Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew where the adjustment screws were located to adjust the light beams on an '05 Elantra GLS. Any help appreciated..

thanks!

 

1.Inflate the tires to the specified pressure and remove any loads from the vehicle except the driver, spare tire, and tools.

2.The vehicle should be placed on a flat floor.

3.Draw vertical lines (Vertical lines passing through respective head lamp centers) and a horizontal line (Horizontal line passing through center of head lamps) on the screen.

4.With the head lamp and battery in normal condition, aim the head lamps so the brightest portion falls on the horizontal and vertical lines.
Make vertical and horizontal adjustments to the lower beam using the adjusting wheel.








1.Turn the low beam on without driver aboard.
The cut-off line should be projected in the allowable range (shaded region).

2.Turn the front fog lamp on without driver aboard.
The cut-off line should be projected in the allowable range (shaded region).

 

You didn't just replace a bulb or bulbs did you ????

We have people all the time come in and state their aim is incorrect..... They dont tell us that they replaced the light bulb recently..

The bulb to the unknowing can be installed incorrectly, and send the light off in another direction.

Take the 3 bolts out that hold the headlamp housing to the body, remove the headlamp to a table where you can actually see what you are doing. Remove the cap, unplug the bulb, un-clip the wire (DO NOT remove the screw), and remove/install the bulb so the tab on the bulb base sits in the cutout of the lamp housing..

 

Great information, guys - thanks for the replies! Actually, funny you ask that. Ever since we had the bulb put in by good ole pepboys, it's looked funny. It's the driver side and from what I understand the battery has to be removed to gain access to the bulb. But this is going back probably a year or two ago. If it was intact te bulb installed incorrectly, maybe I wouldve seen side effects by now? (shorting out, etc?) I'll update you guys when I'm able to look at it in person. Thanks again!

 

Let us know !

 

Okay. I checked today and didn't see the adjustment screws. Could anyone possibly upload a real picture and point them out? Maybe I'm just missing something here. I'll be honest, I'm not used to working on these cars. Never worked on Hyundai's before. But then again, it's all the same concept I guess.

Anyway, thanks for everyone's time!

 

Did you take the headlamp housing out and inspect the bulb for proper install to the housing ?

 

Not yet, no. I didn't have my tools. I just wanted to take a peek and see if the screws were visible.

 

Just wanted to post a quick thanks to sbr711, you were right! My lamp burned out today and I replaced it the same way as the old one and decided that since I was in there I would tackle the mis-aligned headlight that has been pointing up in the air since I bought the car (Used). Quick search turned up this thread and just like you said, not only did I find my light installed upside down, it IS way easier to take the whole lens assembly out with the three bolts than removing the battery.
One note, after reading the post I went out and shined a flashlight into the front of my headlight and I could actually see that the bulb was not aligned right in the housing. It was kind of pointed down behind the little cone reflector thing. If you aren't sure, look at the one that is working well, in my case the passenger side, and they should look pretty much the same.
Thanks,
Max