Xantia Head Lights

Rivendell · Unread post by **Rivendell** » 30 Jun 2004, 02:07

Hi,
The headlights on my xantia don't appear to give much illumination on the road. They appear to be aimmed too far in front of the car, but I'm not sure if its a simple job to adjust them, or its there's another way to realign then.....
All relevant suggestions appreciated..
Cheers
Phil

np · Unread post by np » 30 Jun 2004, 02:14

Have they always been like that??Could the ride height be droping a bit at the back??
If not,somewhere behind/on top of the lights under the bonnet will be 2 screws.1 adjusts lights up/down,the other left/right.The best thing is to park on the level in front of a wall,or garage door,and just adjust them down.You will see the beams move on the wall as you do this.If not,a friendly mot station might do it for you on their tester,foc or for a small fee.

np · Unread post by np » 30 Jun 2004, 02:17

You may find that a change of bulb will be better.They do discolor over time.See if you can adjust them & stick in a new set.Although on my td,access isn`t so good to get at them.

xantiav6 · Unread post by **xantiav6** » 30 Jun 2004, 02:18

It is a simple job to adjust them, I think it is easier with a very long allen key, but I have adjusted the height with a standard allen key.
Note that early Xantias have notoriously poor beam spread on the headlights. The later units are interchangable and much better. I am not sure which year the headlights were improved, I think it was 1995.

NiSk · Unread post by **NiSk** » 30 Jun 2004, 13:44

While your at it, stick in a set of Philips VisionPlus bulbs - they give 50% more light on the road and are well worth the slight extra cost.
//NiSk

rabenson · Unread post by **rabenson** » 30 Jun 2004, 21:17

I'm with NiSk on this one - fitted them to my ZX. Terrific improvement!

Kowalski · Unread post by **Kowalski** » 30 Jun 2004, 22:10

I've got visionplus in my Xantia too, they improve the headlights a lot.
What improves them even more is keeping the headlight glass clean, but it gets dirty again so quickly...

BonceChops · Unread post by **BonceChops** » 01 Jul 2004, 10:28

Have a read of other headlight threads on here. I rewired my lights after proving the original wiring is to small for the current carried. Simple test with a multimter to prove it. Read here http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... ,headlight