How to aligning the headlights

A practical way to check the alignment of the car headlights, very important to prevent an accident and properly illuminate all the way.

Steps to align the headlights

If we have the headlights properly aligned with the way we see the full capacity of our headlights and avoid causing accidents with tragic consequences for themselves and others avoid blinding the driver goes in the opposite direction.

Before a trip is very important to check and align the headlights that can be affected by adding weight to the vehicle in the rear. It is also advisable to do after changing the front bulbs or lamps.

This can be done by a specialist workshop or by oneself without major complications.

We know that high or road lights , have a range of about 100 meters depending on the model of the car and power the headlights and illuminate both the opposite lane as their own. Casualties or dipped beam focus closer than our banquina channel without invading the opposite direction to the contrary not dazzle the driver.

The high and low beams are differentiated by their internal construction, and highlights as well illuminate a larger area with more light output.

To align the headlights must perform these steps

1. Locate the vehicle in an area without slopes, flat and well in front of a wall that is perpendicular to the floor (ie no inclination to ground).
2. From a short distance from the wall (less than 30 cm), turn on the high beams on the wall and mark the point of greatest illumination of each lighthouse. Do the same with the lights low differentiating each brand together.
3. Zoom the vehicle about 6 feet from the wall in a straight line and turn the lights down low again. The point of greatest illumination is expected to fall by 10% and be in the same line with the earlier mark.
4. If one does not meet the above condition we proceed to align the car headlight . To do each headlight has two adjustment screws, one moves from top to bottom and the other from right to left. Proceed to move these screws until this point more light straight 5 cm below the first mark.
5. Now turn on the high road or lights and checked to be between 4 and 5 cm below the high light marks made at the beginning.
6. If the high and low beam lights are independent, proceed to align the beam with the adjustment screws each to the desired result. 

leading cars in the low and high beam in the same headlight if necessary adjust slightly with the same adjustment screws and repeat the previous point to find a point of compromise setting. (The setting of low light or crossing should have higher priority).

If it fails to align any of the headlights, we must review the lamps or bulbs are correct and well located within the receptacle.

It can also happen that the headlamp control system is broken, in this case you have to go to a specialist for repair or replacement can shop and then if a linear car headlights .