Go to Daniel Stern's great site, at: http://lighting.mbz.org, and click on tech.  Just follow
the links.  He has great instructions for aiming your lights.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Pollard" <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 10:22 AM
Subject: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.

>
> I am psyching myself up for putting in the 7" round lights for the south
> african grill... i have the wires and relays and switches and fuses and
> lights and holders and beer and much more stuff. Now so i don't
> re-invent the wheel, is there is simple (as in w/ minimal
> trial-and-error) means to where and how to aim the lights? Does someone
> have a dead-on formula for this that works? I know i can install them,
> drive around and then tilt them up or down or left or right. But is
> there a "real" way to do this? (LIke put the lights 8' in front of you
> but 2' in the air, etc.). I'm a scientist and physicist- give me a
> formula damnit. I'm tired of experimenting.
>
> Second, what about the inner driving lights- how do i aim them too.
> These would be a flood-light type of light i suppose that are mounted at
> the same vertical height as the headlights.
>
> thanks
> matthew, with the "friday" email address.
> 86 syncro westy i4
>
>