How to align car headlights

Before embarking on a long trip or simply if our daily commutes force us to move in the car at night, or in adverse weather conditions, it is very important to consider how to align the headlights of the car .

We must know that the illumination of our vehicle not only affects us in the sense that the headlights give us visibility, but it is very important for cars that cross with us or that circulate right in front. Thus, the alignment of the headlights must be correct to avoid dazzling other drivers. In .com we explain the steps for a correct alignment of the car headlights .

You will need to:

We will need to have a plain Terran in front of a wall where we can paint.
Screwdriver to adjust the screws
Pencil to make the marks.

Steps to follow:

one

Before starting you should take into account if you are going to drive with your car with the trunk loaded or not, as the alignment of the headlights will vary. The alignment must be done with the trunk already prepared.

two

To make the alignment of the headlights, we must park the car in a flat area with a wall, which will serve as a test scenario, about 30 or 40 centimeters away.

3

Once prepared, we turn on the long lights and mark the area with the best lighting on the wall. Then, we proceed in the same way with the low beam. We must not forget to identify the mark of the long ones to differentiate it from that of the short ones and avoid confusion.

4

Now, we move the car about six meters away from the wall to continue with the alignment of the headlights . We turn on the long lights and cut them short and mark the area with the best lighting in each one of them.

5

At this point, is when we have to assess the situation of the brands to see if the alignment of the headlights of our car is correct. To do this, for both the short and long lights, we should check on the wall that the marks corresponding to when the car was farthest are approximately 10% lower than the others.

6

If so, perfect, we are ready for our trip. Otherwise, it will be necessary to continue with the alignment of the headlights, in particular, of the one that has failed.

7

The headlights of the car have two adjustment screws, one of them serves to control the movement from right to left and, the other, from top to bottom. We must move these screws until the test gives the results we are looking for.