sdh2903
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 06:58 PM |
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I'm getting worried, my car is.....
.......starting to look like a car!
 
car1
 
car 2
Had it to the local Mot place for emissions, headlight alignment and a quick brake/handbrake test. Sadly failed to sort the first 2 as I never had
time to lean the carbs off and my Mot tester mate just laughed at my dominator headlights as there was absolutely no beam pattern at all let alone a
flat one! New headlights req and a carb tweak and back in a few days.
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monck
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 07:42 PM |
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Don't say that 
i just fitted a set of dominator lights and was under the impression it would pass its mot
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sdh2903
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 07:50 PM |
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Apparently not all dominators Are made equal. One of my lights didn't have any sort of beam pattern the other you could just make out the flat
pattern. He wouldn't have passed them for an mot.
However lots of people have and do pass iva and mot with them.
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monck
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:05 PM |
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http://www.furorecars.co.uk/pics.php
if you scroll down that page quite abit you will see something that may help ill give it a go 
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Coopz
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:10 PM |
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That's a great looking car, good job!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by monck
http://www.furorecars.co.uk/pics.php
if you scroll down that page quite abit you will see something that may help ill give it a go
I think thats more to give a slight kick up to the flat beam pattern, however if there is no flat beam pattern then twisting the lens will make little
difference.
I wanted dominators, but will likely go for some larger standard ones then either switch to dominators or photons post IVA.
Mistral Motorsport
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monck
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:38 PM |
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my car was iva'd many years back should i expect any issues at mot with them as they were fitted after last mot ?
Sorry if i hijacked the thread there very nice car you have there
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loggyboy
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by monck
my car was iva'd many years back should i expect any issues at mot with them as they were fitted after last mot ?
Sorry if i hijacked the thread there very nice car you have there
If the beam pattern is not recognisable as flat or standard kick up, then yes MoT man will not be happy. its a very easy thing to measure and check.
Mistral Motorsport
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wilkingj
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 08:42 PM |
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It might be worth borrowing some different bulbs and trying them assuming they are not sealed beam jobs.
I found on my Landy that some bulbs gave a better pattern than others.
I know the pattern is in the glass of the lens. However the little shield in the bulb can be out of place and give a crap pattern.
I had exactly this.. its also a cheap option, but try some first. ie worth borrowing some bulbs to try before buying all new lamps.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Westy1994
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| posted on 24/7/12 at 09:26 PM |
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I used those light right up to a few months ago, as standard they do give a flat beam. Follow the advice on the website mentioned above to get it to
pass. My MOT chap laughed as well at first, but afterwards could not fail it. The light output is poor I found due to the small reflector area, I only
changed them back to big ones as I preferred the look of the car once a full windscreen has been fitted.
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 25/7/12 at 10:37 AM |
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its very hard to beat 7" or 5.5" standard headlights. One bolt, set the beam in less than 5 mins with a tape measure and a garage door
and sail through every MOT.
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maccmike
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| posted on 25/7/12 at 02:43 PM |
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one of the other members failed on dominators
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sdh2903
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| posted on 25/7/12 at 08:47 PM |
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Tried some better bulbs today but they were still crap with regards to pattern so Bought some 5 3/4" ones today. IVA is tricky enough without
the thought of failing over something so simple.
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iank
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| posted on 25/7/12 at 08:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maccmike
one of the other members failed on dominators
ashg http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=168753
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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