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[veedubt2]

Hi,

Took the old girl for a test today and she failed .

N/S brake system leaking - brake cylinder at fault , so new one and new shoes ordered !

Windscreen washer provides insufficient liquid - air pressure valve leaking !

Front (both) headlights have poor beam image - ?????????

Kinda stuck on this one, I have played with both adjusting screws and nothing much happens, Has anyone come across this before ? Do I need new headlights ?

Thanks in advance
Daren

 

[Fortunate Son]

Hi - just a few thoughts - do you have standard bulbs? - if so maybe swapping em for halogens might help. Or possibly your reflectors have dulled and may need cleaning up / replacing

 

[veedubt2]

Yeah got halogens already !

Got to be worth cleaning the reflectors or buying new ones, cheaper than a new set of headlights.

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Try re-wiring them using a more direct feed from the battery, using the existing wiring only to activate the relay. This link explains better than I can
http://www.paultaylorimaging.com/VW/Headlight_Wiring_Upgrade/Headlight_Wiring_Upgrade_1.html

I've done mine, and noticed quite an improvement.

 

[veedubt2]

Thanks for your imput guys ,

Took the headlights apart, cleaned the reflectors and lenses, I noticed the reflectors were set tilting forward, so squared them up and refit them back in the bus.

Did the other bits and took it back for a retest, and she sailed through .

The tester said the lights were loads better, but advised the reflectors could do with changing sometime soon !

Cheers

 

[Fortunate Son]

nice one!