Contents: Removal and installation ↓ Adjustment ↓
Screws for adjusting the beam of a halogen lamp
1. Bolt A for horizontal adjustment; 2. Bolt C for vertical adjustment; 3. Bolt B for horizontal adjustment; 4. Horizontal adjustment level; 5. Vertical adjustment level
Screen markings for headlight beam adjustment
1. Line from the floor to the center of the headlights; 2. Light spot area; 3. The line at a distance from the axis of symmetry of the car to the center of the headlights; 4. Axis of symmetry of the car; 5. Distance 7.5 m; 6. Front plane of the headlight
Removal and installation
1. Disconnect the battery from ground.
Headlights with a non-separable optical element
2. Remove the headlight trim. On FJ62 vehicles, remove the turn signal lamp.
3. When removing the headlight, do not rotate the spring-loaded beam adjustment screws.
4. Loosen the frame mounting screws and remove the optical element frame while holding the headlight.
5. Move the headlight out and disconnect the connector. Remove the headlight.
6. Attach the connector, orienting the new element so that the molded numbers on the lens face up.
7. Install the frame, tighten the screws, insert the spring.
8. Check the beam adjustment (if the adjusting screw was rotated).
Halogen headlights
Attention! Halogen lamps are gas-filled, under pressure. Do not touch the lamp bulb. Wipe the dirty lamp with a clean cloth moistened with alcohol.
9. Disconnect the connector from the back of the headlight.
10. Turn the holder counterclockwise and remove it from the housing.
11. Pull the bulb out of the holder. Insert a new bulb without touching the bulb.
12. Connect the connector and check the operation of the headlight.
Adjustment
Attention! The headlight adjustment should be checked every 12 months, when replacing a headlight or after repairing the front part of the body. It should be noted that the described procedure allows only an approximate adjustment of the headlights, the exact adjustment is performed in a car service.
1. The headlight housing with a non-separable optical element has 2 spring-loaded screws for adjustment in the vertical (top) and horizontal (side) planes.
2. The halogen headlight is adjusted using screws on the housing (see Fig. Screws for adjusting the halogen lamp beam). By turning the screws, the central position of the level indicator located at the top of the headlight is adjusted.
3. The simplest way to adjust is to install the beam according to the markings on the screen (wall).
4. Mark the crosshairs with tape symmetrically to the vehicle's axis (see Fig. Screen markings for adjusting the headlight beam). For more precise marking, move towards the wall at a distance of about 20 cm.
5. Place the car 7.5 m from the wall.
6. The adjustment is performed with the car normally loaded and the tank half empty. Set the low beam headlights so that the light spot is located 5 cm below the horizontal and 5 cm to the right of the vertical. To raise the beam, turn the screw clockwise and vice versa. The same applies to left-right adjustment.
7. Turn on the high beam headlights and adjust the beam so that the spot is strictly on the vertical line, directly below the horizontal.
Attention! It may be impossible to precisely adjust the high and low beams in this way. In this case, try to more accurately adjust the low beam, which you have to drive with more often and on which traffic safety depends to a greater extent.
8. Have your headlights adjusted at a car service center as soon as possible.