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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Does the car automatically set where the beam is pointing?

Just im detango'ing my blob eye lights, and have done the 1st one. But when I have put it back together, I've realised the main bulb fitting is slightly in a different place now! Which means the light will be pointing in the wrong place.
There is a little motor thing, will this set it back to where it should be, or am I going to have to go to a garage to get them to set the lights back up?

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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Make sure the bulbs are correctly seated.

An MOT test station will be able to align them for a few quid.
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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I haven't put them back in yet, but I'm sure they are out, as one of the screws was in a different position, so much have moved.

The car doesn't automatically do it then?
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Can you not put the screw back where it was?

There is certainly some "play" in the holes, the bolts on a classic, for example, are M5 IIRC and the holes are about 8mm, so the amount of slack is amazing. A small cxhange at the light will result in a large error at the beam margins.

As BOB says, get them checked on a beamsetter.
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