Adjust FLHR/FLHT Headlamp
NOTE
Headlamp adjustment can be performed without removing the headlamp door (chrome ring).
  1. See Figure 1. Using adjuster slots in headlamp door, insert Phillips screwdriver between headlamp housing and rubber gasket.
  2. See Figure 2. Adjust beam.
    1. Horizontal: Turn the horizontal adjusting screw to adjust headlamp horizontally.
    2. Vertical: Turn the vertical adjusting screw to adjust headlamp vertically.
1Headlamp door
2Slot
Figure 1. Headlamp Door
1Vertical adjusting screw
2Horizontal adjusting screw
Figure 2. Headlamp Adjustment: FLHT, FLHX, FLHTC, FLHTCU, FLHR and FLHRC
Adjust FLTR Headlamps
  1. See Figure 3. Using a 4.5 mm deepwell socket with a flexible driver, rotate hex adjusters located near bottom edge of inner fairing.
  2. Adjust beam.
    1. Horizontal: Turn either the left or right adjuster to adjust headlamp horizontally.
    2. Vertical: Turn both adjusters equally to adjust headlamp vertically. Refer to Table 1 for directions to move headlamp beam.
1Hex adjuster
Figure 3. Headlamp Adjustment: FLTR
Table 1. FLTR Hex Adjuster Rotation
HEX ADJUSTER
ROTATION
BEAM MOVEMENT
Left only
clockwise
to the right
Right only
counterclockwise
Left only
counterclockwise
to the left
Right only
clockwise
Left and right equally
clockwise
upward
Left and right equally
counterclockwise
downward