Uneven Headlight Brightness

[rhauptschein]

I noticed that the brightness of my front headlights (DRL) are uneven; the driver side is brighter than the passenger side. Any diagnosis / cure ?? Thanks.

[XC70Geo]

Have you checked the bulbs, or changed them?

[rhauptschein]

How many bulbs are there per side ?

[bob]

Usual cause is 1 bulb sot properly seated in the reflector assembly. there is 1 low beam per side, 1 high beam per side.

[vic]

I had a similar problem ,found the problem was the globe not sitting flat in its holder.If you park the car near a wall with the lights on you will notice the beam does not have the same shape
Vic

[RedXC]

Yeah I sometimes see XCs with one side is brighter than the other.. It is either the bulb or the headlamp housing alignment.

[XCS]

Another common cause is replacing only 1 headight bulb when it burns out. The remaining bulb will usually be slightly darker because of age. Also different brands will often give out different amounts of light. I always replace both bulbs when one fails and keep the working bulb as a spare for emergencies.