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Van Headlight Issue

I bought this 2018 Chevy Express 3500 van in June. I was driving back from Springfield on Saturday night after a hockey tournament. This was the first time that I had driven it at night on the interstate. In my opinion, the headlights do not project out far enough. They are definitely designed with a cutoff and there is a visible dark line above which there is no headlight light when driving. I'd like to look out 100-200 yards further than the headlights project. They only seem to project out about 100 yards and beyond that I can't even see the reflective markers in the center of the interstate.

I looked in the owner's manual, and it simply says to take the van to the dealership to adjust the headlights. A google search yielded no results on how to adjust the headlights. Looking at the headlights, there is no visible mechanism for adjusting them. In other words, I don't think they can be adjusted.

So, my options, as far as I can tell are:
1) Buy aftermarket headlight housings.
2) Attempt to modify the parabolic reflectors in front of the headlights to allow them to shine higher
3) Install aftermarket fog lights or a lightbar and attempt to aim it towards the desired area (the van is already wired for this, so it would be fairly easy).

Thoughts?
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