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posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:13 PM
dipped headlight pattern?
I was adjusting the direction of my headlights and spotlights last night, using rags to cover the lights and shine one at a time on my garage door.
Anyway, I noticed that the pattern for the dipped headlights looked odd. Sitting in the drivers seat and looking forward at the pattern of both dipped
lights on the garage door, I could see a pattern that looked like the diagram shown below. The sloping-up bits are to the right, but I expected them
to be on the left. Should they be the other way around? It's as if I've got headlights for a country that drives on the right.
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posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:20 PM
Both my Kombi and my bike have the high side on the left!
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posted on August 12th, 2003 at 11:34 PM
Yes, they should dip to the left not into the oncoming drivers eyes.
Maybe the lights are from a LHD Vehicle.
Some lenses have arrows showing the dipped side... and Ours should dip to the Left. USA made sealed beam headlamps do not dip as severely as
European-Japan-Aust made Headlamps. You can usually tell USA made sealed beam headlamps by the 3 protruding lugs on the lense, and not much of a dip
pattern on the glass at all. But it does sound like You have European type LHD headlamps.
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