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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Headlight Aiming

My son's '04 TSX was involved in a minor front end collision and the headlamps were replaced with some aftermarket product. Although they look much nicer (the old ones had significant sun damage) they don't add any distance when the high beams are on, only additional light directly in front of the car. The low beams (blue) seem to be aimed directly though. Is there some other adjustment that we're missing? The original lamps put a lot more light far down the road when the high beams were on.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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It's normal to hear aftermarket headlight assemblies not as good as OEM. I've been experiencing that since I replaced mine. We don't have a mechanism that adjusts the highbeams alone, but rather making sure the assembly as a whole is fitted correctly. Also are the bulbs correct?
Any idea who made the aftermarket assembly?
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 03:44 PM
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Aftermarket headlights are usually cr@p. Unfortunately there isn't a separate adjusting screw for the high beams, it's all one unit like what the guy above said.
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PACman
It's normal to hear aftermarket headlight assemblies not as good as OEM. I've been experiencing that since I replaced mine. We don't have a mechanism that adjusts the highbeams alone, but rather making sure the assembly as a whole is fitted correctly. Also are the bulbs correct?
Any idea who made the aftermarket assembly?
I'll try to find the paperwork. Supposedly it's just the glass that was replaced and everything else is original. Maybe I should recover the original ones (one is scuffed up) and see if its worth getting them reconditioned?
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