How do you adjust fog lamps on 09/10 Forester?

[ratchet]

Just installed them and everyone who has done the install on forester.org state that they are aimed way to low but I don't see how to adjust them. Thank You!

[bheinen74]

if they are too low, shim the bottoms out with some washers behind the buckets.

[ShawnW]

Im not convinced there would be any adjustment without some "rigging" the factory instructions for installation just say to install them.

[Fairtax4me]

But do YOU think they're too low?

 

Fog lights are supposed to be aimed low. Part of the idea is that the light goes UNDER the fog to help illuminate the road, rather than scattering around in the fog (like headlights do). They are not supposed to be aimed any further than the low beam headlights, as a matter of fact they are supposed to be aimed closer than the headlights to help concentrate more light in front of the car (so you can see the road), rather then spreading it out farther down the road where it doesn't do you any good because you can't see that far through the fog anyway. Aiming them up defeats the purpose of having them in the first place, and blinds oncoming drivers making an already hazardous situation even more dangerous for you, as well as the other driver.

[ratchet]

Actually they were quite easy to adjust. Access to adjustment was the same as for install (I figured that much). Adjusting can be accomplished from the rear of the light with a stubby phillips or from the side using a long phillips to turn the crown gear.