Different headlights = wof fail?

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Different headlights = wof fail?

Postby iOnic » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:48 pm

One of my WOF fails on the Skyline was headlight lenses being too dull. I've cleaned them up but now you can clearly see that one side is a chrome housing headlight and the other is a black housing. I don't think it matters but figured I'd better double check before I send it back during the week.

Still some yellow to clean off the driver's side but that's the later R33 black housing light.

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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:58 pm

If they don't check it with a meter you'll probably be fine. Though th output is likely to be near the same anyway
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Postby iOnic » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:07 pm

Sweet I'll see what they say. Thanks yo.
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Postby rollaholic » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:50 pm

surely you can find someone friendly enough not to get fussy about something so stupid :P
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Postby iOnic » Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:12 pm

This place is good to me. I was surprised that it failed on the lenses. They were only slightly yellow but I guess a fail is a fail :lol:
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Postby Crucible » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:58 pm

Tarnished headlamp lenses put out a scattered pattern on the beam setter thats why they are generally failed. All they would do is use cutting compound to bring them back up again, if thats what youve done then you should be ok for recheck 8)
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Postby Leon » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:03 pm

Performance

15. When switched on, a headlamp emits a light that is:


b) different in colour or intensity from the other lamp in a pair, or


Might be a fail

http://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/v ... /headlamps
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Postby iOnic » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:15 pm

Just had a look on TM and in typical Skyline fashion there are plenty of headlights for sale so I guess it's an easy fix if it fails :lol:
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Postby Crucible » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:16 pm

Depends how picky they are..
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Postby d1 mule » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:52 am

from the pic i thought that was an ae101 lol / 100% unuseful comment
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Postby rollaholic » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:09 am

d1 mule wrote:from the pic i thought that was an ae101 lol / 100% unuseful comment


thats a burn!
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Postby iOnic » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:33 am

Ouch :lol:
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Postby Bling » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:37 pm

I'm not sure who is getting burnt? The one who can't tell them apart of the one with the ae101, so confuse. :P
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Postby gepsk8 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:19 pm

they can only fail you now if the reflectors are no good, not the surrounds inside light.
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