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Anonymous Posted on Oct 01, 2014

2005 vw passat headlights broken?

I recently hit a massive pothole and had to get 2 new tires and 4 new rims on my car. well when I got my vw back, I was driving at night and i turned my headlights on (low beams) and they point almost straight at the ground. maybe 15 feet of light in front of my car is lit up. They weren't like that before I hit the pothole? I went to have them adjusted and they said they got the beams to go up a little bit, but it doesn't look like it helped.

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Anonymous

Your going to need body shop help
with fixing the damage to the body,sub
frame ,etc

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Colin Stickland

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  • Posted on Nov 17, 2008

SOURCE: Headlight beam adjustment on Chevy Astrovan 4.3L 2001.

i will remember this john doing me out of work,,ps you still owe me 5 euros from the oil change,enjoy your trip to malaga

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 31, 2009

SOURCE: Adjusting the low beam headlight on a 2003 Hyundai Elantra

thats it my freind one on each side/Plaes rate my response thank you very much

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Greg Bernett

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  • Posted on May 22, 2009

SOURCE: headlight adjustment

AIMING The head lamps should be aimed using a special alignment tool, however this procedure may be used for temporary adjustment. Local regulations may vary regarding head lamp aiming, consult with your local authorities.

  1. Verify the tires are at their proper inflation pressure. Clean the head lamp lenses and make sure there are no heavy loads in the trunk. The gas tank should be filled.
  2. Position the vehicle on a level surface facing a flat wall 25 ft. (7.7 m) away.
  3. Measure and record the distance from the floor to the center of the head lamp. Place a strip of tape across the wall at this same height.
  4. Place strips of tape on the wall, perpendicular to the first measurement, indicating the vehicle centerline and the centerline of both head lamps.
  5. Rock the vehicle side-to-side a few times to allow the suspension to stabilize.
  6. Turn the lights on, adjust the head lamps to achieve a high intensity pattern.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 14, 2009

SOURCE: head / fog light adjustment

on each headlamp assembly, there will be either one or two plastic nuts that you can turn.

If you only have one nut on each, that will adjust the vertical aim of the headlights.

If you have two nuts on each, one will adjust the vertical and the other will adjust the horizontal.

Park your car on a level ground 30 feet from a wall and measure the height from the ground to the bulb and mark on a wall (do this for highs beams and low beams if the bulbs are separate, if highs and lows are the same bulb, only do it for the lows)

If the headlights read VOR, then aim the brightest part or cutoff part just below the mark on the wall. If it says VOL or nothing, aim them 2 inches below the mark on the wall.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 14, 2010

SOURCE: 2001 VW Jetta Headlight adjustment. Headlights

sometimes the headlights stick to the adjusters,just pull/push(wiggle it)to free it, then try setting beams.

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