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Here's how to adjust you headlights Height.
I show this cause it's been frustrating as hell how low the lights were pointing. I finally found how and it's so easy!
First you'll need a phillips screwdriver...period.
This 1st picture is where you need to put the screwdriver. this picutre is on the passenger side.
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Next pixture is a closeup of the previous picture.
You just need to turn CCW or CW direction.
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This picture is on the drivers side. My picture
is cluttered because that's my ballast for the HID lights.
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Regards,
Please don't point to high to blind oncoming cars...enjoy!
We need a thread, that we and future forum participants can access, that just covers tutorials and photos on things like this. I've seen it on an Elantra board and have found it VERY useful.
Many, many thanks on the photos and instructions on how to adjust the headlight height. I'm not sure I would have figured out that all I had to do was slide a philips head screwdriver down the little funnel and turn. After reading your post, I went to the garage and the adjustment took me all of about 1 minute. This headlight shadow has been driving me nuts for months.
Again, thanks a million.
I'm just glad I could help some of you. For me it's been very frustrating the cut-off. Well...not anymore.
:shades:
I just changed out to HIDs last weekend and the difference is night and day. You can buy a great HID kit off of eBay for well under $200. I recently found a Bosch German made kit for $140 plus shipping and I am looking at that one for my wifes Honda Odyssey.
I can't understand paying $50+ for two halogen bulbs that will have no real impact on visibility but may be slightly better and whiter (or bluer if you are trying to mimmick an HID headlamp) than the factory bulbs. I noticed when I pulled out my H7 bulbs they are made by Phillips so Hyundai is by no means installing a cheap or crappy bulb to begin with.
To each their own but I find upgrading to another halogen is a waste of your money as I have personally found in the past. Maybe the GE is better but I cannot imagine it is that much better than the Sylvania as life expectancy would be the only real benefit to spending a little more when dealing with a halogen filament-style bulb.
If I am incorrect in any of my above assumptions, I am always open to learning something new
PIAA bulbs (which are usually $70+/pair - up to $100) are even worse, have a blue coating to make them "look HID" but again have less useful light projected onto the roadway. PIAA bulbs don't have a claimed service life that I know of, but personal experience has shown me that I should expect them to last somewhere between 250 and 400 hours.
Maybe you should go read a little of the facts about lighting on Daniel Stern's web-site?
The only thing that any of our members can do to really see any effect to light output is to go HID. HIDs burn cooler, have 3X the lumens of a halogen bulb and last for 3000+ hours.
My opinion, and it's only that, is that unless you can afford to spend $150 - $200 on an HID kit, save your money on those replacement halogens. If you can afford an Azera, you can probably afford an HID kit and don't need to skimp on the lumens and the beauty is that it's a do-it-yourself installation in less than an hour :shades:
Thanks in advance.
REMOVAL
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
Loose the mounting bolts (2EA) on the top side of the headlamp assembly and the nut of head lamp.
Remove the head lamp assembly after disconnecting the lamp connectors.
If you do not have free access to www.hmaservice.com I suggest you do so as the pictures are also on this site to give you a visual.
Glad to be of help
If you want to try on your own first...do the following:
1. log into the HMASERVICE site.
2. On the left side of the screen you will see under the information tab "Site Requirements"
3. Click and then click on "Adobe SVG Viewer"
4. Click on your operating system to download
5. Enjoy my friend!
By the way, the Internet police don't like it when you post your e-mail address in a message...I'm sure you'll be hearing from them soon
I've read that the HID bulbs don't like to be cycled all that frequently and thus, for longevity's sake might not be the best choice for the low beams, and I believe that a near doubling of the stock 1300 lumen bulb output will satisfy me, as opposed to the 4 or 5 times increase that HIDs are said to give...
Where have you heard this? HID bulbs should out last standard halogens by 3X and are perfect for use in low beam applications. When you say "cycled frequently"...are you turning them on and off every 5 minutes?
Just looking for clarification as HID bulbs are the best option...burn cooler, whiter light, last far longer and much brighter without posing a risk to on-coming traffic if you don't alter the aiming of your factory lamp housing.
Daniel Stern Lighting.. HID disadvantages
On edit: Found it! This very thread, post #64... but I had it backwards, he doesn't like HID in high beam use...
Thanks!!!
The owner's manual instructs you to remove the entire headlight assembly in order to replace the bulbs. There are 2 bolts and one nut to remove and then you should be able to pop it out and proceed with the replacement.
The driver's side I was able to do with just a little effort and I was done. The passenger's side, however...proved to be difficult. I was never able to get the assembly to come out. Has anyone else had this problem?
Allmet, I followed your diredtions and got the parking brake adjusted the way I always thought it should be. There was too much slack in the cables. I sat sideways on the passenger seat, turned to the rear and was able to turn the adjuster nut with my right hand. I turned it until there was no more loose play then checked the parking brake pedal for travel. WOW! Perfect.
BTW, the nut is 12mm if you have a set of open end wrenches but I didn't need mine.
You guys are great!
A note of caution. Do not remove all slack from parking brake,as you do not want the brake to be partially employed at all times, giving unnecessary drag and ware to the linings.
Being able to remove the one assembly and change the bulbs, I would rather do it that way as it was much easier to put the bulb in and secure it.
If you have no choice but to keep the assembly in to change bulbs, yes...it can be done. However, be prepared for some frustration and some 4 letter explicatives as well.
The bulb you'll need for the low beam is H7, the high beam is the H1. I can't remember what bulb goes in the fog lights, but as soon as I find out...I'll post.
Silver Star Bulbs
You can buy them in single packs for like $19.99 ea. or you can buy a double pack (1 pair) for like $38 and some change.
The Silver Star bulbs are a dramatic improvement over the factory bulbs. I'm curious to see how much better the Silver Star Ultra bulbs are.
I just installed the HID H7 conversion kit and it was very easy to do - without removing the housing as well. Put in the new HID bulbs (and ballasts, etc) and checked the alignment of the bulbs. Stayed exactly the same as the oem halogen bulbs.
Good Luck!
That seems to be Standard Operating Procedure anytime I do anything to one of the vehicles!
I can see them in Firefox if I right click, then click View Image, but a colleague of mine can see them in Firefox without doing that. So I'm not sure what's up, but they are posted at that link. :confuse:
Working the wire around the retaining clip as you're trying to put the bulb in is tricky with one finger.
Congrats on your HID upgrade!
and I have no idea which one I should get.
I'm looking at those on ebay that cost around $100-$150
and the ones from McCulloch which my friend suggested.
Are name brand companies such as McCulloch really worth the money?
For McCulloch product, it costs twice more than cheap ones on eBay. I'm so CONFUSED!
Anyone with experience please reply my message
Azera uses H7 bulb, right?
In any event..that is a very high quality unit. The harness is even fuse protected. The ballast seems to be ok with the auto on setting of the headlight switch, although I try to remember to turn the switch to auto after the car is started. Even if I don't, there has always been perfect ignition with no flickering. You will need a 1" boring bit to drill the hole in the dust caps of the headlights. You do not need to remove the housing..just look behind the housing and you can see the clip and harness for the bulb. It is suggested you check the polarity of the harness with a volt meter from the car to the headlight for easy installation.
After the install, burn the lights in for 10 minutes and check the alignment. Mine were perfect with no adjusting necessary. Remember that the bulb will be burn brighter after 30 seconds or so after turning it on (after the burn in is performed).
Enjoy..it is worth it. Took about a leisurely half an hour to install.
Good luck.
:P
ps..heard good and bad things about the McCulloch HIDs. The ones from lighting623 (the ebay store above) are 119.00 flat - includes shipping.