Cross-eyed driving lights

Submitted: Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 21:19
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Hi all,

We have just returned from a day out around Newnes State Forest. Two of the three cars in our group ended the day with driving lights pointing anywhere but forward. The third car didn't have driving lights.

Both sets were tight before the trip and the mounting nuts were still tight at the end. However, the corrugations on the Sunnyside trail proved to be a bit too much for them.

Can anyone here suggest a way to stop the lights moving around? It'd be really nice to end a trip with out the car looking like Marty Feldman.

Cheers,
Savvas
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Reply By: Member - John - Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 21:58

Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 21:58
Hella Driving Light stays, very good.
John and Jan

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Reply By: Crackles - Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 22:00

Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 22:00
Its for that very reason I gave driving lights away prefering to fit high power replacement inserts. Every time I wanted to use the damm things one was burning the road & the other spotting possums high in the trees. Fitting a brace however from the top of the driving light (quality ones should have a mounting hole) to either the bull bar or back to the grill will take the shake out of the light and minimise any movement. Cheers Craig.................
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Reply By: Member - Cocka - Monday, Aug 16, 2004 at 00:32

Monday, Aug 16, 2004 at 00:32
Can you identify where the loosness is occuring ? is it with beam adjusting screws/nuts or at the mounting blocks ?? I padded up under the mounting brackets with cut to size 5mm rubber pads - rubber not too hard nor too soft. The rest of my adjusters are ok but maybe some lock-tight might help your adjusters.
BTW if you run 2 spotties be sure to focus the outside (offside) lamp towards the LHS of the road edge and the inside (nearside) lamp towards the RHS. IOWs the beams will cross over each other but this gives an improved angle of beam into the road side to better see that elusive roo that may be lurking there. How far ahead they should read depends on the quality of the beam but they must reflect off a surface and not point into blank blackkness.
I've seen blokes trying to focus spots with all of their lights beaming up the road, it's of course better to cover all other lights that are not being focused except for the one being adjusted. Don't take too long either, it's an easy way to run down the battery.
I always think it's incredible how when you find a remote piece of dark road to do this job someone always comes in the other direction and you have to dive around trying to douse the H beams/ spots
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