Bentnail

I just got my 2014 Mustang back from bodyshop from a front end collision about 3 weeks ago.

I noticed tonight driving home that my headlights are whacked out.....I am seeing a dark edging in the middle and also that the aim is way to low.

How do I aim them....as in what is the correct formulation for the HIDs.....and can this be done myself (where do I find instructions for that) or should I take it into the local dealership and have them do it? (dealership I know will charge me arm and leg, but will be done back to factory specs)

kylerohde

Take it back to whoever did the bodywork because they should have fixed that for you too, right?

LivinTheStangLife

That's what I would try. Seems like that's definately something they should have at least checked since they were doing front end work

CCTking

Personally id just park on a flat surface about 5 feet away from a wall and use a long flathead or phillips screwdriver to fix the aiming issue. Should be a blue thing beind the housing and thats the headlight adjuster. Or you could take it back to em so they can remove the front bumper again to properly hit that adjuster

tukatz

It was the body shop's responsibility to aim the headlights properly. Whether you paid for it or your insurance company did, the shop did a sloppy job. Take it back to them and insist that they fix it. If your insurance company paid for it they will ensure the work was done properly and lean on the shop if necessary.

Bentnail

Thank you all for the replies.....I will talk to them concerning this, that being the bodyshop.

Thank you again

CiniZter

this should help

https://themustangsource.com/f800/ea...lights-523379/

Bentnail

Thank you.....I read in the owners manual the same thing......I had her in for her first oil change this past weekend to the dealership.....they say they are done right......i still disagree.....i am getting a definite edge on the light on the road about 60 or so feet in front of me.....and they are not level.....so I will seek out a wall and check myself.....center of the lamp or is that center of the headlight assembly??? The dealer told me that it is common for HID's to spread flat out....I am not trying to be an expert here, but i have worked for a electrical design engineer before and not ever see HID's spread out flat in my life... now I could be wrong....car lense is different.....But I will do a check myself to see.....

Bentnail

So it got dark tonight i went out and found a wall....25 feet away and level surface to aim.....i measured to the top of the beam aperature 27-1/4".....I figure that the aperature is about 2-1/4" diameter. Now if there is specs on inflated tires to the center of the beam I would love to know. But I know that the dealership didn't do a **** thing to aim my headlights...nor did they charge me. The top of the line of my low beams were at least an inch off to 1-1/2" low.....I adjusted them back up and then backed them down a 1/4" heavy......Man it like it was brand new again....