American Aimers VA 25 Optical Headlight Aimer - Manual (Page 3)

ALIGNMENT TO VEHICLE
FINDING THE CENTER OF THE HEADLAMPS
Position the VA 25 in front of either headlamp at the
distance of 12 to 20 inches. Move the aimer up, down or
sideways to locate the aimer in the center of the lamp, you
can use the light intensity meter to assist this.
(
Note: Many lamps today have a centering mark on the
face of the lens. This can be a very small dot or cross and
simplifies finding lamp center).
ALIGNING TO VEHICLE
While in front of the lamp, adjust the visor at the top of the
aimer to view areas on the front of the vehicle. Looking
into the visor, rotate the aimer until two equal points of the
vehicle are found on the black line inside the visor
(Fig. 7 / A). These may be the lamps, front bumper,
symmetrical points under the hood and in the engine
compartment or roof line. Be sure to keep the aimer
centered on the lamp.
Using the line on the visor, find two common points on the
vehicle and align the VA 25 so that it will be perpendicular
to the vehicle.
A
FIG. 5
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FIG. 7
FLOOR SLOPE SETUP
1. Since few shops have the same floor slope, the slope of
each bay must be individually measured and recorded.
A Hoppy
® Model G2 Split Image Transit is provided to
measure floor slope. Place the Transit at the front wheel
(either side) of the vehicle and place the Target at the
rear wheel on the same side (Fig 5).
2. Using the instructions provided with the G2 Transit,
determine the floor slope of the bay. Do not change
these settings.
3. Position the Aimer in the center and square to the front
of the vehicle (Fig. 5).
4. Place the Transit with the settings in Step 2 above on
top of the Aim Head with the optical windows towards
the vehicle (Fig. 6).
5. Loosen the Aim Head tightening screw knob ( K / Fig. 6) and
tilt the Aim Head while looking at the top of the Transit and
center the bubble (Fig. 6 / A). Tighten the handle knob. Floor
slope is now set. Repeat this procedure for each bay
and place a bay number decal at the suggested position
(
L / Fig. 6).
Equal or Common Point
A
Equal or Common Point
FIG. 6
Black Line
(Inside Visor)
K
L