Re: Xenon Beam Pattern (vivek9856)
Yours is probably more like #2 since you cranked them so high up...
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Yours is probably more like #2 since you cranked them so high up...
Xenon Beam Pattern
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I pulled up next to an Acura TSX today at a stoplight, and was comparing the headlights between our cars. The Acura's xenon's had a flat beam pattern (just a flat top line), but my car's xenon's had a V shaped pattern (horizontal on the left, but with an upwards incline of about 30 degrees on the right side, on both headlamps). I wanted to check if that was a problem with my lights, or if it was the beam pattern that Volvo chose to use on our cars.
So chime in. If you have xenon's on your S80, does your car have a beam pattern like #1, or #2
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So chime in. If you have xenon's on your S80, does your car have a beam pattern like #1, or #2
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Re: Xenon Beam Pattern (Freeworld)
Wait, yours looks like #1?
And doesn't the tilting turn the entire headlamp housing upwards? So the beam pattern shouldn't change with height adjustment. At least that's what I think.
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Am I wrong?
| Quote, originally posted by Freeworld » |
| Yours is probably more like #2 since you cranked them so high up...
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And doesn't the tilting turn the entire headlamp housing upwards? So the beam pattern shouldn't change with height adjustment. At least that's what I think.
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Re: Xenon Beam Pattern (vivek9856)
Mine looks...... light
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| Quote, originally posted by vivek9856 » |
Wait, yours looks like #1? And doesn't the tilting turn the entire headlamp housing upwards? So the beam pattern shouldn't change with height adjustment. At least that's what I think.
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Mine looks...... light
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Re: Xenon Beam Pattern (Freeworld)
Lol. I have no idea how many turns I did. Probably 3 ish or more. The world may never know.
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But I feel better knowing that my lights aren't messed up. It just was a bit awkward when I saw that the Acura's had a completely 100% flat beam.
And MAC - thanks for the responses! Very helpful. You mentioned you had an LS430. I thought I remember seeing one of those too, and if I recall, it also had a flat beam. But you would know better since you have the car itself.
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Side note - I saw a LS460HL today, and boy, that car looked nice. Probably just because it was so expensive! http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
| Quote, originally posted by Freeworld » |
2.5 turns. That's what mine needed too. |
Lol. I have no idea how many turns I did. Probably 3 ish or more. The world may never know.
But I feel better knowing that my lights aren't messed up. It just was a bit awkward when I saw that the Acura's had a completely 100% flat beam.
And MAC - thanks for the responses! Very helpful. You mentioned you had an LS430. I thought I remember seeing one of those too, and if I recall, it also had a flat beam. But you would know better since you have the car itself.
Side note - I saw a LS460HL today, and boy, that car looked nice. Probably just because it was so expensive! http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
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