LED headlight adjustment

[Vermonster]

Where did you measure to for height?

I followed this directly. I also ensured the tuck was level. The "D" line is where the top of my cutoff is. So if you look at the reference on the upper right, all my light it even with that line. Where it is dark I have no light. Mine is even with both lamps - so where the graphic shows a dark spot below that reference line, I don't have that.

I used a tape and ensured the truck was at the right distance - I actually had to raise mine from the factory slightly as I was outdriving them on the hills in the backcountry slightly. I was below that line from the factory.

 

[Tomeyates]

I followed this directly. I also ensured the tuck was level. The "D" line is where the top of my cutoff is. So if you look at the reference on the upper right, all my light it even with that line. Where it is dark I have no light. Mine is even with both lamps - so where the graphic shows a dark spot below that reference line, I don't have that.

I used a tape and ensured the truck was at the right distance - I actually had to raise mine from the factory slightly as I was outdriving them on the hills in the backcountry slightly. I was below that line from the factory.

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I followed this from owners manual. Used center of top bulb which puts tape at 48". At 25 feet top of beam is below tape a couple of inches yet I still get lit up every time I drive at night.

 

[Raspy]

Where did you measure to for height?

You don't have to measure anything. Just park facing a wall, at about 20-40' away from it. With the low beams on, make an adjustment and watch the light on the wall go down a bit, maybe an inch or two. Then match that one with the other one and you are done. Set them high enough for good visibility, but not such that you get flashed by others. After driving it again, you'll see if they need to go any further. I tow a lot with the same trailer, so I set mine to be right while towing. This means they are a bit low when not towing, but I don't mind it. If I need to carry a lot of weight in the bed, and tow, I try to do it during the day so I'm not blinding everyone at night.

 

[Vermonster]

I followed this from owners manual. Used center of top bulb which puts tape at 48". At 25 feet top of beam is below tape a couple of inches yet I still get lit up every time I drive at night.

Year I used the headlamp - didn't focus much on the bulb/LED itself. The top bulb/LED is the high beam on our trucks. The lower "bulb" is the low beam. It's driven me nuts forever. Are you sure you did this on low beam? Also weight in the bed is a factor as @Raspy stated.

 

[Tomeyates]

Year I used the headlamp - didn't focus much on the bulb/LED itself. The top bulb/LED is the high beam on our trucks. The lower "bulb" is the low beam. It's driven me nuts forever. Are you sure you did this on low beam? Also weight in the bed is a factor as @Raspy stated.

I did it on low beam but used the top bulb or projector for measurement. Will adjust down an inch or 2 and see if that helps. Will count turns per inch so I can adjust on fly when I hook up trailer.

 

[Vermonster]

I did it on low beam but used the top bulb or projector for measurement. Will adjust down an inch or 2 and see if that helps. Will count turns per inch so I can adjust on fly when I hook up trailer.

Exactly what I was just going to suggest next. With everything considered - I would just lower them so you don't have to deal with concerns of blinding other oncoming traffic. Either that or everyone you live around is a jerk - lol.

 

[Tomeyates]

I did it on low beam but used the top bulb or projector for measurement. Will adjust down an inch or 2 and see if that helps. Will count turns per inch so I can adjust on fly when I hook up trailer.

All four of mine are on all the time.

 

[Vermonster]

All four of mine are on all the time.

Right. The top is a "glow" when the lows are only on.

 

[RedZilla]

All four of mine are on all the time.

When I'm driving down the road level behind another car, I can see the cut off line for my headlights around the top of the trunk of the car in front. Once I had my final adjustment I knew I wasn't hitting their rear view mirror so I was good. I still get flashed occasionally but it's much less often. By measuring on a wall like the manual says I'm just below the recommended height.

 

[Taxgod4u]

Have a leer 100XR shell about 250 pounds on order, anybody know if it will squat the rear more than say 3/4 of a inch?
If more will probably need to adjust the headlights.

 

[Grabber]

Have a leer 100XR shell about 250 pounds on order, anybody know if it will squat the rear more than say 3/4 of a inch?
If more will probably need to adjust the headlights.

I have ARE Z series, I did not notice any different in height of truck after installation.

 

[Ceerix]

Yesterday I went to Ford in El Centro, California to get the LED headlights on my 2022 F250 Tremor adjusted, among other things.
The service guy first said that the headlights were not that easy to adjust.
He also had to get a new one from the factory to compare the headlight settings at a wall.
Then he said something about the headlights not being able to be adjusted at all or very difficult.
And that the headlights are always 100% correctly adjusted.
What kind of nonsense do we have to listen to from people who do this sort of thing every day for a living?
I don't care if the headlights are "always 100% correctly adjusted," which by the way is not true.
When I drive at night, I'm embarrassed about blinding everyone coming towards me.
And when I'm pulling my 10k pound trailer behind me, my headlights go skyward.
Lots of people on the highway flash their headlights at me.
And the guy doesn't need to compare anything, if I say the headlights are way too high, but way too high, then I want them adjusted downwards and not hear such nonsense.
I try to drive as little as possible at night. So I finally wanted to get it adjusted so that I can drive at night with peace of mind.
Then I also wanted to get my right mirror adjusted or replaced. But Ford El Centro requires that you drop off your car at 9am and pick it up again at 5pm.
I replied that if I have an appointment at the shop at 9am, then I expect the shop to start repairing my car at 9am.
He replied that it might not be possible to repair my car until 12pm.
I replied that they would then give me an appointment at 12pm.
He replied that Ford El Centro couldn't do that.
So I left without repairing it.
The following video was exactly what I was looking for, because other videos show other adjustment screws that I hadn't found.

2021 Ford F-350. How to reaim or readjust LED headlights. Ford superduty.

 

[HeavyAssault]

@Ceerix : Preach it brother.

 

[Vermonster]

Yesterday I went to Ford in El Centro, California to get the LED headlights on my 2022 F250 Tremor adjusted, among other things.
The service guy first said that the headlights were not that easy to adjust.
He also had to get a new one from the factory to compare the headlight settings at a wall.
Then he said something about the headlights not being able to be adjusted at all or very difficult.
And that the headlights are always 100% correctly adjusted.
What kind of nonsense do we have to listen to from people who do this sort of thing every day for a living?
I don't care if the headlights are "always 100% correctly adjusted," which by the way is not true.
When I drive at night, I'm embarrassed about blinding everyone coming towards me.
And when I'm pulling my 10k pound trailer behind me, my headlights go skyward.
Lots of people on the highway flash their headlights at me.
And the guy doesn't need to compare anything, if I say the headlights are way too high, but way too high, then I want them adjusted downwards and not hear such nonsense.
I try to drive as little as possible at night. So I finally wanted to get it adjusted so that I can drive at night with peace of mind.
Then I also wanted to get my right mirror adjusted or replaced. But Ford El Centro requires that you drop off your car at 9am and pick it up again at 5pm.
I replied that if I have an appointment at the shop at 9am, then I expect the shop to start repairing my car at 9am.
He replied that it might not be possible to repair my car until 12pm.
I replied that they would then give me an appointment at 12pm.
He replied that Ford El Centro couldn't do that.
So I left without repairing it.
The following video was exactly what I was looking for, because other videos show other adjustment screws that I hadn't found.

2021 Ford F-350. How to reaim or readjust LED headlights. Ford superduty.

Sounds like El Crappo service. I’d move on. I adjusted mine in the driveway pointing at my garage door. I used the manual. Worked slick.

Resource: https://www.fordtremor.com/threads/led-headlight-adjustment.3618/

 

[HeavyAssault]

If I'm right the adjustments for the LED headlights are just up and down. No side-to-side adjustments.

 

[Vermonster]

If I'm right the adjustments for the LED headlights are just up and down. No side-to-side adjustments.

I believe that's correct. I do not recall seeing anything to adjust horizontal angle.

 

[RedZilla]

If I'm right the adjustments for the LED headlights are just up and down. No side-to-side adjustments.

That is correct. If you have a flat location next to a wall, it just takes a few minutes.

 

[Ceerix]

I don't need a wall or any measurements.
I just turn it down ONE turn on both sides and then I'll see if it's good enough when I drive at night.
If not, I'll just turn it down ONE more turn.As long as I'm happy with the range of the light and I'm not blinding everyone, I'm happy.

 

[Vermonster]

I don't need a wall or any measurements.
I just turn it down ONE turn on both sides and then I'll see if it's good enough when I drive at night.
If not, I'll just turn it down ONE more turn.As long as I'm happy with the range of the light and I'm not blinding everyone, I'm happy.

I can appreciate that. I was going to do that, but followed the manual. At the same time, when my truck arrived it was December where most of my driving was in the darkness. It was not until the next November that I felt like I was outdriving my hi-beams. I used the wall method as a starting point - but NAILED the distance they recommended - not 5' from the wall/garage door as some do. It worked well and both were raised.

As an aside, when I first was eyeballing the Super Duty trucks I thought people were running with their highs on 99% of the time, because I NEVER would have thought Ford would have had the low beam be the lower LED lamp. 99% of the trucks with 2 vertical lights had the low beam be the upper lamp. So having our low beam as the lower LED and only a glow in the upper caused some confusion until I bought the truck and noticed that was the design.

Now...for the auto hi/low - I hate it. It's WAY to finicky on the curvy roads around my town. I feel like I am flashing everyone all of the time, and have gone so far to override it most of the time.

 

[Turnem]

I don't need a wall or any measurements.
I just turn it down ONE turn on both sides and then I'll see if it's good enough when I drive at night.
If not, I'll just turn it down ONE more turn.As long as I'm happy with the range of the light and I'm not blinding everyone, I'm happy.

I like your strategy to keep it simple. Some on this thread have said turn the screw clockwise to lower and others counterclockwise to lower. Which direction did you turn the screw to lower the beam?