Xenon adjustment?

[DRWWE]

With my 2002 530i there is a slight difference in the focal points of the low beam xenon lights. The right side is slightly higher than the other. Also, I tend to get flashed a lot by oncoming drivers, so maybe my lights are set too high.

Can the lights be adjusted easily or should I have my dealer do this?


[driving2]

 

[kscarrol]

By the right I assume you are saying the passenger side. I thought the left (driver's side) light was aimed lower to avoid blinding oncoming drivers and the right (passenger side) was aimed a bit higher. If you're getting flashed a lot by other drivers, you may be out of line a bit. Being only a 2002 you should be under warrenty so I'd go to the dealer and have them do it.

 

[MrElussive]

All projector Xenon headlights have the passenger-side headlight aimed a bit higher, so you can see a bit farther down the road without blinding on-coming drivers.
As for on-coming drivers flashing you, that is not uncommon for a car equipped with Xenon headlights (I personally get that all the time myself). To make sure your headlights are not aimed too high, the next time you are driving on a flat road behind another car (preferrably a sedan or coupe) look at your Xenon beams. The beam of light should not be higher than the car's trunk lid (but should be steady, illuminating pretty much the whole "tail" of the car). Bumps or changes in the elevation of the road may cause the beam pattern to bounce up and down a bit, but that is what the auto-leveling is there for (to constantly adjust the angle of the bulbs to reduce the glare for drivers around you)

 

[bahnstormer]

are u sure u don't have yoru high beams on?
(i'm doubt u're not that dumb)

but a good story here -
i had a honda civic behind me with his brights on
i tried to blink my hazards, blink my brakes, turn
my lights on and off everythign and anything i could
to get this guy to realize wtf he's doing...
i even tried to lose him taking a side street on my
way home....but he just stayed behind me for like
15 min 'til we came to light...i got out and walked
back to him (i know this light is a long one) rapped
on his window....

hey buddy your brights are on
uh thanks man oh shit sorry...
had a cute girl with him though =]

 

[MrElussive]

I get that all the time on the highways...people just drive with their high-beams on the whole time. So I just get behind them and use my brights on them. Revenge is unbelievably satisfying.

 

[DRWWE]

From what you guys have described everything must be set up right. I thought the beams were supposed to be level with each other but having the passenger side higher makes sense.
Thanks.

[driving2]

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

I get that all the time on the highways...people just drive with their high-beams on the whole time. So I just get behind them and use my brights on them. Revenge is unbelievably satisfying.

Careful with the "brights and revenge" stuff theres quite a few lunatics out there who tend to take things a bit too far when the high beams get involved...