wasn't clear from your post and since this is an E30 forum I assumed that was the car of interest. I wonder if this car has the wrong bulbs in the headlights.

[bmwguy325is]

Most body shops can do an alignment for cheap. There are tools you can buy to do the job your self. Both are better than the mark on wall and back up thing. I think daniel stern has articles on simple shade tree alignment.

[rares]

wow i didn't know they made tourings up to 94... that's awesome... sorry, i don't have any ideas on alignment... good luck.. nice car from the sig