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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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96 Cherokee, lights going all the wrong way. How does a guy aim these darn things and is there a headlight aiming device?
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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there is a headlight aiming device. most shops should have em.

to aim them yourself, behind the headlight trim ring, there are some screws to aim them.
you want to park the jeep facing a solid wall, about 10 feet back, and aim them so they are about waist high. also, you want them to face a little to the right, away from oncoming traffic.

not totally the easiest to do, sometimes the aiming screws are a bit rusty, but worth a shot. if you get it all wrong, you can always take it to a shop.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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I aim headlights towards side of house a that is flat and use the lines of the siding to aim mine.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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and here's the daniel stern lighting version, complete with all the variations and measurements to please your local LEO...even includes the correct ways to aim driving, and fog lights, IIRC.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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there was a thread about this not long ago. do a search
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Try here and here as well.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Awesome, Thank you guys for the info!!!! Was driving me nuts.
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