Aiming Driving Lights

Submitted: Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:05
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Hey All

Quite simply, is there any hard and fast rule/way to set up your driving lights PRE- TRIP. I mean you can set up your vehicles factory lights by following the diagrams in the factory manual, but where is there a chart or dimensions for setting up the many different variables involved in driving lights. There is nothing worse than when you go to use the buggers and they are nothing more than possum blinders and you have to get out with a shifter in the dark and reposition them.

Any ideas would be appreciated
Andrew T
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Reply By: Member - Eric- Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:14

Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:14
any workshop can set them up with there head light aimer . Another simple way is turn them on , and aim them equal distance and hight to your head lights from the reflection off your garadge door or wall Venus Bay
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Reply By: Member - Vince - Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:29

Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:29
Hi Andy.
I just replaced my driving lights & used the old method of a spanner & a very dark road to do the adjustments.
It worked fine!
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Follow Up By: Member - Ken - Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:35

Sunday, Oct 12, 2003 at 20:35
Vince

How dare you be so basic and non tech whilst being so efficient and effective.
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Follow Up By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 08:17

Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 08:17
Yep same here... Long stretch of dark quiet road....
Is there any other way?...
I have never been able to have them on any good road position by doing them anywhere other than where you will use them... ON THE ROAD..._____________________________________________

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Follow Up By: Rhubarb - Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:43

Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:43
Yep - that's the best way!!

Works perfectly everytime!
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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 10:26

Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 10:26
You can get close in the shed etc - but NOTHING beats a long flat backroad at night, even better if it is slightly foggy or misty.. Sorry buddy but 5 minutes in the dark is all you need. BradLife is short- but there's always time for a yarda.
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Follow Up By: Lyds - Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 17:23

Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 17:23
as the actress said to the bishop :-)Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 23:28

Monday, Oct 13, 2003 at 23:28
Long dark road, couple or three coats or whatever to cover your headlights and other driving light and set them up with a spanner and your eye, do one then the other with the other loghts covered and then check them together and with the headlights uncovered, works a treat.Laterally Literal
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