 one of my headlights failed inspection?, not putting out enough light? |
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 Jul 17, 2006 - 2:36 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
he said i need a new housing or lense or something i cant remember and that it needs to be put on a machine and aimed because my current one is not putting out enough light?
i think this is total bull ****, i hate inspection here.. anyone ever heard of this? i mean he said the headlight was clouded but its not clouded at all it looks just like the rest of them.. |
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Jul 17, 2006 - 5:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 5, '05 From NE Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Sorry to hear that man. But hearing everyone on here talking about failing inspection makes me very happy that we don't have a such thing as a vehical inspection. But maybe just get new & brighter bulbs.
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Jul 17, 2006 - 6:22 PM
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If it's at all cloudy/hazy you could buff the glass probably.
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Jul 17, 2006 - 8:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
thats the thing it looks the same as the rest of the lights, he said its the housing, im gonna make them show me wtf is wrong with it tomorrow
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Jul 17, 2006 - 8:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
i wonder how they would calculate something like that? sounds like a whole lot of BS to me
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Jul 17, 2006 - 8:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i do too im going to make sure they show it to me tomorrow
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Jul 17, 2006 - 8:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
I don't know if they do but, they may be using a light mette, it reads the light intensity in candles
 if they tell you something like this ask them what is the minimiun reading that you can have on each one ( lows and highs ) --------------------  |
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Jul 17, 2006 - 9:42 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 18, '06 From NB, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
change your bulb! It might be worn
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Jul 18, 2006 - 11:03 AM
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QUOTE(Rayme @ Jul 17, 2006 - 11:42 PM) [snapback]457456[/snapback] change your bulb! It might be worn rayme's right, incadecent lights get dimmer and yellower (new word) as they get older. change both at the same time so you don't have the weird two tone headlight effect -------------------- ----------------------6GC's FIRST V6----------------------
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Jul 18, 2006 - 12:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i just changed the other one, i will change the one that failed too.
its a shame that i cant say i trust them to know well enough that its the headlight and not the bulb.. freakin mechanics... |
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Jul 18, 2006 - 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(brianforster @ Jul 18, 2006 - 10:02 AM) [snapback]457737[/snapback] i just changed the other one, i will change the one that failed too. its a shame that i cant say i trust them to know well enough that its the headlight and not the bulb.. freakin mechanics... Wow.... is it an inspection required to get a car registration renewal? -------------------- |
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Jul 18, 2006 - 12:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
its an inspection required to get tags, maryland state safety inspection
but on the plus side we dont have smog |
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