How Do You Find the Headlight Aim?

[madbikes]

I have been wondering for a while, and a recent road trip confirmed my observation.

Is it just me or I find the FL5 came with headlight aimed too low? I have a hard time seeing far enough when the road is pitch black.
The high beam will let me see farther, but not much better. If there is a small bush of tree about as tall as the stock lip on the freeway in the dark, it is very difficult to dodge it.

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[Tw1stedlog1k]

One of my biggest gripes with the DE5 as well. The cutoff is way too abrupt and our eyes simply cannot adjust to that difference in luminosity. At a minimum, a squirrel-finder feature would have been great. We just have poorly designed lights in my opinion.

 

[TchnoZ33]

Honestly I don’t think I’ve ever noticed. Probably because it’s always on auto and the car automatically turns high beam on and off if there are no cars in front.

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

I find the aim on my car great. On my M240i I was always having to keep the high beams on. So in comparison I have been happy with the headlights on my CTR.

 

[Tw1stedlog1k]

I find the aim on my car great. On my M240i I was always having to keep the high beams on. So in comparison I have been happy with the headlights on my CTR.

Funny you mention that because I had the exact opposite experience with my M2C lol. Those headlights were absolutely superb because of the adaptive function and made even better after VLD coding. I rarely had to use the high beams on the BMW.

 

[Bandit_TypeR]

Funny you mention that because I had the exact opposite experience with my M2C lol. Those headlights were absolutely superb because of the adaptive function and made even better after VLD coding. I rarely had to use the high beams on the BMW.

I had an '24 M240 xdrive. Other than the engine, there wasn't much I liked about that car. She was super heavy, dead steering, brakes offered no feedback and that was with the wheel and tire package. Overall, I have been happy with FL5. Not as fast as the M240i, but far more fun to drive. The CTR reminds me of my old '04 6-spd manual BMW 330i with the ZHP package. Very driver focused.

 

[AZCWTypeR]

FL5 headlights have an adjustment screw on the backside. The sharp cutoff makes it easy to move the pattern accurately using just a yard stick. Tape a piece of paper over the opposite side light when adjusting.

I've found the headlights excellent, and I live in a very dark desert area. I have not made adjustments on the FL5.

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