Go to your local supermarket and use their wall.  Park close and mark the
centres of the high beams.

Back off 25 ft and make the lights hit the marks.

Drive.

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

>  I just bought some and plan to install them in the AM in my 84.  Now I
> have some sealed beam halogens that are OK, but I wanted a little more low
> beam, for sure..and extra high beam wouldn't hurt with all the rural
> traveling I do.
>
>  These came with aiming instructions (Hella) and instructions for
> installing the bulb that mention an adaptor plug..Did I miss out on that,
> or
> will they plug right in to my current wires?
>
>  Aiming:    the instructions are written for a single light...and show an
> arc to the right of center of the beam that gives further range to the
> right
> part of the beam.  So, how are people aiming these as a pair?  The
> instructions tell me to draw a center line, and make the extended portion
> of
> the beam light pattern start there and extend to the right of the center
> line...but, should I make two center lines and aim each light, or is there
> a
> compromise to aim both lights at a single 'target' somehow.
>
>  I'd like to get them darn close to right before I take off on a upcoming
> western states trip because now it's the time of year when wildlife is
> active on the highways and it gets dark pretty early already in the
> Northwest, at least.  I don't want to be blinding oncoming traffic,
> either..
>
>  Anybody have any tips for me?
>
>  Thanks, Don Hanson
>

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