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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / April 2005

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roady - 12 Apr 2005 16:10 GMT
just a simple question to settl an argument.
can anyone advise the projection of the passenger headlight beam
projects further and to the side more than the drivers light. thanks
:roll:
Peter D. Hipson - 12 Apr 2005 22:31 GMT
>just a simple question to settl an argument.
>can anyone advise the projection of the passenger headlight beam
>projects further and to the side more than the drivers light. thanks
>:roll:

How much is the bet for? I get 20%...

The lights are the same, but the lens is designed to illuminate the
right side further out than the left side (in the US...) That way you
may see a waker, animal, or other hazard on teh side fo the road,
without blinding the oncomming traffic.

From above the pattern is supposed to be:

___XX
__XXXX
__XXXXX
__XXXXXX
__XXXX
__XX

The underscores are where there is no light (just to space the Xx
correctly.

Some aftermarket lights from Europe/England do just the opposite and
are not really good for around the US.
Mike Romain - 13 Apr 2005 18:19 GMT
No, some sealed beam lights have a cut off in height, but there is no
right or left bulb or aiming.  They are supposed to be lined in a
straight line from the vehicle and down x number of inches from
horizontal at 20 feet.

The molded lenses that you just change the bulbs might differ.

I personally aim my passenger light 'slightly' off, but it isn't the way
the repair books or vehicle inspections say to aim them.

I have a set of high powered driving lights and I bias the passenger one
for the woods way up ahead, always have but leave the stock ones almost
alone.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

> just a simple question to settl an argument.
> can anyone advise the projection of the passenger headlight beam
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roady - 14 Apr 2005 17:37 GMT
> No, some sealed beam lights have a cut off in height, but
> there is no
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Thanks Peter and Mike, you have settled the argument :D .
cheers
 
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