Self leveling sensors Headlights - Page 2

klarzy · 14th October 2015, 20:27

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Originally Posted by gazcaz

I c thank you very much for clearing that up so in your opinion what could be the issue or is there no issue ?

what issue do you have Gaz?

gazcaz · 14th October 2015, 21:26

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Originally Posted by klarzy-dials.com

what issue do you have Gaz?

Hi i have only just started to use the lights and i have noticed that the headlight beam seems to throw out approx 3 meters on the ground in the shape of a sort of v ? maybe its just me i havnt touched or adjusted lights since last mot but they just dont seem to be up enough ? i can see that everything moves ok so just confused . im trying to find away of checking that they are at the right hight ie 10 feet from fence headlight beam should be 1.5m from ground ....thanks

klarzy · 14th October 2015, 21:40

The lights should be 1% so 10meters from the headlight the top of the beam should be 10 cm lower than at the headlight.
If it were 1.5m at 10 m then you would blind everyone

gazcaz · 14th October 2015, 22:07

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Originally Posted by klarzy-dials.com

The lights should be 1% so 10meters from the headlight the top of the beam should be 10 cm lower than at the headlight.
If it were 1.5m at 10 m then you would blind everyone

Hi again thats what i mean i dont know how i can self check that they are ok ?

Dragrad · 14th October 2015, 22:23

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T-Cut · 15th October 2015, 11:15

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Originally Posted by gazcaz

Hi again thats what i mean i dont know how i can self check that they are ok ?

Set up the car in front of a screen as described. The dipped beam should produce something like this -

The top of the horizontal part should be lower than the headlamps centre as described by Klarzy. The left 'kick-up' section is built-in. The horizontal level is adjusted for each lamp using the manual adjusters under the bonnet. They look like this -

You can only get them approximate by this method. Accurate beam setting needs a test rig used by garages. This adjustment is independent of the automatic self-test seen at ignition on (every fifth or so I believe).

TC

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