My car was undrivable at night. Why in hell did Nissan set the angle so low? This video fixed my car for $0.00. Thank you sooooo much

Thank you so much for this video! My 82 year old mother purchased a 2014 Altima. When I drove it the other night I discovered the headlights were WAY too low; to the point of being very dangerous (My mom told me she drives with the high beams at night). I bought the long screw driver from Harbor Freight and followed your directions. Boom. Ten minutes later I was done and the car is safe to drive at night.

Thank you so much for your instructional video on adjusting the headlights with ease. I had my 2014 Altima headlights adjusted effortlessly in just a few minutes. The #2 Phillips screw driver I used was longer than the typical length, but a lot shorter than yours. For others reading this.....if your 2013-2015 Altima headlights are very dim, I STRONGLY advise to replace them with the Rock Auto "TYC" brand. I don't know how well they will hold up over the years, but I was impressed with their brightness and also with the information TYC posted about their quality control, materials, and such. They cost me $194.00 with shipping and sales tax included. Nissan refuses to issue a recall on this degrading condition with their 2013-2015 headlight assemblies. What happens is that the reflective coating inside the projector lens, burns off from the heat generated from the light bulb. The more you use your headlights, the quicker the reflective material disappears, so every Altima will degrade at different rates pending headlight usage. I logged my complaint on the NHTSA here. www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2014/NISSAN/ALTIMA/4%252520DR/FWD#complaints

For those wondering, Nissan got sued over the stock headlights on these. The headlamp housing becomes "delaminated" and they don't shoot light as well as they used to. Changing the light bulbs will not help. I just replaced mine yesterday (took 2 hours, bumper needs to be removed) which is why I looked up your vid. Thanks

Thank you for this video, 5 years later. I have a 2014 Altima and had to aim my left headlight after I replaced with LED headlights. The right side was fine after LED replacement. Now I have them as perfectly even as I could. You’re the man! Thanks bud! BTW these are excellent cars 182,000 miles and still drives like it has 50,000. Comfortable, good A/C after replaced a bad solenoid on compressor. Good, Good cars!

You, sir, are legendary. Thank you so much. I have no idea why someone would set the light aiming so low!

Omg … Bro you are a Life Saver 🛟 Just bought my wife a used car and had the low beams replaced, I drove it at night and said.. WTH… You can’t see Shittttt at night with these headlights, where’s the adjuster? I gotta adjust these headlights, then i said, oh Lord, this thing has projectors style lens, Ugh….Thank God I found your video..

Just bought a used 2015 Altima and yes, the headlights were dangerously dim. I was so hot until I saw your video. Corrected the problem. Thank you.

Thank you!!! I asked the local place if they could aim them and they couldn't figure it out. I got a long ass screwdriver @ AutoZone and did it myself. On my replacement headlight assembly I had to turn it clockwise to raise my aim. So if someone else is having trouble, try going clockwise instead. And like he said in the video, you have to turn it VERY far!! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️😇

Thank you for this video. I had literally stopped driving after dark bc I had to leave the high beams on to see at all.

Do more videos on this car please. Very common car and I guarantee many people have gone through the trouble of finding quirky information like this that isn’t out there. I have the same exact year, make, model and car. And this was extremely helpful. My next option if I wasn’t able to find this information would have been to get taken advantage of by some shop or business 🤷🏾‍♂️

I just bought a Nissan Altima, and the headlights are adjusted so low I can't drive at night with low beams. Thanks so much. Going to adjust them tomorrow. I already have a set of the screwdrivers you are using. I've used mine for several jobs. They are very useful.

You just saved me from buying a whole new headlight assembly. I think they were trying to get over on this girl. Thanks for saving me $300!!

If it helps anyone (I confused myself at first), when you rotate the dial clockwise with the screwdriver, this is turning the bolt counter-clockwise. If the bolt head is turning counter-clockwise, it means you're raising the light.

Thank you, I just finished replacing the fixtures in a 2015. Full bumper cover removal. The whole time I was wondering how they adjust. The d/s was just a little lower than the p/s. So glad to find out I can adjust without removing everything.

Excellent job explaining this! We just replaced the headlights on my son's girlfriend's '15 Altima and she called later that night saying the lights were way too low. She had to drive with her high beams on in order to see properly. After the job it was to replace the light assembly, I was ready to tell her to go to a garage to get the lights adjusted. Your video saved her money. Thanks, I will be a new subscriber.

I hadn't realized that my Altima may need some headlight adjustment. I checked it after seeing your video and yes, adjustment was required. Got 'er done. Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

This video is an investment 😮I only knew after this day. Been driving with wrong aimed headlights for 14 years. I went straight to the car and found exactly what you have showed us. Thank you so much, nissan really messed up the position of light adjustment 😢

Man I needed this vid l for the last 2 years. I tried different lights and styles and was about to replace my actual headlight casing because I could barely see at night (very dangerous at times especially with oncoming traffic with brighter lights on narrow roads without reflectors made it worse.) but no one else could drive my car at night without the highbeams on....

This is a blessing I have no idea why my passenger side headlight doesn’t even point anywhere near where it should, after breaking my head and trying to figure out how to adjust it with my hands, you sir saved me from many more headaches and a whole headlamp change. Gonna try this out and hope it works👏🏼🤞🏼

Thanks a million for posting this! I have a 2017 Pathfinder....the crank was much easier to get to, but I would have had NO idea what to look for without your video! Thanks again!

...i'm doing this tomorrow! Thank you! Was tired of waiting on the mechanic ... now I can do it myself!

Thanks bro you are right. You have rhe only video on nissan lifht adjustmenrs. I hope you get a million views.

thank you so much for making this video. i scoured my vehicles owner manual and Google searched and found nothing on how to aim the headlight. one quick search on KZfaq took me to your video and wow how much more s8mple could it be to aim them? no wonder the manufacturer and dealers don't share the information. we wouldn't need them. you're the man!

Thank for this! Life saver! I’ve been recking my brain trying to figure out... “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WHY! I’ve spend sooo much money on lights, seeing various Nissan mechanics and they are clueless and saying... it could be a number of things just pay for various things and suggestions until find the right issue that is wrong. Just this week I have been literally looking for new custom headlights to replace my entire front! I am tired of not being able to see at night and having to blind other driver with my high beams! Thank you soooooo much!

Just replaced both headlights cause of that issue. Had to come back to your video to show me once again how to adjust lights. Thanks for the video.

Archfapper commented 2 weeks ago that Nissan got sued over these headlamps, I didn't know that, but I had a recall on my 2015 for the issue and just got it back from the dealer. They originally told me when I first took it there for them to inspect to see if I actually had the issue, that not the entire headlight assembly, but only the reflector part of the headlight assembly would be replaced. But when I got it back 3 days ago they had replaced both the entire headlight assemblys. Guess they changed their minds on replacing just the reflectors, probably much easier and less time consuming for them to change the entire assemblys. Thanks for the video. I'm guessing they set the low beams at the legal adjustment, but they're way too low for me. Looks like they're only beaming 30' down the road. I don't want them in anyone's eyes but I like mine adjusted a little higher than that!

James, thanks for the video. I followed your instructions and was able to raise the low beam aiming. Unfortunately, it seems to raise the high beam as well which was perfect before and now lights up the tree tops. I'm thinking of replacing the entire light assembly to an after market one to get some improvement of the dismal factory projector pattern on the low beams

I really do appreciate you for making this video I went crazy thinking my LED lights was bad in couldn’t figure out how to bring them up both lights aim straight towards the ground

Appreciate it Bro Updated the wife’s lights and picked up the tool from Harbor Freight for $8 bucks Just finished adjusting those lights… appreciate it.. Dumbest design Nissan could’ve EVER came up with…

Hey man! Thanks.. you are right.. there's no other video but yours.. thanks a bunch! I had an accidental and lamps are not aligned properly, and I was even arguing with the mechanic since he did not now how to do it and I also complained about the hopes that looked like missing some plastic screws or something... But now I see what they are for. You rock!!

Our 2013 Nissan Altima has a defectively made transmission that left my wife stranded on way home from work. It is very dangerous to have women all over America stranded do to defective CVT transmissions. . The option for us to pay $3200 or $3400 for a probably defectively made replacement is not an reasonable option. Our first new car ended up being a huge mistake. Nissan broke the Nissan promise of providing cars that meets our transportation needs. . The AC pump was made defective also. Join the lawsuit today!

THANK YOU!!! I installed the new headlight assemblies last Saturday and knew the bulbs weren't looking right and searched over and over for a video and finally...yours popped up! Thank you so much. I even went and got the same tool from Harbor Freight yesterday lol

Thank you for the video, we just went to the dealership in out area this passed Monday and was informed that Nissan made a big change with the 2014 Altima. That in order to adjust the low beams lights the front bumper and radiator had to be removed. We told them to forget it.

thank you for this amazing videos I fixed my car and now finally I can drive it at night. Without worrying❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for the video. The other issue with these models especially the Altima is, The glass that goes in front of the projector housing gets burnt or dirty. Therefore covering the light emitted from the bulbs. I had to replace my headlights housings and that had an improvement. However two years later seems like the replacements are having a similar issue.

Perfect video! This is exactly what I was looking for, and seems to be the only/best video out there on how to do this. Got the long screwdriver from Lowe's and adjusted the aim on my 2018 Altima, which was way off on one side. Thanks so much man!

Hey James thanks alot for the tip on how to aim those lights!! For the life of me I couldn't find that headlight adjustment screw until I saw your video. Damn our cars' engine bays are crammed af.

Saved me a headache because I just changed the headlights on my wife Nissan just like this and was wondering what the problem was until I saw your video man thinks a lot.

Thank you so much for making this video! I have been struggling to figure out why my passenger side headlight was messed up. I was on the verge of buying replacement head light assemblies ( $172-$200). You saved me some money!

Man thank you for the heads up. Just installed new headlights and driver side is low. This made my day. Great video.

People like you go to heaven thanks for the help!

i appreciate this video. I have looked for a vid on aiming the headlight and all i can ever find involves taking off the tires and accessing it that way. Your shortcut has shed some light. Thanks! Now to try it.

Thanks for providing the location of the adjusters; I normally get a service manual for everything I own; but have not gotten one yet for my wife's car. If I remember correctly at 25 feet distance; the beam should strike at 4 feet high on a flat wall; I use reflective tape on my garage door. I am not sure this is a 100% solution for this model; as I took that out of the service manual from another vehicle; but it should be a static standard scale of measure. I have LED's in my Z06 and HID in my RAM, so I put LED's in my wife 2015 Nissan Altima and they were way to low as well; this seems to be the norm from reading the comments on this model and very well maybe the norm for imports; It is the first import ever owned; and definitely not sized for my or the standard american sized ass. thanks again Peace Addendum: By state law: The minimum height from the ground for headlights is 2 feet; the maximum is 4 ½ feet.

I have a 2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 S, and after a class action lawsuit, they replaced the headlamps(I installed the LED For Low and High Beam); once they replaced the headlamps, I saw both the Low Beam light was way too down, and at night I can barely see more than 7 feet at low Beam. Hence, as per Video, the Rule is Simple. Counterclockwise makes the Beam Downward(Low), and Anticlockwise Makes the Beam upward(High). Make sure to put the same weight in the vehicle and adjust the beam.

Thanks for making the video, it helped me without causing me to spend a whole lot of time trying to figure it out myself, and it's not in the owners manual either.

my god it works thank i was going krazy you saved me from geting into a accident l have a 2015 alterma

Thanks for posting this video!!!!!! This helped me aim my light and is the only video I found showing me how to do this

Thank you for uploading this video. I had the same problem on finding info on adjusting the lights.

Thank you sir, I owe you a beer!

I really appreciate you doing the work. It made it a whole lot easier for me. Thanks a lot

I'm dealing with this problem now ,it's freaking dangerous as hell why Nissan factory aimed the lights so down ..idk

I appreciate this. Now I understand what the dealer did to my wife's car, trying to convince her she need to replace the entire headlight

Thanks for putting this out there! Always good to have info like this.

Great vid partner. Exactly the same setup on a Altima S 2017. Need a driver at least 12" long for the 2017 and she has a cable on the drivers side that needs to be pushed out of the way with the driver a bit (on the way down) to get down to the socket/teeth. For this model, You go down through one hole and then OUTSIDE of the body frame strut. Every new car now has lights aimed at the ground it seems 15 feet from the front of the car. Its very dangerous. Had the same issue with a 2018 Elantra, which was nuts! (But much easier to adjust.) Well, Nice job on the vid, and thanks for giving me another reason to visit Harbor Freight! God Bless.

Same, couldn't find anything to fix this. My Wife's Car Is Insane to drive At night even with Good Bulbs. I'll be adjusting these today!

By FAR!!! The most bad ass video education I've got off the tube lol thank you sir..

You are correct I couldn't find any other videos and after I replaced the bulbs in my daughter's they were way to high and needed to adjust down thanks so much.

Thanks man !! Been looking with no luck until now. :)

Thank you so much. I NEVER would have found this. You saved me hours and much frustration. Also thanks for the harbor freight tip.

Thanks buddy you just saved my husband (and I) money and a huge headache.

Thank you so much I have a 2013 and I've replaced the bulbs and all and still cant see at night with my low beams. I'll have to fix mine tomorrow 👍💕😘

Thanks guy.. this was REALLY helpful. Saved me a lot of time googling this issue.

Helped a ton, and saved a lot of time! Thank you

Want to say thank you. I replaced bulb for a brighter bulb. The angle was so low and then I saw your video. Now its so much better. Thank you so much.

This is gonna be the first thing I do. Can’t drive my car at night because the beams are aimed so high. Thank you!!

Bro Thanks Soo much for Making this Video... I bought New LED bulbs hoping for better lighting... This video safed me a headache Thanks

Great job. I replaced both headlights and forgot to check adjustment in the daylight. Glad didn’t have to take off fender again. Thanks

I just replaced my headlight assembly’s for around $200 from Amazon.it made a tremendous difference with the brightness.

I have a 15 and thank you a bunch for this Omg.......

Thanks for the info. Changed mine to led and had no idea how to adjust them. Thanks again!

Not all heroes wear capes! Thank you for the video.

Thank you 1000 times! I’ve been searching for this info forever.

Saved my life, man!! Thank you for this video.

Very helpful info. I had my headlight assembly replaced & even my mechanic was stumped as to how to adjust headlights. THANK YOU!!

Thank you for your effort sir! Now my life is easy 😊

Thank you sir. Been looking online for about an month now. Just found your video. Will give up tonight if it works.

My 2015 is identical, accept i had to turn it clockwise to adjust higher, not counterclockwise.

I tell you what man I want to thank you for this video because I was having some trouble getting it right and you saved me lots of time and money

Thanks man! I may have put them a little too high (will find out if I keep getting flashed lol) but soooo much better! My mom and dad could not see anything!

this was a huge help! Thanks!

Thank you so much. Mine are terrible. Never received the headlight recall. I'm going to try this. Nice I don't have to find someone to help or pay out a bunch of money.

Good video. love the blue jays screaming in the background too.

Thank you!!!!! I was afraid I would have to remove the bumper once again to adjust this.

Thanks bro my wife got pulled over for riding with high beam on I tryed three different lights I was about to rip that little glob off and make it exposed like the high beam but your video saved my from messing up my low beams for my wife coming an abitual offender 😂😂💀 thanks bro

Thank you sooooo much for this very informative video. Greatly appreciate your efforts.

On a 2015. You turn the screw driver clockwise to raise the light beam.

There is actually a class action suit against nissan, they will replace the headlights...great video thanks

Thank you so much for the video. It made this task so so easy.

Great vedio , Do u have vedio that shows how to aim lights at nights what degree they need to be on ?

I installed hid head lights and the right kme is too low and the guy said you could not adjust them now I saw rhis I am so gonna check this after work thanks!

This will help. Just replaced the whole light.....It was dangerously low but the aim angle is way off. Will do this 1st thing in the morning.

Thank you my brother I’ve been looking how to do it too I ran across you

Been looking for this forever thank you!!!!!!

Man this video is everything.... Ironically I just changed out my headlight assemblies yesterday. AND I replaced the factory lights with LEDs 😄 and as u said in this vid... They need to be adjusted. This was literally the 1st vid that popped up when I searched... Nissan shld be sued for these projector low beams..... Oh my bad they were. 😕 (Google Suarez vs. Nissan). The low beams on this car make u wanna climb the Nissan bldg w/a rifle and a list of demands 😕 Thanks for this vid. 🙏🏾

yt gold right here

Thank You I have been researching these damn lights....I just got a 13 altima about a month ago and the low beams are so bad.......Do you know if there are any bulbs that will work better. I will play with the vertical angle on the lights and hopefully that helps... Very helpful video...Thanks a ton you have helped many people with this issue

If you do some research, those headlights are not meant for LED lighting The projector that's in front of the light is not designed for an LED Information straight from the manufacturer.

Excellent video ty ty ty. I will be subscribing

Thanks for posting this video brotha!