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F55/F56 Adaptive LED Headlight Adjustment?

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Old 12-29-2015, 06:10 PM
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Adaptive LED Headlight Adjustment?

Does anyone know how to adjust these lights? I'd rather just do it myself than have to take it back to the dealer. They adjusted them at the dealership after they installed the JCW Pro Coilovers, and one of them is off by enough to make it noticeable to drivers in front of me.

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They shouldn't have adjusted them after the coilover install. The car already has headlight levelers built into the suspension.

Tell your dealer to do their homework and fix what they screwed up.
 
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Originally Posted by Ryephile
They shouldn't have adjusted them after the coilover install. The car already has headlight levelers built into the suspension.

Tell your dealer to do their homework and fix what they screwed up.
The R.O. says "checked adjustment of headlight aim". Whether that means they just eyeballed it to see if the headlights were even, or they actually adjusted something, I dunno. What I do know is, this is the first set of JCW Pro Coilovers that has been installed at my dealer, so to your point, they might not know wtf they're doing.....
 
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They have to adjust them via the computer for aim, on the new LEDs its a matter of reprogram or flash. The little sensors on the arms control the height. Think it was on the install PDF if I can find it.
 
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Literally took them 5 minutes to correct the issue. They actually brought me back into the shop while they adjusted them, to make sure they were even and at the level I wanted them.

All good.....
 
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Thanks for the update, finally fixed.
 
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