LED Headlight help
LED Headlight help
I put a New LED Headlight on my Street Glide and I did all the measurements on the bike and on the garage wall and I had the bike 25' from the mark on the wall. So I started unscrewing the top adjustment screw to lower the high beam to the mark, but the high beam was 6"'s from the mark the adjustment screw comes out of the hole, I eventually go the screw back in the hole and tighten it 2-3 turns. So that night I took bike out to check where the high beam actually hits when I turn it on high beam, as I suspected it shined up in the trees. Pretty bright but not where I want to see. Any Suggestions? Do I need to try a longer screw? On the headlight there a top screw which makes the headlight go up and down and one on the left side as looking at the light that makes the light go left and right.
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I don't know anything about your particular head light, but the way I've always adjusted them is with the LOW beam at same height as the center of the bulb,at 25 feet.[cars and motorcycles.]
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The problem I ran into was the longer screw didn't put enough pressure on the spring. I ended up buying a screw that was quarter inch longer and put a quarter inch spacer behind the spring against the housing, problem solved, allowed me to lower the top and the light stays tight.
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The LED headlight I put in also had a top and one on each side toward the bottom, I ended up replacing all of the screws but that was overkill. The spacer or a longer spring should allow you to aim it down a little more.
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Yep, like mine. Like I said, if you only use a longer screw the spring won't be tight enough to keep it tight. I used a small chrome spacer and chrome screws, again, overkill because with the trim ring on you don't see it. If you use spacers on all three you are defeating the purpose of the one on top, don'task me how I know that, lol. Good luck.
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Headlight
Yep, like mine. Like I said, if you only use a longer screw the spring won't be tight enough to keep it tight. I used a small chrome spacer and chrome screws, again, overkill because with the trim ring on you don't see it. If you use spacers on all three you are defeating the purpose of the one on top, don'task me how I know that, lol. Good luck.