headlights

[ToJo]

I have a 2006 Sierra and the low beam headlights are so low that I have to drive on bright most of the time. I looked at the adjustments, thinking that I would see two phillips head screws for up/down and right/left. What I saw was two starwheel type adjustments and I'm afraid to fool with them because I don't know how they work. Can anyone explain? Thanks.

[redvett]

There is no left right adjustment only up down. When you look at the top there is an "L" shaped pin and behind it is a torx adjuster that raises & lowers the beam. Turn it slowly while having lights on and pointed at the garage door and adjust to your hearts content.

[hoorders]

There is no left right adjustment only up down. When you look at the top there is an "L" shaped pin and behind it is a torx adjuster that raises & lowers the beam. Turn it slowly while  having lights on and pointed at the garage door and adjust to your hearts content.

 

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Did they remove the side to side adjustment torx adjuster from the newer models?......my 2000 has both up and down adjustments and side to side.....

[mmmikkke]

I have a 2006 Sierra and the low beam headlights are so low that I have to drive on bright most of the time.  I looked at the adjustments, thinking that I would see two phillips head screws for up/down and right/left.  What I saw was two starwheel type adjustments and I'm afraid to fool with them because I don't know how they work.  Can anyone explain?  Thanks.

 

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Assuming you have a 4wd truck, why don't you just crank your torsion bars a few turns and kill 2 birds with one shot of buckshot. That will raise your headlights and make your truck look better.

 

You might want to get an alignment after that too, because the camber of the front wheels changes as you adjust the t-bars. (Camber is the "tilt" of the front wheels as viewed from the front of the truck. Camber is usually set around zero degrees, but it depends on the vehicle. After you crank the t-bars, you will have slightly incorrect camber because of the unequal length of the front wishbone suspension arms.)

[ToJo]

I have a 2006 Sierra and the low beam headlights are so low that I have to drive on bright most of the time.  I looked at the adjustments, thinking that I would see two phillips head screws for up/down and right/left.  What I saw was two starwheel type adjustments and I'm afraid to fool with them because I don't know how they work.  Can anyone explain?  Thanks.

 

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Assuming you have a 4wd truck, why don't you just crank your torsion bars a few turns and kill 2 birds with one shot of buckshot. That will raise your headlights and make your truck look better.

 

You might want to get an alignment after that too, because the camber of the front wheels changes as you adjust the t-bars. (Camber is the "tilt" of the front wheels as viewed from the front of the truck. Camber is usually set around zero degrees, but it depends on the vehicle. After you crank the t-bars, you will have slightly incorrect camber because of the unequal length of the front wishbone suspension arms.)

 

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