Suspension Changes and Headlight Aiming Problems

Atomicteal_M3 · 02-02-2015, 12:05 PM

Great post. Will check mine today!

Atomicteal_M3 · 02-10-2015, 09:20 AM

fixed!! I love this post!!

Murph335 · 05-27-2015, 08:32 AM

Mine looks very different. Headlights are too low after the coilover install.

SPEEDBUMP · 07-27-2015, 08:38 PM

old thread but this worked for me, was really worried it was something more serious!

Thanks OP

Move Over · 03-15-2016, 10:59 PM

Old thread, but this was the fix for my headlights. Swapped out springs this weekend and i reinstalled the sensor reversed. Have done it 6-8 times now, just must have missed it this time around.

Thank you!

doubleu8 · 04-03-2016, 02:03 PM

Another thank you for this thread.
Fixed in 10 minutes.

tomfraser · 03-11-2017, 03:17 PM

Same here - had my Eibach Pro Kit installed, and beams were right up - sure enough rear arm was wrong, fixed without jacking up car or removing wheel with a 10mm socket, and 10mm spanner to stop the bolt from spinning.

Matthewricha · 12-18-2017, 11:53 AM

Hi had Eibach springs and Koni FSD shocks installed about 2 years ago on my E92 335i, and I remember having to manually adjust the headlights down after the install. Ever since I have found that the high beam doesn't go as high as it used to. After reading this thread I thought perhaps my sensors were also not quite right. But looking at them, they seem fine! Perhaps the raked stance the Eibach springs have given the car need manual adjustment after all.

Front:

Rear:

Realoem:

///Mobbin · 01-16-2018, 11:18 AM

So easy to re-attach these arms the wrong way at the end of a suspension install, another car fixed thanks to this thread!

NeverL8 · 12-03-2019, 11:14 AM

Bumping the old thread,

anyone fixed their headlights that were pointing too low? I raised mine up with the screw...need it higher but too afraid to over thread the screw and damage something. Any help will be appreciated

nolaman1970 · 01-11-2020, 09:00 PM

Thank you, installed eibach springs today and put the rear sensor on wrong. Found this blessing of a thread. 😁

MPower7 · 06-01-2020, 01:04 PM

Fixed my yesterday. Thank you! So much better now.

Redd · 01-14-2021, 11:12 PM

I just fixed my rear headlight leveling sensor too. The pics are a bit hard to see, so to simplify it:

Sensor arm facing inboard (away from spring) = Wrong, headlight aim will be too high

Sensor arm facing outboard (toward spring) = Correct

02-02-2015, 12:05 PM	#67
Atomicteal_M3 Brigadier General 748 Rep 4,429 Posts Drives: E90 M3 AW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: FT. Bragg, NC. iTrader: (28) Garage List 2007 335i [9.00]	Great post. Will check mine today! __________________ ModeCarbon V1 CF lip/PF AG CF SS ext./ARKYM CF Diffuser/OSS AE's/B&G Springs/CF Performance Spoiler/V2 Led Performance SW/Meisterschaft GT exhaust
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02-10-2015, 09:20 AM	#68
Atomicteal_M3 Brigadier General 748 Rep 4,429 Posts Drives: E90 M3 AW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: FT. Bragg, NC. iTrader: (28) Garage List 2007 335i [9.00]	fixed!! I love this post!! __________________ ModeCarbon V1 CF lip/PF AG CF SS ext./ARKYM CF Diffuser/OSS AE's/B&G Springs/CF Performance Spoiler/V2 Led Performance SW/Meisterschaft GT exhaust
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05-27-2015, 08:32 AM	#69
Murph335 Major 141 Rep 1,423 Posts Drives: '07 N54 e90, '10 N54 e93, TBSS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ iTrader: (12) Garage List 2015 Tesla P85D [0.00]	Mine looks very different. Headlights are too low after the coilover install. Last edited by Murph335; 05-27-2015 at 08:40 AM..
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07-27-2015, 08:38 PM	#70
SPEEDBUMP Track Junkie 15 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 (AW/FR EXT) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON (CANADA) iTrader: (6)	old thread but this worked for me, was really worried it was something more serious! Thanks OP
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03-15-2016, 10:59 PM	#71
Move Over Colonel 1257 Rep 2,492 Posts Drives: M3 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Peninsula iTrader: (9)	Old thread, but this was the fix for my headlights. Swapped out springs this weekend and i reinstalled the sensor reversed. Have done it 6-8 times now, just must have missed it this time around. Thank you! __________________ 2010 E92 M3 DCT
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04-03-2016, 02:03 PM	#72
doubleu8 Private First Class 17 Rep 171 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Motor City iTrader: (1)	Another thank you for this thread. Fixed in 10 minutes.
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03-11-2017, 03:17 PM	#73
tomfraser Private 109 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2014 Mineral Grey F80 M3 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Auckland iTrader: (0)	Same here - had my Eibach Pro Kit installed, and beams were right up - sure enough rear arm was wrong, fixed without jacking up car or removing wheel with a 10mm socket, and 10mm spanner to stop the bolt from spinning.
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12-18-2017, 11:53 AM	#74
Matthewricha Private First Class 43 Rep 132 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (0)	E92 335i Hi had Eibach springs and Koni FSD shocks installed about 2 years ago on my E92 335i, and I remember having to manually adjust the headlights down after the install. Ever since I have found that the high beam doesn't go as high as it used to. After reading this thread I thought perhaps my sensors were also not quite right. But looking at them, they seem fine! Perhaps the raked stance the Eibach springs have given the car need manual adjustment after all. Front: Rear: Realoem:
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01-16-2018, 11:18 AM	#75
///Mobbin Colonel 1478 Rep 2,672 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston iTrader: (3)	So easy to re-attach these arms the wrong way at the end of a suspension install, another car fixed thanks to this thread! __________________ 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio \| 2.9L \| Trofeo White Tri-Coat \| 8-spd
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12-03-2019, 11:14 AM	#76
NeverL8 Captain 523 Rep 743 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: SD iTrader: (0)	Bumping the old thread, anyone fixed their headlights that were pointing too low? I raised mine up with the screw...need it higher but too afraid to over thread the screw and damage something. Any help will be appreciated
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01-11-2020, 09:00 PM	#77
nolaman1970 Private 57 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW M3 E93 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Marrero, LA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Thank you, installed eibach springs today and put the rear sensor on wrong. Found this blessing of a thread. 😁
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06-01-2020, 01:04 PM	#78
MPower7 First Lieutenant 90 Rep 363 Posts Drives: 11' e92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SF iTrader: (1)	Fixed my yesterday. Thank you! So much better now.
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01-14-2021, 11:12 PM	#79
Redd Brigadier General 3897 Rep 4,160 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	I just fixed my rear headlight leveling sensor too. The pics are a bit hard to see, so to simplify it: Sensor arm facing inboard (away from spring) = Wrong, headlight aim will be too high Sensor arm facing outboard (toward spring) = Correct
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