most lights are set...
drivers side = 2-3"inches below light center line at
25 ft and centered on beam
passenger side = same hieght with alittle to the side
ok for lighting up the side of the road
Paul Tegler
Twin 73' MGB GTs YB and OB
YB born 8/72 (Primrose Yellow) Yellow BGT
OB born 1/73 (Blase Red) Orange BGT
email: wizardz@amdyne.net
http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
To: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:58 PM
Subject: Headlight Adjustment
>Hullo!
>
>Well I got the new headlight buckets in - I ended up drilling the center
>out of the snapped-off bolts and then putting in metal screws. Solid.
>The metal ring behind the fender seems to be spot-welded in and I didn't
>feel like getting another noise complaint whacking away with a chisel.
>Learned a lot about drilling out screws, but I digress.
>
>So, how many feet in front of the car should the dipped headlights be?
>Haynes is ever-so-helpful - "turn the screw on the side to move the
>beam left or right and the screw on the top to move it up and down" -
>thanks I couldn't have figured that one out. Did a search on the net,
>got the usual "you should have a professional mechanic adjust your
>headlights" yeah I'm sure you need a PhD to turn those two screws - but
>I did find something about the MOT in the UK and that the dipped beam
>should be 15 degrees. My trig is a bit rusty, but the headlights are
>a whopping 2 feet off the ground, so for a 15 degree angle they should
>land 7.5 feet in front of the car. That certainly doesn't seem right.
>
>So, anyone?
>
>Skye
>
>PS: Now that I have the new bowls in, the trim rings won't fit back on.
>And I thought this was going to be a 2 hour job. Its taking me all week :)
>
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