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Headlight and turnsignal questions

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Majin88

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My headlights are not set right and I can't see to well in front of me was wondering if there is a way to adjust them if possible. And my other question is, is there a way to speen up the blinker speed?
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I had this problem on one of my cars too, in my Chilton's book it tells you that you need a garage to pull in and park about 30 feet away and measure up the distance from the ground to your headlights and mark it off with tape on the wall. Then turn on your headlights (not highs) and adjust them within their casing with a screwdriver (if my memory serves me correctly) until both lights line up with the tape in the middle of the wall. This should obviously be done on level ground and I think with a half a tank of gas.

Note: It has been a while since I read this but to my knowledge this is the best I can remeber...or you could have a mech. do it and save some trouble. And about your blinker speed I don't have a clue

Peace
 

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Majin88 said:
My headlights are not set right and I can't see to well in front of me was wondering if there is a way to adjust them if possible. And my other question is, is there a way to speen up the blinker speed?
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Im not to shure, but ive asked my friend the same question about the blinker, and he said you should be able to buy a new fuse?? that makes it blink faster, again not sure if he is full of.....
 
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Hmmm. Never heard of a fuse being able to that but it might.
 

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Majin88 said:
Hmmm. Never heard of a fuse being able to that but it might.
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I was thinking it was one of the big metal ones on the fuse panel, i think its round, not sure though
 

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Flasher speed can vary depending on the flasher used. Seems some heavy duty ones can take a bit longer to cycle, probably due to their increased capacity.

Some other factors that may contribute could be bulb current and the general quality of the wiring and connections, as well as the car's available power (11v might cycle slower than 14v).

Make sure your electrical system is working properly then try a few differant flashers and see what happens.


Out of curiousity, why is this important as long as they work?

HD
 

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Out of curiousity, why is this important as long as they work?
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good point, but i always thought that mind sounded retarded. Like it was trying to decide if it was going flash or not. i liked the flashing speed in my toyota previa so I went to the parts store and ordered one for it and i like it much better.

matthew
 
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Mine blink every 2 secs, and I think its a little to slow, I mean I dont want to make it blink really fast just want them to blink about the speed of a normal car.
 

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Mine blink every 2 secs, and I think its a little to slow, I mean I dont want to make it blink really fast just want them to blink about the speed of a normal car.
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If the vehicle's electrical system is ok, try a new flasher.

HD
 
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