OT Grumpy old man. Moan mutter grumble ...

Arfa Daily · 2012-03-13T02:37:43+00:00

Question for our leftpondian cousins. Do you have trouble with DIY fitted headlamp bulbs over there ?Back in the day, we had simple bulbs that fitted in a simple holder, that fitted easily into the readily accessible reflector assembly. Then we went over to sealed beam units. Remember them ? Very expensive headlight-shaped bulbs. Still relatively easy to change though, usually fitting into a frame that carried the alignment screws, so no immediate realignment required.Now we've gone back to individual bulbs. Except there's now no holder as such, and the engine compartment is so full that you can barely get to the back of the reflector bowl. On top of that, they have put alignment tabs on the bulbs, and that's where the trouble really starts. I am sick to death of every second car on the road having one headlight pointing into the ditch, and the other pointing at the moon. Bad enough when they are coming at you from the other direction, but really annoying when you've got one behind you. It seems that this is caused by people trying to fit their own replacement bulbs, and not getting the tab to line up properly with the cut out in the reflector, making the bulb sit at an angle. They then manage to force at least one side of the metal clip in, and bodge the cap back on behind it. Friend of mine that works in a garage says that they see it every day. Coppers here are not interested in such things any more, even though having defective lighting on a car is illegal.So do you get the same problems over there now ? Is it similarly illegal (some states, all states ??) and are you likely to get pulled for it as you have dedicated highway police ?Just interested. Grumpy old man moment over :-)Arfa

Mar 13, 2012 22 Replies

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Arfa Daily 14 years ago

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josephkk 14 years ago

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Dawgs, we do not need any more "dealerism".

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josephkk 14 years ago

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