Silver 9005 not really bright for me.

[m4gician]

Okay here's the thing, my 9005 silverstar mod isn't bright on the roads for me as everoyne elses for some reason, and here's why I think so:

The tabs on my headlights are nearly gone, The top one on the passenger is gone, and both on driver side are gone, i've improvised and uses washers + screws with bases to kinda get them really close.

Secondly, even though I aim them using hte levels, they don't seem to light the road, rather they can reach very far distances in front of me. I assume that horizontal aiming is unaffected by the clips being broken but I checked them to see if they were perfect the |> arrow...the | of hte arrow was at 0. I then every day try and tweak them at night though I can never find COMPLETELY flat ground. I aim them too low and I can't see enough infront of me, but when driving I can light up the rear bumper of any car plus if no one is in front of me I can light up the signs ahead of me.

I've polished the lenses with meguairs, i've wetsanded them numerous times during the summer,

only thing I can think of is hte bulbs not fitting snugly but I'm sure that's not it because I've put an extra o-ring around them to help with fittament. I mean going UP a hill is a little brighter just before I hit the incline so I mean are my lights aimed too high still? Do I need replacement headlights to correct the problem?

[tedBalog]

If going uphill is brighter, then you're having an issue with the aim on your lights. My 9005's light the road up plenty, as long as they're aimed right. I don't really know of anything you can do to fix your aiming issue other then to get new housings. Un-aimed headlights can be annoying/hazardous to other drivers. Especially if it gets brighter while going uphill, means your lights are too high if I'm thinking correctly.

[lakeside]

m4-

i agree with above assessment. i also have a '98 mystique. my highs in the lows mod lights up the road way out front like daylight! i will admit, after install i did have to do some careful aiming......

lakeside