2019 G70 Headlight Low Visibility- Any Way to Fix It?

[ckon]

I was driving on the highway Sunday night and thought my lights were pretty low. I lowered the car in summer on Ark GT-F springs and didn't really consider the headlights. After reading this, I decided to line my wife's car up to the garage, mark where her beams landed and then line my car up the same and adjust. I did 6 turns on each side. Seems ok *shrug*...

That may not have been a very good idea unless your wife’s car is also the same make and model. You may well have raised yours to a level that will be blinding other drivers. Be sensitive to other drivers flashing you thinking you have your brights on.

 

[Slip_Angle]

That may not have been a very good idea unless your wife’s car is also the same make and model. You may well have raised yours to a level that will be blinding other drivers. Be sensitive to other drivers flashing you thinking you have your brights on.

Maybe I'm wrong but when I lined up both cars mine was roughly an inch lower, so I raised them to just below what hers were... Took it for a drive and they seem pretty good. I drove behind someone and the lights where still below the top of the trunk line.

 

[ckon]

You may be okay then, although headlight height might be a better thing to compare vs. car height. Good luck - your adjustment seems to be in the ball park.

 

[00thvs]

I've been having an issue with the Adaptive LED Headlights on the G70 that seem too low also. Took it into the dealership and this is what it looks like driving at night after their recalibration. There shouldn't be such a clear light delimitation. It's not how it was when I first bought it.

 

[Andyj]

that looks scary like you will outrun visibility at normal speeds. You need to adjust the low beam headlights to shine higher. Common problem, easily solved without a dealer which usually has no clue.

 

[00thvs]

that looks scary like you will outrun visibility at normal speeds. You need to adjust the low beam headlights to shine higher. Common problem, easily solved without a dealer which usually has no clue.

How would you do that? Does the adaptive headlights also have the U/D screw above them under the hood? And how do you know what to adjust it to

 

[Andyj]

I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan 3.8 RWD Ultimate. Great car with HID headlights but driving dark windy streets and turns was scary due to the short throw. Adjusted up a few turns and problem solved. HUGE confidence boost. there's a couple of threads on this and how to adjust. not sure how different the newer models are but they should have side and height adjustment.

 

[Slip_Angle]

I've been having an issue with the Adaptive LED Headlights on the G70 that seem too low also. Took it into the dealership and this is what it looks like driving at night after their recalibration. There shouldn't be such a clear light delimitation. It's not how it was when I first bought it.

I don't have the adaptive headlights and this I similar to what mine looked like... Seems like the Genesis specification is on the low side.

 

[Andyj]

I would expect that all versions of these Genesis headlights can be adjusted up/down and Left/right regardless of bulb type and adaptive functions. Just don't overdo it and blind people

 

[Mikey91]

Is the adaptive headlights a feature on all trims and models of the G70? I have the 22 base model. I never paid attention to it and I assumed it was something that only the higher trims had.

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[joegr]

I would expect that all versions of these Genesis headlights can be adjusted up/down and Left/right regardless of bulb type and adaptive functions. Just don't overdo it and blind people

Yes. I don't know where the assumption that you couldn't comes from. There are adjustment screws to set the "base" aim of the headlights, and the adaptive just makes further adjustments from there. It is all relative to the initial (base) adjustment.

 

[Cjcalan1]

Alright, adjusted mine. Process was pretty dang easy once I figured out how to actually reach the adjustment bolts.

At first I kept trying to find a screwdriver that was both long enough, but also not too thick to be able to fit down the adjustment guide. After finally finding a phillips thin enough, I found that it was actually too thin to be able to grab onto the adjustment teeth. Lol. So, I decided to just get at the bolts with an open ended wrench instead.

Here are the adjustment screw holes/guides...
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Here is the Up/Down adjustment bolt....
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You can get to the bolt through the access panel located in the wheel well. Just pop off the plastic rivet, and pull out the panel...

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13mm wrench seemed to fit for me.
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Loosen (turn counter clockwise) the bolt to raise each headlight beam, tighten (turn clockwise) the bolt to lower the headlight beam. I had to use the open ended side to turn the bolt, and had to flip it back and forth to loosen as there isn't much room to turn it.


Parked up close to a fence as best I could (and no, the parking spot is not perfectly level, but it doesn't really matter that much), then taped the hot spots in the beam...

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Adjusted to just a little bit higher...
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Tested it out and pointed my car's lights at a parked car (Mustang) a ways down the road (a level road), and the lights didn't get up into the windshield at all.

In the end, adjustment was pretty dang easy. Strongly recommend doing this if your headlights are dangerously low like mine, and a few others on this site.

Just curious, why are there holes marked up and down and left and right if we cant put a tool down there to do anything?

 

[Volfy]

I've got these: 22 In. Long Reach Screwdriver Set, 2 Piece Shank is perfectly size for a no slop fit.

 

[Cjcalan1]

Thanks for the screwdriver information. I was wondering why some people were adjusting a nut on the outside of the unit when these holes for a driver are available. Maybe the nut is a course adjustment and the these are for fine adjustment? Either way I need to do it as my low beams are basically worthless, especially at highway speeds.

 

[Volfy]

Thanks for the screwdriver information. I was wondering why some people were adjusting a nut on the outside of the unit when these holes for a driver are available. Maybe the nut is a course adjustment and the these are for fine adjustment? Either way I need to do it as my low beams are basically worthless, especially at highway speeds.

If you insert the proper screwdriver that reaches all the way down, it engages the same rotating hub that the nut is attached too. It's the exact same adjustment. You can do it either way. Screwdriver, of course, is far easier and what Genesis intended for you to use.

Stinger and G70 are the first cars that I didn't have long enough screwdriver to do this. For less than $10, those 22" long ones are just about guaranteed to be long enough for any car. After we lowered both cars, headlights were off and needed to be re-adjusted. This is especially true for the G70, which has the leveler switch on the rear suspension. It made the headlight aim dip wayyy too low. That long screwdriver was super convenient. We actually did about 3-4 iterations - adjust, test drive, re-adjust, test drive, etc. - to make absolutely sure the aim is optimum without blinding on-coming traffic or vehicles in front of us.

 

[carricrf]

Worked for me... Thanks Todd

 

[carricrf]

This came yesterday from Amazon.
Very well made material and it has magnetic tip.
Anyway I could not have the headlight beaming angle adjusted last night simply there was a huge storm dropping down from Oklahoma so I decided to wait so I got up very early on the morning to do it,
Parked the car roughly 10 ft away from the double garage door.
Note that most driveways have small slope angle to the door and mine is no difference.
Marked the stocked angle with a piece of tape at the top of the light on the door.
Using this nice long Phillip I was able to turn CW and brought both headlights to roughly 10" taller than the stocked marker.
And marked the newly adjusted beam angle with another piece of tape on the door.
Went for a test drive.
Voila!
With previous stocked. I could only see roughly 40 ft out.
With new adjustment angle I now can see roughly 80-100 ft out and the projected light quality is still excellent.
This is what should have been as the car left the factory.
In my 7 years owning the r-spec I never had to touch the headlights (HID). It worked perfectly right out of the dealership parking lot from day one.
And I also checked HBA feature and it seems to work as usual.
Will see if I do get flashed by other motorists on the opposite direction.

Just to be clear, the Phillips screwdriver needs to be a #2, because the #1 is too small and will not turn the adjustment. This does work great as well as turning the adjustment nut, but this is much easier to do since nothing needs to be removed to access the adjustment holes. Thanks Videopho.

 

[Cjcalan1]

It sounds like your headlights are doing the same thing as mine. As in, they have such a sharp cut-off to avoid shining into oncoming traffic and/or blinding other drivers from behind.. But the problem with this is that it seems like the light pattern is angled low, and you can't see quite as far ahead as you would like.

This can be adjusted. There are adjustment bolts on the backside of the headlight housing. 2 for each housing, one bolt angles the light up or down, and the other bold angles the housing left or right.

Yes the headlights are auto leveling, but adjusting the housing will allow them to aim higher or lower. Your dealership kind of sounds like a bunch of lazy jerks, similar to mine. Hopefully they just are uninformed on this specific thing, and are otherwise helpful.

I have not adjusted my headlights yet, but I'm planning on angling them ever so slightly upwards so I can actually see further than 30 feet ahead of me when driving at night.

Agree! I just adjusted mine using the screwdriver

This came yesterday from Amazon.
Very well made material and it has magnetic tip.
Anyway I could not have the headlight beaming angle adjusted last night simply there was a huge storm dropping down from Oklahoma so I decided to wait so I got up very early on the morning to do it,
Parked the car roughly 10 ft away from the double garage door.
Note that most driveways have small slope angle to the door and mine is no difference.
Marked the stocked angle with a piece of tape at the top of the light on the door.
Using this nice long Phillip I was able to turn CW and brought both headlights to roughly 10" taller than the stocked marker.
And marked the newly adjusted beam angle with another piece of tape on the door.
Went for a test drive.
Voila!
With previous stocked. I could only see roughly 40 ft out.
With new adjustment angle I now can see roughly 80-100 ft out and the projected light quality is still excellent.
This is what should have been as the car left the factory.
In my 7 years owning the r-spec I never had to touch the headlights (HID). It worked perfectly right out of the dealership parking lot from day one.
And I also checked HBA feature and it seems to work as usual.
Will see if I do get flashed by other motorists on the opposite direction.

I just did this and it works perfectly. One turn was all mine needed.

 

[Truck Norris]

How long are we talking for the screwdriver here? 10" or 12" do or is longer required?

 

[joegr]

How long are we talking for the screwdriver here? 10" or 12" do or is longer required?

I use a 12", and it is plenty long. I think a 10" would work, but I wouldn't go shorter. Specifically, I use the phillips #2 from this set.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q9Q7ZVV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1