Wacked out alignment on fogs

Pugnacious · 11-12-2007, 10:32 AM

I just had my bumper off to put in the new 6000K HID headlights and 3000K fogs I got from Stealth - now my foglights are all lined up way wrong. When I had the bumper off I could see some of what looked like adjustment screws but they are not accessible from the front from what I can see.

How are we supposed to get these things lined up? Is there a way to do it without taking off the bumper?

**GoofyTimL** · 11-12-2007, 10:43 AM

You "should" be able to access the area from below by removing the engine pan and the fascia skirt pan (4 bolts for the engine pan, and about 10 nut-head screws, plus 6 plastic rivet things for the fascia skirt.

Pugnacious · 11-12-2007, 12:10 PM

dang! all that just to re-align them? gee, and for a second there, I thought that DCX made something easy for us... Thanks though

**GoofyTimL** · 11-12-2007, 01:19 PM

I would think that IF you merely replaced the bulbs with the HID bulbs the alignment and aim would not change... At least that's what happened with my headlights... and I did not have to take the bumper off to do the job (headlights anyway).

With my Magnum I found that alignment was screwed up on the OEM halogen headlight bulb simply because it wasn't turned completely in (it was about 1/8 turn from being completely seated). Could that be the problem with your HID fogs?

BradC · 11-12-2007, 02:22 PM

Yeah, Me too, put some new bulbs in and the allignment was screwed up. Turns out I didn't get the bulb seated properly. I didn;t realize it would mess up the allignment so much. Good luck.

Pugnacious · 11-13-2007, 03:48 PM

they did not seat easily when I put them in - seems that the H10 base from Stealth is a bit off from the H10 socket in the fogs. I will take it apart again to re-mount the ballasts anyway so I will take a closer look then. Thanks!

**GoofyTimL** · 11-13-2007, 04:06 PM

It may be the O-ring thickness. When I got the HID headlights for my MSRT8, the Stealth O-rings were too thick. So I just removed the stock O-rings from the halogen bulbs and used them on the Stealth bulbs. No problems then. You might try the same trick.

Pugnacious · 11-13-2007, 04:08 PM

that could be it. it just seemed like the notches did not align right the first couple of times I tried putting them in. But I verified that the bases say H10 so I am assuming there can only be one H10 right?

VIP-HatersCantStopME · 11-13-2007, 07:26 PM

hey pugnacious, can you post a pic of ur 300C with the lights and fog lights both turned on,, i would like to see what your combo of HIDs look like. thank you

Pugnacious · 11-14-2007, 09:28 AM

Yeah, I can once I get a decent one. Car's been in the shop for the last couple of days. I will get one tonight when you can really see what they look like. I love the 6000K look, but just wish that the 3000K were a little yellower - to me they look like the Halogens they replaced. But then again, it may be because they are aimed all weird and such.