kuri

Thanks! I managed to locate the knob that adjusts the vertical aim of the beams. There is a silver knob at the back near the top of the headlight assembly, between where the high beams and low beams are located.

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but did anyone ever post pictures/instructions for this? I searched for 'beam adjustment' and found some that refers to HID headlights. Did anyone try this for halogen ones?

We have M+S (Michelin LTX M/S) tires on the RX too and trust me, the grip level is no where near a true snow/winter tire. Having been in friends' cars with true winter tires, I can honestly say they'd run circles around my car in snow/icy conditions. The thickness of the snow/ice doesn't matter when you're skidding on ice. Ice is ice. Unfortunately, VSC, AWD, snow mode, and all the other technology in the world won't help you if the tires themselves have no grip. :(

Well, seeing I only have 1 working headlight anyway, I thought it'd be a good time to try these HIR bulbs out as pauljcl suggested. I ordered a pair of 9012 HIR bulbs to replace the 9006 low beams from http://www.finemotoring.com/ and Max was a pleasure to talk to. He confirmed the car that these were for and made sure that there are no problems. I received the bulbs today and with a little trimming of the top tab of each bulb, they were installed and ready for action. From what I've seen during the short drive around the block, they do look quite a bit brighter than the stock 9006 bulbs! :)

Thanks Paul for the update! Now I can't wait to try them myself. Any problems with the fitting? I understand that you need to cut/file down a bit of the top tab. Any other modifications necessary?

Looking to replace the low beams on the RX300 and found this thread. The HIR bulbs certainly sound promising. Let us know how they work out for you. :)