Adjusting the Headlight

Vettezilla (Impala Balko) · 06-22-2008, 04:55 PM

I have a K1 gsxr 750 and i recently added a 8,000 K H.I.D. headlight conversion to it. now whenever I end up behind a car i see them instantly go to adjust their rearview mirror then they pull over so i can go around them... is there a way to adjust the light so its aiming a little bit lower so i am not blinding everyone i come across.
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t-homo · 06-22-2008, 07:09 PM

Did you get the right kind of bulb? Normally they are designed with that in mind.

Vettezilla (Impala Balko) · 06-22-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

Did you get the right kind of bulb? Normally they are designed with that in mind.

sure did... they are fine to me when i am riding its just that it seems like it is blinding everyone else.

No Worries · 06-22-2008, 11:44 PM

If I could get cars to pull over for me, I'd get an HID. But if the HID bulb is in the stock holder, it should have adjustment for up/down and side/side.

Dnyce · 07-06-2008, 05:07 PM

honestly-fuck em.

every new car has bright ass lights, my car's not tinted, and im blinded everytime im on a two lane road or if those fuckers get behind me.

so fuck em

hid ftw

NONE_too_SOFT · 07-06-2008, 05:10 PM

i agree w/ d. fuck em.

Vettezilla (Impala Balko) · 07-07-2008, 08:57 AM

THere is no adjusters on the headlight assymbly however I found that the front fairing wasnt adjusted properly and once i did adjust the fairing it lowered the beam 1/4 inch when the bike was 4 feet from a wall which sounds substantial.

WARputer · 07-07-2008, 11:49 AM

Check & see if there are 2 bronze colored phillips head screws to the right of the assembly....one will be for up/down & the other right/left. I had to adjust mine too, after the HID install.

Vettezilla (Impala Balko) · 07-07-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WARputer

Check & see if there are 2 bronze colored phillips head screws to the right of the assembly....one will be for up/down & the other right/left. I had to adjust mine too, after the HID install.

I tried to adjust them with the two screws but none of them seem to do anything.

ceo012384 · 07-08-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Vettezilla (Impala Balko)

I tried to adjust them with the two screws but none of them seem to do anything.

How do you know they're not doing anything? The change in angle required is usually pretty small since it's project long distances down the road...

On mine there's a similar setup... the reflector sort of 'floats in the housing on these two threaded rods and you can turn them to tweak the orientation.

Did you try it in the garage with the lights shining on a wall, I assume?

06-22-2008, 04:55 PM	#1
Vettezilla (Impala Balko) FUCK IT. WE'LL DO IT LIVE Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auburn MA Moto: 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 750 blue/white Posts: 273	Adjusting the Headlight I have a K1 gsxr 750 and i recently added a 8,000 K H.I.D. headlight conversion to it. now whenever I end up behind a car i see them instantly go to adjust their rearview mirror then they pull over so i can go around them... is there a way to adjust the light so its aiming a little bit lower so i am not blinding everyone i come across. __________________ __________________

07-06-2008, 05:07 PM	#5
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	honestly-fuck em. every new car has bright ass lights, my car's not tinted, and im blinded everytime im on a two lane road or if those fuckers get behind me. so fuck em hid ftw __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

07-07-2008, 08:57 AM	#7
Vettezilla (Impala Balko) FUCK IT. WE'LL DO IT LIVE Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auburn MA Moto: 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 750 blue/white Posts: 273	THere is no adjusters on the headlight assymbly however I found that the front fairing wasnt adjusted properly and once i did adjust the fairing it lowered the beam 1/4 inch when the bike was 4 feet from a wall which sounds substantial. __________________

07-07-2008, 11:49 AM	#8
WARputer WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Murray, South Carolina Moto: 2005 Hayabusa Posts: 625	Check & see if there are 2 bronze colored phillips head screws to the right of the assembly....one will be for up/down & the other right/left. I had to adjust mine too, after the HID install. __________________ Chris

06-22-2008, 07:09 PM	#2
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	Did you get the right kind of bulb? Normally they are designed with that in mind.

06-22-2008, 11:44 PM	#4
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	If I could get cars to pull over for me, I'd get an HID. But if the HID bulb is in the stock holder, it should have adjustment for up/down and side/side.

07-06-2008, 05:10 PM	#6
NONE_too_SOFT Chopstix / \ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron OH Moto: 03 CBR RR Posts: 5,350	i agree w/ d. fuck em.