SO what did you you do with your Stag today?

[stagmuffin]

[QUOTE=HersnotHis;352758]Can I ask how you will get them properly aligned? Previous (earlier) classics I have owned have had instructions on how to make a beam target in their manuals for alignment when the headlights are at a certain distance from the target. Have not found similar in the Stag documentation ? Am about to swap my sealed beams (Yes sealed beams) for new bowls with Philips extra halogens, but do not have a clue how to align them other than "that looks ok"

Any advice greatly appreciated.

hi im going back to my MOT test station ,the guy said if I wait there will be a gap between appointments so he can get me on the ramp in front of his light test box they one they use for mot tests and alignment. the method of which you speak is one I recall many many years back doing on an old mini I marked a horizontal line on my garage doors and two vertical intersecting lines and as you said at a certain distance adjust , that is not quite accurate enough for hids ive been told . you could set up to start but if you are not removing bowls it shouldn't be to far out and maybe a visit to your garage will correct them if they are .

steve

[HersnotHis]

You take it to a garage that has a beam checker. I think they stopped setting up headlights with a couple marks on the wall in the 60's

They weren't just a couple of marks on the wall but had circles and centre +'s for main and dipped. Why should I have to pay a garage for what seems to be a simple job given the right info?

H

[Stagdad]

the method of which you speak is one I recall many many years back doing on an old mini I marked a horizontal line on my garage doors and two vertical intersecting lines and as you said at a certain distance adjust

steve[/QUOTE]

Pretty much what I did, 2 MOT's later still good

[KOY 23]

They weren't just a couple of marks on the wall but had circles and centre +'s for main and dipped. Why should I have to pay a garage for what seems to be a simple job given the right info?

H

Because it's not such a simple job and needs specialised kit.

please get decent reflector units such as Wipac or Valeo, there are so many rubbish ones with poor beam patterns available.

[Stagdad]

Because it's not such a simple job and needs specialised kit.

Must have got lucky then

[Arbman Al]

[QUOTE=stagmuffin;352761]

Can I ask how you will get them properly aligned? Previous (earlier) classics I have owned have had instructions on how to make a beam target in their manuals for alignment when the headlights are at a certain distance from the target. Have not found similar in the Stag documentation ? Am about to swap my sealed beams (Yes sealed beams) for new bowls with Philips extra halogens, but do not have a clue how to align them other than "that looks ok"

Any advice greatly appreciated.

hi im going back to my MOT test station ,the guy said if I wait there will be a gap between appointments so he can get me on the ramp in front of his light test box they one they use for mot tests and alignment. the method of which you speak is one I recall many many years back doing on an old mini I marked a horizontal line on my garage doors and two vertical intersecting lines and as you said at a certain distance adjust , that is not quite accurate enough for hids ive been told . you could set up to start but if you are not removing bowls it shouldn't be to far out and maybe a visit to your garage will correct them if they are .

steve

My mot place has appointments on the hour and last 45 minutes, so he always says come in at quarter to the hour as should be just finishing a test.

[Staggard]

They weren't just a couple of marks on the wall but had circles and centre +'s for main and dipped. Why should I have to pay a garage for what seems to be a simple job given the right info?

H

Why indeed, I cant understand why they stopped doing that.

[mole42]

Fitted the newly rebuilt tube-in-tube propshaft which I collected this morning from Chards. Drove the car home via the M32, top down, vibration-free. Result!

[mjheathcote]

Refitted the Blaupunkt NAV56E single DIN head unit.
Now have sat nav/CD/radio/USB/Bluetooth streaming/phone.
Doesn't look too out of place either

[speedy]

went to fast food outlet pick some food up with my little boy only to be pelted with eggs from the top of the vue cinema carpark in halifax little rascals

[1959terry]

went to fast food outlet pick some food up with my little boy only to be pelted with eggs from the top of the vue cinema carpark in halifax little rascals

Sounds like you was not speedy enough😄

[Pete]

Refitted the Blaupunkt NAV56E single DIN head unit.
Now have sat nav/CD/radio/USB/Bluetooth streaming/phone.
Doesn't look too out of place either

Nice!

[new to this]

got my new toy day saab 9_3 convertible roof works shame about the engine,,big ends knocking but watch tthis space

Dave

[mjheathcote]

Nice!

Serious expensive kit when new (with the add on modules around a grand!), tech moves on, still works fantastically and can be now picked up on eBay for very little money.

[Stagsongas]

it's certainly quite a package Mike, very nice and a good bit of recycling into the bargain!