My Limited RAV4 has LED headlights. Having had factory LED headlights on other cars, I wanted them specifically. However, I was quite disappointed with their performance and just recently made attempts to correct them via modifying their aim.
I noticed that the left and right were aimed to shine the same distance. Other cars I've owned always had the right light aimed higher. With that in mind, I turned the adjustment screw counter-clockwise to raise the aiming point about 1", in my garage. I took it out and was impressed with the improvement. The light still has a slight dip but now shines maybe 20' further. At the 2 o'clock position, it also shines nicely on the surface when there was zero light before.
Then I raised the left headlight maybe ¼", in my garage. This also had quite an improvement on the left side. The beam extends a bit further and, at the 10 o'clock position there is actual light where there was none before.
So far no one has flashed me. Driving alongside Jersey (F type) barriers I can see that the lights still dip at distance, on both sides. I can only conclude that Toyota is far too conservative with headlight aiming, to the point of nullifying the usually superior performance of LEDs.
I noticed that the left and right were aimed to shine the same distance. Other cars I've owned always had the right light aimed higher. With that in mind, I turned the adjustment screw counter-clockwise to raise the aiming point about 1", in my garage. I took it out and was impressed with the improvement. The light still has a slight dip but now shines maybe 20' further. At the 2 o'clock position, it also shines nicely on the surface when there was zero light before.
Then I raised the left headlight maybe ¼", in my garage. This also had quite an improvement on the left side. The beam extends a bit further and, at the 10 o'clock position there is actual light where there was none before.
So far no one has flashed me. Driving alongside Jersey (F type) barriers I can see that the lights still dip at distance, on both sides. I can only conclude that Toyota is far too conservative with headlight aiming, to the point of nullifying the usually superior performance of LEDs.
