avagolen
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:03 PM |
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Headlight Alignment?????
I am looking at setting my headlights.
I am having trouble seeing an image on a board set in front of the car that is clear enough to adjust them.
What are you folks do?
Thanks in advance.
Len
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big_wasa
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:10 PM |
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I mark it out on a brick wall with a bit of chalk and wait until it gets dark 
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40inches
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:12 PM |
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Garage door, inside, for me Didn't need adjusting for IVA
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avagolen
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:22 PM |
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Thanks guys.
My headlights don't seem to producing a clear image so that I can see the cut-off or horizontal line.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:40 PM |
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do them one at a time, (blank one off...) and ensure you check at a distance of several (3...8) metres
(and yes darkness will make it easier
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avagolen
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:45 PM |
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This is a photo - slightly worse than the real image, but you see my problem.
 
headlight_image
And yes it is the dipped beam.
[Edited on 7/6/14 by avagolen]
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 07:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by avagolen
This is a photo - slightly worse than the real image, but you see my problem.
headlight_image
And yes it is the dipped beam.
[Edited on 7/6/14 by avagolen]
as I said, it needs to be much further away
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avagolen
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 08:03 PM |
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Thanks Gremlin.
I can roll it back a bit.
I Will have another go after I have drunk this excellent cup of tea I have just brewed.
Priorities...
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 08:09 PM |
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Further away and make sure the bulbs are in correctly
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avagolen
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 08:42 PM |
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Thanks - especially to Gremlin
(& swmbo who said all along) to move the car further away from the target.
Good image that was easily adjusted.
Len.
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adithorp
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| posted on 7/6/14 at 08:53 PM |
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Difficult to be sure from the photo as it could be glare but... That looks like a fitting/connection/dodgy bulb
Be sure the bulbs are properly seated and not cocked over.
Are they wired correctly. It could be you have both filaments on together if you've mistakenly wired them up wrong (earth is one of the side
contacts, not the middle one which is the usual mistake)
If that doesn't help try some different (quality ones from a known source) bulbs.
We see poor bulbs all the time at work where people have replaced them and the pattern is crap. It can be misaligned filament/cutoff plate in the bulb
or poor masking paint on the end... and don't touch the glass when fitting.
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