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Headlight Kickup
« on: 03 June 2009, 15:41:42 »

I had a look at my headlight alignment yesterday and discovered that the nearside has no kickup. It is very obvious on the other side but completely flat on nearside.
It got through MOT just over a month ago. Would this be a bulb, lense or carrier problem.
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2009, 15:56:30 »

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I had a look at my headlight alignment yesterday and discovered that the nearside has no kickup. It is very obvious on the other side but completely flat on nearside.
It got through MOT just over a month ago. Would this be a bulb, lense or carrier problem.
2000 (W) xenon lights.

BOthe levers inside your heads lights are pointing in the same direction, 1 should be up & t'other down ........ don't as me which is which though!  ;D  ;D  ;D

Page 121   :y
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2009, 16:01:21 »

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I had a look at my headlight alignment yesterday and discovered that the nearside has no kickup. It is very obvious on the other side but completely flat on nearside.
It got through MOT just over a month ago. Would this be a bulb, lense or carrier problem.
2000 (W) xenon lights.

BOthe levers inside your heads lights are pointing in the same direction, 1 should be up & t'other down ........ don't as me which is which though!  ;D  ;D  ;D
Thanks. Could you explain the levers in a little more detail for me? Do you mean the level adjusters or am I off the mark?  :y
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« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2009, 16:02:36 »

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I had a look at my headlight alignment yesterday and discovered that the nearside has no kickup. It is very obvious on the other side but completely flat on nearside.
It got through MOT just over a month ago. Would this be a bulb, lense or carrier problem.
2000 (W) xenon lights.

BOthe levers inside your heads lights are pointing in the same direction, 1 should be up & t'other down ........ don't as me which is which though!  ;D  ;D  ;D
Thanks. Could you explain the levers in a little more detail for me? Do you mean the level adjusters or am I off the mark?  :y


page 121  ;)  ;)  ;)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #4 on: 03 June 2009, 16:04:39 »

Sorry didn't see the link  :-[

Thanks muchy  :y
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #5 on: 03 June 2009, 16:06:23 »

Well thats an easy fix!! For a change.
Thanks again
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #6 on: 03 June 2009, 16:06:55 »

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Sorry didn't see the link  :-[

Thanks muchy  :y

 ::) I added it afterwards when I found the page!  ;)  ;)   :y  :y
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #7 on: 03 June 2009, 16:09:06 »

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Well thats an easy fix!! For a change.
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And inexpensive! The hardest thing is getting your hand in, especially the nearside, behind the battery.  :y :y
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #8 on: 03 June 2009, 16:21:32 »

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And inexpensive! The hardest thing is getting your hand in, especially the nearside, behind the battery.  :y :y
and getting the rubber cap back on. first time I ever did it, took me bloody ages on the ferry to get it put back on properly!
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« Reply #9 on: 03 June 2009, 16:30:09 »

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Well thats an easy fix!! For a change.
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And inexpensive! The hardest thing is getting your hand in, especially the nearside, behind the battery.  :y :y
and getting the rubber cap back on. first time I ever did it, took me bloody ages on the ferry to get it put back on properly!

I left mine untill I got home. From what I've come across, it doesn't seem as though all lights have a kick up, some just seem to have a flat dipped beam & so are suitable for left & right hand drive.  :-?
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« Reply #10 on: 03 June 2009, 16:37:25 »

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Well thats an easy fix!! For a change.
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And inexpensive! The hardest thing is getting your hand in, especially the nearside, behind the battery.  :y :y
and getting the rubber cap back on. first time I ever did it, took me bloody ages on the ferry to get it put back on properly!

I left mine untill I got home. From what I've come across, it doesn't seem as though all lights have a kick up, some just seem to have a flat dipped beam & so are suitable for left & right hand drive.  :-?
They are 'flat' (and low) in continental mode, and kick up (and are higher) in native country mode
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #11 on: 03 June 2009, 16:49:35 »

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Yes! I know. :y I was talking about other makes & types of car in general. eg in a multistory car park yesterday and the car a few spaces down had its lights on and the beam on both lights was flat, unlike SWMBO's Astra.
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #12 on: 03 June 2009, 17:31:16 »

MMMMM not as easy as expected. I failed to mention that the kickup difference is on dipped beam. So it is the xenon bulb that is incorrect.
I ended up taking the headlight out to get to the back of the xenon bulb for this lever lol then found it on the main beam bulb, both of which were set the same (up).
Any ideas now :question
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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #13 on: 03 June 2009, 17:35:08 »

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MMMMM not as easy as expected. I failed to mention that the kickup difference is on dipped beam. So it is the xenon bulb that is incorrect.
I ended up taking the headlight out to get to the back of the xenon bulb for this lever lol then found it on the main beam bulb, both of which were set the same (up).
Any ideas now :question

Dipped beam is where the kick-up should be  :y, and as per the hand book, left is UP and right is DOWN.  :y

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Re: Headlight Kickup
« Reply #14 on: 03 June 2009, 17:38:44 »

Both were set in the up position, both the same but nearside is completely flat. How would adjusting this lever affect the dipped xenon bulb? The main beam is a seperate halogen bulb, that has the lever.
I'm confused  :-/
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