Hey all,

 

I've got some VWR Racingline 20mm lowering springs to fit soon and I am wondering if I'll need to adjust the headlights. Theres alot of topics from research, some saying yes, some saying no and ways of adjusting them (right way through VCDS or OBD11) or the wrong way through the Allen key screws.

 

Who has fitted these particular springs and did you have to adjust anything? 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

I fitted eibach pros recently and adjusted via the screw. Why is that the wrong way?

Definitely needed doing though.

22 minutes ago, MarkyG82 said:

I fitted eibach pros recently and adjusted via the screw. Why is that the wrong way?

Definitely needed doing though.

Noted about needing doing, I figured it would but some said you can get away with it. 

 

Some debate it's fine but the way through VCDS will reset it to the correct height and keep all calibration in check. From what I understand, from using the Allen key screws it's for tiny adjustment. It may just be enough though.

From memory it needed 1 turn each side. It's quite a small amount. Got mot end of the month so we'll find out if I've screwed it.

31 minutes ago, MarkyG82 said:

From memory it needed 1 turn each side. It's quite a small amount. Got mot end of the month so we'll find out if I've screwed it.

I doubt you've screwed it. I have a hunch that the car likes to know where the headlights are so it knows how much up/down adjustment it has and keep it within an optimum range, like it can self level through VCDS/OBD11 but if manually adjusted it's just not where it thinks the lights are. I suspect if yours are still working fine and still doing the calibration thing there can't be anything wrong with it.

 

If it was lowered to be basically on its ass, and you manually adjusted it I suspect it would have more of a problem as it would be massively out of tolerance.