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Old May 4, 2014 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mkguitar
yes, and that is what we are looking at.

each of the 2 filaments ( 1 for low, 1 for high) needs to be correctly aligned with the reflector to project properly.

so that is why we are asking if the bulb is in properly forward/backwards as that would take the filaments "out of focus" with the reflector/lens.

or a bulb if which a filament has shifted can do same.

follow?

for the 3rd time, do you have the stock headlight housing?

mike
yes and no dirt or damage and fitment seems good
 
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Old May 4, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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Check to see if the top adjustment screw has slipped out of the head light bucket slot it is supposed to be in. If the metal making the slot has gotten bent, the screw can shift and slide out of the slot as it is turned. Perhaps it is just dumb luck but I have never seen an H4 bulb malformed or bent.
 
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Old May 4, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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I go with bulb alignment in the socket. Had one that was not. Look into headlight and see if bulb is centered
 
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I replaced the bulb, but it did not help aim. New bulb is brighter but hi beam still in tree tops. Could the reflector be bad?
 
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Old May 6, 2014 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dburgjohn
I replaced the bulb, but it did not help aim. New bulb is brighter but hi beam still in tree tops. Could the reflector be bad?
by the way, when aiming the headlight per the manual, you did aim the high beam and not the low beam, right
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 1Canuck
by the way, when aiming the headlight per the manual, you did aim the high beam and not the low beam, right
i tried hi first then low then just tried a visual on a dark road
 
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