"dim" headlights??

[chinxtaboi 10+ year member]

I cant figure out what is wrong with my headlights, but there bad. They are soo dim when i drive at night i cant barely see the street ahead of me. The problem is when i look at the head lights they seem bright, but when i drive i cant even see. I thought about replacing the lights but im not sure if that would fix the problem. could it be that the headlights are aiming too low? or maybe too high?

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[Parker G 10+ year member]

easiest way to tell is pull up in front of something with your head lights on and see which way they're pointing.

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

HIDs?

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

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[chinxtaboi 10+ year member]

yea them seem to be too high. is there any way to adjust the lights aim??

HIDS, i dont have the money for those yet

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[ShiningBuick 10+ year member]

Once I adjusted my high beams too high and they didn't even illuminate the road, try lowering a bit.

Also, do you have those crappy "HID look" bulbs?

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

are your headlights old and discolored? yellow? if they aren't completely clear like a new car they can give you trouble. you will need to replace them or get out some sandpaper and buffer.

 

[chinxtaboi 10+ year member]

theyre the bright white kind, not old yellow ones. i think theyre aiming too high. i dont see how i can adjust the aiming level of the lights though. its a 99 yukon denali.

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[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Check your manual, on my old nissan frontier, I got a lift kit and had to adjust em and all the info was in the manual

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

theyre the bright white kind, not old yellow ones. i think theyre aiming too high. i dont see how i can adjust the aiming level of the lights though. its a 99 yukon denali.
thanks

If you look straight down at the lights from above you should see some holes in the radiator support. You should be able to see some phillips head screws (probably aluminum) directly behind the lights. All you have to do is turn them with a screwdriver and it will adjust. One will be for going up and down, and the other will be for going left and right.

Maybe this will help as well:

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t59615.html