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Headlight Aim Adjustment

Re-aim your headlights so they light the road properly instead of the trees or oncoming windshields.

Difficulty: easy~0.30.8 hrs30–45 minutes
Estimated total
$35–140
Parts$0
Labor$35–140
Labor time0.30.8 hrs
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What's involved

What this repair actually is.

Using an aiming target at a set distance, we adjust each headlight's vertical and horizontal aim to spec. Headlights drift out of aim after front-end work, collisions, suspension changes, or just years of Bronx potholes — and misaimed lights are a real NY inspection failure.

Symptoms

How you can tell.

  • Oncoming drivers flash their high beams at you
  • Low beams light the road right in front of the bumper only
  • One beam points noticeably higher or off to the side
  • Failed NY inspection for headlight aim
  • Recently had front-end or suspension work done
If you delay

Badly aimed lights blind oncoming drivers, shorten your night vision, and will fail NY inspection.

Educational estimate. Real pricing depends on your vehicle, the inspection, parts availability, taxes, and shop rates. Use this as a guide while you shop quotes.
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Often done together.