Do my lights look ok to you? (xenon)

[-Leigh-]

Recently, I have been thinking that my headlights don't seem to show the road as they should. Full beam is fine, but on dipped, there seems to be a cut-off line at the top of the spread of light, and sometimes the road ahead is in complete darkness. I am going to try and adjust them tonight with the white screw behind the headlights.

Do these look right?

Dipped

Full

I know the photos aren't brilliant, but you can see on dipped, that there is a straight line across the top and if this is pointing too low, I can't see bugger all. I'm pretty sure when I bought the car, they weren't like this as I didn't have the need to use full beam that much, where as now, I have to.

 

[FlameR]

I'm sure mine go further than that!

 

[TeZ]

thats awful

 

[-Leigh-]

The photo's aren't brilliant, but I can tell you the lights on full are good. And the dipped lights are brilliant at what they do light up, it's just I don't think they light up enough.

 

[JR]

has the car been lowered ?

 

[TeZ]

i dont have ZENONs just uprated lights and mine are much better than yours mate... you sure bulbs are at the right angle?

 

[-Leigh-]

has the car been lowered ?

I don't think so. I haven't done it, and I'm 99% sure it's at standard ride height. But I think they were ok when I got it. Maybe they have just got out of alignment or the sensor on the rear beam has snuffed it?!

 

[JR]

i dont have ZENONs just uprated lights and mine are much better than yours mate... you sure bulbs are at the right angle?

Xenon

 

[JR]

has the car been lowered ?

I don't think so. I haven't done it, and I'm 99% sure it's at standard ride height. But I think they were ok when I got it. Maybe they have just got out of alignment or the sensor on the rear beam has snuffed it?!

possibly worth popping it in to your local stealer as irc they are self leveling so that could be fucked ?

 

[-Leigh-]

Yeah, maybe it is that. Well at least I know I'm not the only one that thinks they're rubbish lol.

 

[TeZ]

sorry i spelt it wrong im a chav REALLY.... sorry









sobbb

 

[ollie_kerslake]

looks like the right hand side just isnt as bright or high as the left, you got a bulb going?

 

[JR]

Yeah, maybe it is that. Well at least I know I'm not the only one that thinks they're rubbish lol.

My Xenon's were considerably (sp) better on my ph 2 iirc. And to be fair on my ph 1 they are much better than yours going by the pictures, so i would be looking to pop it in to the stealers

 

[TeZ]

^^ stealerssssssss, dont do it

proberably say it link to your crank and engine lol



that will be 2K please


RUN!!!

 

[-Leigh-]

It's the photo, and remember they are aimed towards the verge slightly anyway.

As I say what they do actually light up, they light up brilliantly, it's just they don't light up very much lol.

 

[JR]

I see what you mean, well as i said i would pop it in , i cant see that they would charge you to look at them and in doing so they can say yes or no to weather thats the problem etc.

 

[-Leigh-]

I see what you mean, well as i said i would pop it in , i cant see that they would charge you to look at them and in doing so they can say yes or no to weather thats the problem etc.

Sorry, I was replying to ollie with the above comment lol. Yeah I will pop it in somewhen. Hopefully they are open tomorrow.......

Just phoned them, it'll have to be a week saturday. Luckily it's not winter lol.

 

[ilaffe1]

mine were like this last week my mate fixed it said there had come uncliped.on the inside the silver bit he he just pushed it back on.hope that helps

 

[JR]

Good choice

 

[-Leigh-]

mine were like this last week my mate fixed it said there had come uncliped.on the inside the silver bit he he just pushed it back on.hope that helps

Can you expand on this? ie what silver bit came unclipped? And where from? I don't think that both would unclip though.

 

[TeZ]

Is he on about the bulb housing with the wires?

 

[ilaffe1]

Is he on about the bulb housing with the wires?

its the silver plastic that surrounds the bulb housing that had came loose.

 

[TomTom]

Have a look under your back axle more towards the nearside see if your levelling arm isn't snapped.

 

[DrR]

Just turn the white allen key bolt behind the lights, that will lift them up.

 

[-Leigh-]

Have a look under your back axle more towards the nearside see if your levelling arm isn't snapped.

Ok, will do.

Just turn the white allen key bolt behind the lights, that will lift them up.

That would be a short term solution, but if something has broken, it needs fixing.

 

[-Leigh-]

The switch on the rear axle seems to be all present and correct.

But now I have noticed the the heat shield rattles by the back box, and the cat. I thought the cat was on it's way out, now i've got to try and fix that lol.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Go to your local MOT test station and ask the to align your headlingts, wont cost much.

 

[polarbert]

Mine seemed to be short recently. So I took it into the garage and they readjusted them. Now them seem to be a lot higher. The offside headlight should taper downwards more than the nearside so that you don't blind people.