Headlight adjusting to 'comply' (WOF issue)

[Guest]

My headlights need adjusting and i'm sure I can figure out how... But what is the accepted alignment? In the past but cannot find again, I have found templates wih measurements you can draw on a board.

One horizontal line, and two vertical. You park your car X amount away and aim your lights at where the lines intersect. I need the measurements. Can anyone help?

[dubbedup]

i park approx 2 meter awy from a wall and get them so they are both similar hights, in the correct direction, never used a propper diagram or anything like that....

[Swindog]

most garages will do this for you, however vtnz or vinz wont. Pain in the bum

[Guest boostcut]

drive that sht to a garage, pay 5 bux and get them to do it for you. they will have a beam setter set on the 1.3% it has to be and then go get ya sticker... that took about 20 mins of pain free time...

[Guest]

 Swindog said:

most garages will do this for you, however vtnz or vinz wont. Pain in the bum

Dude... They wouldn't even lift the back seat up even with the seat lifty tag thing visible as hell to see if I had a centre seat belt and they knocked me back on that! They say on the WOF sheet "Produce centre seat belt".

WTF they do for their $50. Go the nice down to earth $29 WOF place - Big ups to McClenan Motors CHCH on Main South Rd... They're awesome.

[Swindog]

Yep..Butler autos on Yarrow... couple old dudes but know their sheet.

Pulled me up ona few things over the years but more than happy to fix the small stuff...ie headlight alignment to stop it failing a wof.

[DRFVDR]

headlights should be down by 1% and forward

foglights should be down by 3% and forward

I usually park on a level area and at a set distance from a blank wall (further is better)

I then measure distance from wall and distance of headlight from ground

then do some math ie for every 1000mm from wall the light should be down 10 mm (or 30 for fog) but as mentioned take it to garage and they should set it for u.

Also set it on DIP as u have a nice line to measure it on

most headlights also have the precentage written on it (1.3% for the modern vehicle)

[Guest]

That's what I wanted to know... Thanks DRFVDR. I must admit though, the prospect of a workshop doing it does seem effortless. As long as they do only charge $5-$10. Else I'll do it your way. Seems easy enough

[off2harrys]

the vtnz i go 2 does it every wof check for me,have you taken it in for the wof?id try and if youve got these so called lazy wof tester then pay the 5buckas

[Wiretap]

VTNZ Glen Innes and Parnell have always adjusted my lights for me... not sure what's going on there...