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Postby Stott69 » Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:24 pm

Can anyony tell me the specs on what hight my low beams should be set to? just failed a wof due to being to high so need to know how to measure ready for retest
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Postby deaf_rattle » Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:27 pm

go back and get them to adjust them for you.
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Postby Adamal » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:01 pm

new_breed wrote:go back and get them to adjust them for you.


They're c**ts like that aye. Would take them 5 minutes.... Lazy pricks.
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Postby Bling » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:16 pm

Not their job, you're also not paying them to do it. If they break your new facelift lights trying to adjust them would you expect them to pay to fix them? I wouldn't touch a car either if I was them, why take on more liability than you have to. my2c

Just park against a wall and adjust them down a bit. I don't think there will be any measurement as all headlights will be at different heights. Go for retest, if you fail adjust it more while getting test done. Sorted.
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Postby levinguy » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:49 pm

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Postby Stott69 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:40 am

levinguy wrote:had a spare 1/2 minute to google

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/virm- ... g-v4a1.pdf


Thanks, tryed to find his but couldn't.
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Postby Lloyd » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:45 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:
Just park against a wall and adjust them down a bit. I don't think there will be any measurement as all headlights will be at different heights. Go for retest, if you fail adjust it more while getting test done. Sorted.


No, there are very specific settings. The height on the majority of vehicles makes no difference. A drop of between 1-1.5% is the requirement for most vehicles and its often written on the lenses.

Park 3 metres away from a wall. Measure the height from the ground to the bulb. Mark this same height on the wall and measure down 30-45mm. Thats where the cutoff of the light should be. Failing that, go somewhere that does warrant who is actually a GC and would do it for you to save the hassle.
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Postby MR2SIK » Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:46 pm

Send your car in with a specimen of the female variety and they will adjust them for her then pass the wof.
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Postby Stott69 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:26 pm

MR2SIK wrote:Send your car in with a specimen of the female variety and they will adjust them for her then pass the wof.

No done that already, and came back with 5 things to fix, including this
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Postby Lloyd » Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:08 pm

Find a better specimen?
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