Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, most commonly, it’s usefull having fog lights on your vehicle. However, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may find that they are adjust too high or too low. That’s for what reason we wrote this short post to teach you to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Nissan Terrano?. To get this done, first, we will discover what is the benefit of adjusting the fog lights of his car, then, in another step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Nissan Terrano.
Why is it useful to adjust the front fog lights of your Nissan Terrano?
So we will begin our short post with the benefit of adjusting the fog lights to Nissan Terrano. Nevertheless some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the possibility to modify their setting so that they light up more or less high. This gear, which is not obligatory on an Nissan Terrano, permits you to greatly improve your visibility. However, it is only permitted outside built-up spaces in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Nissan Terrano allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they provide. Additionally, fog lights that are not properly adjusted will surely affect the drivers you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore important, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights perfectly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Nissan Terrano?
Now let’s move on to the part you’re most likely most considering in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Nissan Terrano? 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 really basic, here are a few simple steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your car, 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 Nissan Terrano.
- Place your car on a flat area with a clean wall in front of you, preferably between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the distance from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Nissan Terrano), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and mark it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your Nissan Terrano and control 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 trace, throughout 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 quickly, they will be more or less reachable determined by the year and the options of your Nissan Terrano)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Nissan Terrano, 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 read our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Nissan Terrano if you want to verify their lighting level.
If you need more guides on the Nissan Terrano, go to our Nissan Terrano category.
