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    HID headlight adjustment???

    My 2017 Mirage Gt came with HID headlights. Love how bright they are... but driver side light is 2' lower at 25' distance. This drives me nuts on long drives to work on country roads. Only lights are mine and they are crooked.
    Cant find a way to adjust..... Please help.



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    The driver side headlight should always point lower to avoid blinding oncoming drivers. That being said, 2 ft. @ 25 ft. Seems excessive. Maybe try the factory service manual for adjustment procedure.

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    No adjustment procedure is listed in owners manual and the tech at the dealership said he couldn't find any adjustment points.

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    there are adjustments somewhere..
    My dealer had me bring car in to verify/check adjustment on HIDs.. service bulletin?
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    I found a post by 3dplane that might help you.

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    Can you take a picture of the back of your headlight? There definitely is adjusters for vertical and horizontal. In fact, there's a recall for the GTs because many headlights didn't come equipped with covers over the horizontal adjustment to prevent owner adjustment. Only the vertical adjustment should be adjusted by the owner.
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    Just wanted to update this thread with a picture. The GT hid headlight has adjustment just like the halogen headlight. The bottom one adjusts vertical beam pattern and the one on top (you need to remove the white cap to access), adjusts horizontal beam pattern. The picture is taken from the bottom of the lamp.


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