Coddy
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Registered: 21st Nov 05
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Just got the corsa back from an mot and it's failed on a few minor points, one of which is the headlight aim, they did suggest that because it's been lowered (40mm on nova shocks and springs) it needs some sort of physical adjustment of the whole headlight unit. Anyone else had this come up and what did you have to do to get it sorted?
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Adjust them with the controls on the lights.
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Coddy
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Registered: 21st Nov 05
Location: London
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It doesn't give it enough still, it's been at a vaux mot place all day.
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stevegreetham
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Registered: 30th Oct 03
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maybe the adjusteres are broken????? try changing them with a mate with a corsa if you have one just for mot or go down the scrappys and get some.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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There is a bit of adjustment by loosening off the 2 bolts which hold the headlight in. Not much.
Make sure your headlight adjuster from inside the car is at 0 when you do it. If not, always drive with it at 1 or something 
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Schlumpfy
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Registered: 2nd Apr 07
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by Coddy
Just got the corsa back from an mot and it's failed on a few minor points, one of which is the headlight aim, they did suggest that because it's been lowered (40mm on nova shocks and springs) it needs some sort of physical adjustment of the whole headlight unit. Anyone else had this come up and what did you have to do to get it sorted?
That sounds like a load of bollocks mate. Their alignment tool is supposed to be able to adjust in height. What do they do when they get something like a Range Rover in? Fail it because it's too high?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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yeah the beam would only be messed up if it was higher/lower at one end
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V-Man
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Registered: 7th Feb 05
Location: Iwade, Sittingbourne
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mine failed once as i changed the little white clips behind the light, and when i put it back in, it trapped some of the wiring loom behind the light, preventing it from sitting properly, the bottom was sticking out, it was proper hard to find out why really, and no matter how much they adjusted it, it wasnt enough.
but that all depends on if you have had them out since the last mot or anything lol.
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