Daft question about headlights
Daft question about headlights
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PIW19

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146 posts

204 months

Saturday 10th October 2009
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Just picked up my new T350C, white Cat D from SP Automotive and very happy i am with it apart from one thing I need help with. After returning from a quick spin down to the shops and lots of flashing drivers (headlights) I notice the high beam only is on with the switch on dipped, and the dipped comes on with the main beam when I put on high beam in the car via pulling the stalk towards me.

I know this car has had work done to the front and wondered if its easy to wire the wrong way round. 3 more questions:

1)Is the upper of the two lghts, not including indicator, dipped beam (the one with the side lamp bulb) and the lower main beam? I have standard headlight units, no xenon conversion I'm aware of.

2)If so is the dipped beam level easy to set as its the same height as main beam

3)Is all of the above, wiring and setting level, easy to get to behind the panel on removing the front wheel.

Booked in the internal trimmers tomorrow to decide which colour cows I want sending to slaughter. Very excited





Edited by PIW19 on Saturday 10th October 22:27


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Edited by PIW19 on Saturday 10th October 22:32

Targarama

14,784 posts

312 months

Thursday 29th October 2009
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Just been out to the garage to check:

Sidelights are in the upper lens
Dipped headlights are in the lower lens, the sidelights stay on
Main beam is in the upper lens, dipped beam stays on too

Driver's side is easy to access with bonnet open (hand down in front of bonnet)
Passenger side is behind a panel requiring the wheel to be taken off

You may not be able to make the required adjustment without rebonding the lens in place (remember how my passenger one was?)

Edited by Targarama on Thursday 29th October 19:58

PIW19

Original Poster:

146 posts

204 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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Cheers for that, managed to bump into anothr 350 and confirmed as you say and indeed found the headlights were connected the wrong way round as all connectors are the same.

All good now and alligned roughly well enough not to blind oncoming planes!