Low aiming xenons

inkey$

inkey$

Lifer
 Sevenoaks & Suffolk
Been meaning to ask this for a while but my xenons seem to be aiming very low in the road, almost stupidly so. Noticed it about 2 weeks ago and while they are their usual amazing selves on high beam, the low just seems to really light up just a couple of car lengths ahead of me. Remember the MOT guys telling me they were out when tested back in November but assumed they'd fixed them. Perhaps they didn't.

Doubt they're easily adjustable but just in case they are, anybody any ideas?
 
Easy - just adjust the static height of the light with the knurled white adjuster on the rear of the light. All the complex levelling system just keeps it at the same level despite load and pitch/yaw while driving.

The adjuster/s can be seen near the wing by the washer reservoir and same point on the NS.

I suggest count any turns so you can undo it easily and do it while projecting onto a flat, square wall.
 
I have also raised the base setting on the lights and it helps a lot. Remember a little goes a long way in setting them higher.
But ... did they once work and now they are very low? Any front or rear suspension work recently done? I had mine do the same thing after I had some strut work performed. The mechanic had forgotten to disconnect the sensor on the suspension when the strut was removed and it broke the sensor arm. When disconnected or as in my case broken off, it sets the lights to the lowest possible setting. For my situation it was the front one that attaches to the lower A arm on the passenger side. Replaced the armature and reconnected it and issue was fixed. I believe that there are two sensors, the second on the rear suspension.
Good luck!
 
As evotz said, if if suddenly happened, could be a broken or faulty suspension sensor arm on the FR and RR wishbones. No matter how much you adjust, if one is broken they will end up on the floor again!
 
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