Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, most of the time, we kind of enjoy having fog lights on your motor vehicle. Even so, they can occasionally be out of adjustment or you may consider that they are too high or too low. That’s the reasons we published this short post to teach you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Opel Grandland X?. To do this, first, we will see what is the purpose of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in an additional section, how to adjust the fog lights of your Opel Grandland X.
Why is it important to adjust the front fog lights of your Opel Grandland X?
So we will begin our short post with the point of setting the fog lights to Opel Grandland X. Even though some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the opportunity to modify their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This gear, which is not obligatory on an Opel Grandland X, enables you to greatly improve your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up sectors in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Opel Grandland X allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. Moreover, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will undoubtedly disturb the car owners you cross and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore crucial, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights correctly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Opel Grandland X?
Now let’s go forward to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Opel Grandland X? Now that you have understood the interest of this adjustment, which may seem insignificant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is particularly simple, here are a few simple steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, verify the pressure of your tires and, set only one person (about 70kg) in the driver’s seat which will simulate an empty weight of your Opel Grandland X.
- Place your vehicle on a flat surface with a clean wall in front of you, preferably between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the height from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Opel Grandland X), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and tag it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your Opel Grandland X and check that the beam of the lights is less than or equal to the mark you just marked on the wall.
- If they illuminate higher than this point, through the engine compartment you will have to use the adjustment screws to lower the lighting of your fog lights (these screws are generally found above your fog lights, you should find them easily, they will be more or less accessible determined by the year and the options of your Opel Grandland X)
.
Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Opel Grandland X, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t think twice to consult our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Opel Grandland X if you want to verify their lighting level.
If you need more guides on the Opel Grandland X, go to our Opel Grandland X category.
