Hullo!
Well I got the new headlight buckets in - I ended up drilling the center
out of the snapped-off bolts and then putting in metal screws. Solid.
The metal ring behind the fender seems to be spot-welded in and I didn't
feel like getting another noise complaint whacking away with a chisel.
Learned a lot about drilling out screws, but I digress.
So, how many feet in front of the car should the dipped headlights be?
Haynes is ever-so-helpful - "turn the screw on the side to move the
beam left or right and the screw on the top to move it up and down" -
thanks I couldn't have figured that one out. Did a search on the net,
got the usual "you should have a professional mechanic adjust your
headlights" yeah I'm sure you need a PhD to turn those two screws - but
I did find something about the MOT in the UK and that the dipped beam
should be 15 degrees. My trig is a bit rusty, but the headlights are
a whopping 2 feet off the ground, so for a 15 degree angle they should
land 7.5 feet in front of the car. That certainly doesn't seem right.
So, anyone?
Skye
PS: Now that I have the new bowls in, the trim rings won't fit back on.
And I thought this was going to be a 2 hour job. Its taking me all week :)
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