Bit of a mudow wiv me dipped beam

thundercat · 25th November 2016, 17:29

Yep, the left dip is facing where the right should be instead of left, and the right dipped beam is showing up the road in front of the bumper.I have found the knurly bits all I have to figure out is what does what.

COLVERT · 25th November 2016, 17:39

How on earth did that happen ????

Anyway. first things first.......................................drink less.--

klarzy · 25th November 2016, 17:54

have you got self levelling?

thundercat · 25th November 2016, 19:09

Its a CDT Connoisseur Auto that I have just bought, I just don't understand how it got through the MOT like that and the wishbone bush was shot as-well plus the drop link gaiter was in half. Methinks that the fella that I bought it from must have a good mate who does MOTs. Still if you buy a car privately you are always going to take a gamble

Kearton · 26th November 2016, 08:25

If you have the high spec. headlights, they have a mechanism on the back to allow the dip to be changed from left to right for use on the continent.
From memory it is a small lever, but as it has been a while since I found it, I stand to be corrected. It may be that it was bumped during the service / MoT.

marinabrian · 26th November 2016, 08:54

Bulb in upside down

Brian

T-Cut · 26th November 2016, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by thundercat

have found the knurly bits all I have to figure out is what does what.

Knurly bits?

This one raises/lowers the beam

This one moves beam left/right

I'm assuming a Mk1

TC

roverbarmy · 26th November 2016, 15:37

Lost headlamp clips by any chance?

COLVERT · 26th November 2016, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kearton

If you have the high spec. headlights, they have a mechanism on the back to allow the dip to be changed from left to right for use on the continent.
From memory it is a small lever, but as it has been a while since I found it, I stand to be corrected. It may be that it was bumped during the service / MoT.

If doesn't actually change from LEFT to RIGHT.

It just cuts the top off the beam so it doesn't dazzle oncoming drivers.--

T-Cut · 26th November 2016, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kearton

If you have the high spec. headlights, they have a mechanism on the back to allow the dip to be changed from left to right for use on the continent.

The 'Continental driving' adjuster simply removes the standard 'kick up' on the left side of each headlamp beam. This allows you to set the beam so the top edge doesn't dazzle drivers approaching on your left side.

This is what the adjuster does.

The flat edge state is for 'Continental driving'. The masking plate is blanking off the bottom half of the beam internally, but this gets inverted by the projector lens so bottom becomes top.

EDIT: This shows how dipped HIDs waste around half the light they produce.

TC

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thundercat Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Club SE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: saxmundham Posts: 1,438 Thanks: 289 Thanked 173 Times in 121 Posts	Its a CDT Connoisseur Auto that I have just bought, I just don't understand how it got through the MOT like that and the wishbone bush was shot as-well plus the drop link gaiter was in half. Methinks that the fella that I bought it from must have a good mate who does MOTs. Still if you buy a car privately you are always going to take a gamble

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