1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

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LIGHTING SYSTEM
1. Headlamp Adjustment
The prefocused Multibeam headlamps on the
Cadillac cars are equipped with a tilting reflector
mechanism that permits aiming the beams up or
down by an outside adjusting screw at the bottom
of the lamp. The beams may also be aimed to the
right or left by means of the side adjusting
screws under the cork gasket.
On the LaSalle, the headlamps must
be loosened on their mounting to aim
the beams.
To aim the headlamps the car
should be placed on a level surface
with the headlamps aimed toward
and 25 feet from a garage door or
other reasonably light colored vertical
surface. Then draw a horizontal
line on this surface at the level
of the headlamp centers. If your
state requires a loading allowance,
draw this horizontal line the required
distance below the level of the lamp
centers. Sight through the center of
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The beam' from the uncovered lamp should then
be centered sideways if necessary on the vertical
line directly ahead of it. Aiming to the right
on the Cadillac can be accomplished by loosening
the screw in the right side of the lamp body or to
the left by loosening the left screw. The beams
7. Correctly aimed upper beam of left headlamp with lens.
Fig. 6.
Correctly aimed upper beam of left headlamp without lens.
the back window over the radiator cap
to determine the center point of the
horizontal line and draw vertical lines
through points at the right and left
of this center point directly ahead of
the center of each headlamp. See
Fig. 9.
The lighting switch on the steering
column should be turned to the
"Country" position and the button
on the toe board in the "Driving"
position as indicated by "Driving"
in red on the headlamp indicator dial.
This means that the lower filaments
will be lighted in both lamps. The
headlamp doors must be removed
and one of the headlamps covered
Fig. 8.
should be adjusted as shown in Figs.
6 to 8 inclusive.
When replacing the headlamp
doors, reinstall the cork gaskets with
care and be sure to place the door
with the "left" lens on the left lamp
and the "right" iens on the right
lamp. Then check again the driving
beams from the two lamps, one at a
time.
The driving beam from the left
headlamp should have the upper
edge of the hot spot at the horizontal
line and the left edge at the
vertical line directly ahead of the
lamp as shown in Fig. 7. The driving
beam from the right headlamp should
Correctly aimed upper beam of right headlamp with lens.