How to adjust the high beam lamp?

[TarekElsakka]

Hey there,

I have a facelift Mk2 Seat LEON and I was wondering if it's possible to adjust the high beam lamp? I am talking about the lamp itself not the bulb, as the bulb is in 100% correctly. I have Osram Nightbreaker Plus bulbs in the high beam lamp and they're in as they should, however I feel like they're aiming a little bit high for my taste. I'd like to adjust the lamp so it would aim a little lower. My friend had a Skoda Fabia, which is similar to my Leon, and he said that he was able to adjust the lamp by unscrewing just one single screw and then screwing it back in. Any info, pictures, or how-to videos from Youtube or elsewhere would be awesome!

Thanks guys.

 

[Redemption]

Had this with my FR. After much faffing about the end result was that it couldn't be done. You can adjust the entire headlight up/down, left/right but not the individual bulbs.

Might be possible to get into the headlight itself somehow, but I couldn't be arsed in the end. So now I have one main beam pointing slightly higher than the other.

 

[TarekElsakka]

Had this with my FR. After much faffing about the end result was that it couldn't be done. You can adjust the entire headlight up/down, left/right but not the individual bulbs.

Might be possible to get into the headlight itself somehow, but I couldn't be arsed in the end. So now I have one main beam pointing slightly higher than the other.

Thanks for your reply, mate. I'm assuming you mean you cannot adjust the individual lamps rather than bulbs, right? Because as I stated in my original post, the bulbs are fitted just fine, however, the lamps need to be adjusted a little bit lower in order for the bulbs to aim lower than they do right now. You know how the low beam is electronically adjustable? It's not the bulb that moves up and down, it's the lamp itself, and that's how I want to adjust the high beam lamp.

I guess that's not possible without actually disassembling the head lights, and I'm not going to go through that as it is a pain in the butt and requires some truly professional hands to be done. There aren't just screws that you unscrew and open the head lights, you have to use a heat gun, unclip in a certain way, and such things that'll not only require a lot of effort and have to be done right, but also will take so much time.

If I ever do disassemble the head lights, it'll be to install projector lenses and rings, not just adjust the high beam lamp.

Thanks mate!

 

[anarchy1515]

there is a creamy white screw behind the headlight

 

[TarekElsakka]

there is a creamy white screw behind the headlight

Is that what is used to adjust the high beam lamp? If so, can you please let me know exactly where it is and how to access it? Do I have to remove the bumper and stuff like I did the first time I wanted full access to the head lights? And one last thing, is there a chance I might adjust one higher/lower than the other or are there certain levels for it like there are for the dipped beam lamps? Thanks.

 

[anarchy1515]

sorry that's just for the whole headlight main plus dipped

 

[Redemption]

Yes. Mean't you can't adjust the individual lamps themselves. You have the electric adjustment inside the car to raise/lower the lights but there are two other adjustment screws on the actual headlight for manually moving them. One accessed via the top of the front wing, the other is near the grill/front of the bonnet (easily seen). These do the whole headlight.

 

[TarekElsakka]

Yes. Mean't you can't adjust the individual lamps themselves. You have the electric adjustment inside the car to raise/lower the lights but there are two other adjustment screws on the actual headlight for manually moving them. One accessed via the top of the front wing, the other is near the grill/front of the bonnet (easily seen). These do the whole headlight.

But is that for the dipped beam or the high beam? I'm truly sorry for being slow, but I am just confused now. lol

 

[Redemption]

Both. It does the entire headlight.

 

[TarekElsakka]

Both. It does the entire headlight.

Ahhh ok! I understand now. I wouldn't want to mess with the dipped one, though, as it is automatic and I'd rather not screw anything up as I did when installing the HIDs the first time. I ended up losing the two clips that keep the H1 bulbs in place and I had to search the whole friggin city for them for about two whole weeks!

 

[Redemption]

It's a bit frustrating. My dipped beam is perfect. Main beam is very good but the right-hand beam points higher than the left. Just needs moving down a bit. Like I said earlier I gave up and now just live with it rather than trying to access the inside of the headlight.

 

[TarekElsakka]

It's a bit frustrating. My dipped beam is perfect. Main beam is very good but the right-hand beam points higher than the left. Just needs moving down a bit. Like I said earlier I gave up and now just live with it rather than trying to access the inside of the headlight.

Yeah, I believe that's the smartest thing to do so as to avoid having to resort to the dealership later on. I have heard, though, that there are shops you can go to that would re-align your head lights for you for a good price. I've heard that from people in the UK, though, but I am in Egypt and we don't have them here - or at least they aren't experienced with SEAT cars in general as they aren't popular at all where I live.

I'd look into that if it's bothering you. The bulbs I have are actually pretty strong that they aim both low and high at the same time, lmao. When I activate the high beam, I can see both what's on the ground as well as the bill boards and trees, lol. I'd have liked to lower the lamps a little bit so I'd get full power below rather than give people a hard time when I activate the high beam as it goes right to their mirrors.

 

[Redemption]

I've had mine done by a local MOT station that has an electronic headlight aligner/tester but even they couldn't adjust the main beam individually. It was within spec but ideally the right-hand beam could come down a bit to be perfect.

 

[TarekElsakka]

I've had mine done by a local MOT station that has an electronic headlight aligner/tester but even they couldn't adjust the main beam individually. It was within spec but ideally the right-hand beam could come down a bit to be perfect.

What does MOT stand for? And ugh, SEAT just loves giving us a hard time, huh. I wish my car came with bi-xenon, projector lens head light units.

 

[Redemption]

MOT is the Ministry of Transport. Some info about the MOT test here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOT_test

 

[TarekElsakka]

Ugh.. the fact that my main beam bulbs are pointing higher than usual is truly irritating me more and more every time I activate them; some people complain that it points right at the rear view mirror and makes it hard for them to see, so I guess I must do something about this. I'm pretty sure it's not the bulbs because I had an issue with my head light units themselves before ever since I lost the original spring clips that keep the bulbs in place, so something must have messed up or changed from taking off and putting back the head light units several times.

I'm going to try and see if I can do anything about this tomorrow. I might even try my luck with the screw that adjusts both of the dipped and main beam reflectors together, I guess after lowering them, I could raise the dipped beam individually with the automatic adjustment in the car.

 

[Jarre]

Maybe you've installed them upside down?

 

[TarekElsakka]

Hmm.. I have no idea. I actually took both head light units out in order to make sure I install them correctly without repeating the same mistake of doing it blindly and losing the spring clips in the process. I didn't know a bulb could be installed upside down? I mean they're basically pointing as they should, forward, not upwards or downwards. And they don't have any markings or such as to show if there's a certain way of fitting them. I'm going to see what I can do tomorrow, I may just grab a mirror to see what I am doing and not have to do anything blindly. That'd be much easier than taking the head light units out.

 

[Jarre]

H7 bulbs can definitely be installed upside down, i did it, bulb pattern was disgusting! Although h1 might be a different matter!

 

[blackquat]

Ugh.. the fact that my main beam bulbs are pointing higher than usual is truly irritating me more and more every time I activate them; some people complain that it points right at the rear view mirror and makes it hard for them to see, so I guess I must do something about this. I'm pretty sure it's not the bulbs because I had an issue with my head light units themselves before ever since I lost the original spring clips that keep the bulbs in place, so something must have messed up or changed from taking off and putting back the head light units several times.

I'm going to try and see if I can do anything about this tomorrow. I might even try my luck with the screw that adjusts both of the dipped and main beam reflectors together, I guess after lowering them, I could raise the dipped beam individually with the automatic adjustment in the car.

I'm getting confused here. Your main beam (high beam) is pointing too high, and you want to lower the main beam only. Because people are complaining that when they're in front it's shining in their rear view mirror. Why re you driving with your main beam on, whilst behind people? I may be missing something here though bud.
Also, if you use the adjuster in the car. It will adjust the height of both high and low beam too.