Headlights MOT failure

  1. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #1
    My headlights fail on the MOT as well as the rear beam.

    Apparently the pattern is wrong and the level of them.

    He claimed they were aftermarket which they aren't.

    They are standard.

    Now I put them in the oven and took the silver parts out from around the outside, will this cause the pattern change?

    Also, the high is just because of the electronic adjusters?

    Cheers
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #2
    Are you running Hid's? the chrome innards make no difference to beam pattern.

    Best thing to do is park your car on level ground 8ft away from a wall and put the headlight adjuster on 0 in the car and use a size 8 allen key in the white adjuster on the back of the headlight. The level should be no higher than your knee and be level all the way across the beam then kick off up on the left hand side.
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  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Le Mans, France Posts: 976 VTS, Hawkeye WRX, Def90 & Freelander HSE (ex-VTR)
    #3
    Can you see a RHD kick up on the beam pattern? ... lights on infront of a flat vertical wall or garage door, from the driver's seat you should see (in front of each headlight) a horizontal beam line then a kick up to the Left hand side of around 35/45 degrees.
  4. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #4
    No, not running HID.

    Have changed the bulbs though to OSRAM nightbreakers.

    Right ill find an Allen key and try it once the cars back on the road.

    Cheers
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #5
    Bulbs in upside down?
  6. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #6
    they only fit one way, dont they...
  7. Newbie Joined: Mar 2012 Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 28 Saxo!
    #7
    Had mine upside down before, you should notice it if they are.
  8. Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hazmanscoop View Post
    they only fit one way, dont they...
    nope one of mine were upside down but the tester just swapped it round for me
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Jul 2006 Somewhere nicer than you Posts: 32356 S2 Exige 240S, CLS63 AMG, Freelander
    #9
    When you say you took the silver bit out, I assume you don't mean you took out the reflector?
  10. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #10
    Ill check then. How do you know if they are upside down? Lol

    No not the reflector at the back where the bulbs are, just the cowl bit next to the glass.
  11. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #11
    Btw you can see what i mean on my sig below as to what ive taken out.
  12. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS
    #12
    Are the reflectors clipped in to the adjusters?
  13. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #13
    If you mean "does the light move when you change the dial in the cockpit" then yes mate
  14. Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Witney Posts: 2481 Black VTS
    #14
    I've just checked the bulbs, they only go in one way. And I have no Allen key adjuster, just a twist adjuster which moves the reflectors inside the headlight forward and backwards