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11-23-2006, 10:11 PM
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Euro Lights Installed!
Following deer surgery, Das Boot is back in service with euro lights ... while shop did a good job of installing the assemblies, I don't think they aimed/adjusted them very well.
Can anyone provide some approximate values for adjusting? For instance, are there specs for light throw on low and high beams that I can measure and adjust while sitting level on road (in the dark)? There are three adjustment knobs - one adjusts up and down, one appears to adjust left to right ... what if the third one for? I tried turning and didn't get any deflection etc that I could tell ... it is the one most inboard ... Thanks!!
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George Stephenson 1991 350 SDL (200K and she ain't bent, yet) former 2002 E320 4Matic Wagon - good car former 1985 300 CD - great car former 1981 300 TD - good car former 1972 280 SEL - not so good car a couple of those diesel Rabbits ...40-45 mpg 
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11-23-2006, 10:13 PM
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your local mercedes dealership can aim them free of charge
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11-23-2006, 10:49 PM
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Free? You're kidding ... doesn't seem reasonable to use "free" and "dealership" in the same breath!
Seriously, though - they do this nationally as a public service of some sort? Thanks!
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George Stephenson 1991 350 SDL (200K and she ain't bent, yet) former 2002 E320 4Matic Wagon - good car former 1985 300 CD - great car former 1981 300 TD - good car former 1972 280 SEL - not so good car a couple of those diesel Rabbits ...40-45 mpg
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11-23-2006, 10:53 PM
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I take my car on a dark secondary road and aim them the way I like them. I tend to aim a little high on the low beams and I then get great high beams. I put 80 watt yellow bulbs in mine and they are great.
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11-23-2006, 11:59 PM
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11-24-2006, 03:10 AM
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Try this - http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
I found the beam too low following these instructions I aimed the beams in a similar fashion but against the rear of a typical sedan rather than a measured wall. I set the beams just below the rear window. The third screw is vertical adjustment of the fog light. Sixto 93 300SD
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#7
11-24-2006, 12:20 PM
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Euro knobs...
The knobs are two part on the vacuum pod types. There is an exterior knob which appears to do massive adjustment (I think this is what he vacuum modified) and interior which is how you adjust the minute changes. 2 verticals and 1 horizontal I believe.
The dealership did NOT align my wifes headlights.
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