Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
following my thread about my new headlights -
i have just been to the garage to see about getting them aligned and they said they cant do them because the are LHD lights 
other people have had these lights have you not?
any ideas on what to do?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Ally
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
User status: Offline
|
get RHD ones?
|
Paul H
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
User status: Offline
|
as ally said you wont be able to get lhd ones anywhere near alligned
|
Scotty C
Member
Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
User status: Offline
|
Do nothin. U will have 2 change them for MOT tho.
[Edited on 28-12-2005 by Monster]
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
stick some electrical tape over the kcik on the beam, and then take them back and say "align them now biatches"
|
Paul H
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
User status: Offline
|
did you purchase them knowing they where for a LHD
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by Monster
Do nothin. U will have change them for MOT tho.
lies, all lies
all you need to do is cover the bit of the headlight infront of where the beam flicks up
thats all i did
|
RKS
Member
Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
User status: Offline
|
theres not much point in getting them alighned anyway, no matter wat you do with them they will always be blinding cars going the other way
|
Ally
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
stick some electrical tape over the kcik on the beam, and then take them back and say "align them now biatches"
Sounds like a plan ollie
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by chewy
did you purchase them knowing they where for a LHD
they were brought from Rimstyle for me as a xmas pressie 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Paul H
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
User status: Offline
|
ohh right get onto toby then and see what he says
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by chewy
ohh right get onto toby then and see what he says
erm ok then 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Scotty C
Member
Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
quote: Originally posted by Monster
Do nothin. U will have change them for MOT tho.
lies, all lies
all you need to do is cover the bit of the headlight infront of where the beam flicks up
thats all i did
Oh right. I was told I had to take mine out by the MOT bloke
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
lol, my mot bloke said "if you stick some tape here and here, then i cant see a problem with it" so i did, and it passed
it also passed the MoT with no cat on it too, legally
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
well, nearly legally anyway, he tested it properly
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
ah, i didnt know i was getting them, so i didnt have a say in the situation, but from the search i did i found this -
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=254319
this has my lights on it
I then found this -
http://www.rimstyle.com/catalog/customer/product.php?productid=1&cat=&page=1
which does say on the web page -
Please be aware that these headlights are designed to Left Hand Drive (LHD) specification. Some MOT stations will pass the vehicle, but it is down to the discretion of the tester.

Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Paul H
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
User status: Offline
|
no way of doing dodgy mot's now though.everything goes straight through to vosa via computer god damn technology
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
mine wasnt dodgy
and there are alledgedly still ways of getting round it
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
so what do you think i should do?
just leave them and not get them aligned?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
leave them, then get them swapped over for mot, then after mot, swap them back again
thats what i used to do
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
do you not do this anymore then?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
i have morettes now
and i havent had to mot the car with them
dunno what ill do, cos on main beam its how dip should point, and dip is like fog lights really lol
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
ritey-o
thanx again people 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
I had those......never had a problem, never had them aligned. Just put standards on for MoT.
Job done.
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
the police will/can pull you over for it cant they?
what will they do about it, does anyone know?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|