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Jake

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Sure it was a receptionist and not a trainee?
Yeah, it was definitely a bird. I'm getting real good at telling the difference since that incident in Bangkok

 

She probably felt safer in there than outside with you Jake.
That'll be it!
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Metal pole jobbies you turn in the back of the lenses.

 

Aaaah!!

 

I must have been lucky then. My car went straight through last week but I had the lights out recently! I also twiddled those metal pole jobbies, wondering why they were there.....:D

 

H.

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Aaaah!!

 

I must have been lucky then. My car went straight through last week but I had the lights out recently! I also twiddled those metal pole jobbies, wondering why they were there.....:D

 

H.

 

Didn't your mother ever tell you not twiddle with strange poles?

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Metal pole jobbies you turn in the back of the lenses.

 

The other night when I was out I thought my beam seemed high, I must need to twiddle on the jobbies.

 

Silly question, but how do you know when the beam is aligned correctly??

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The other night when I was out I thought my beam seemed high, I must need to twiddle on the jobbies.

 

Silly question, but how do you know when the beam is aligned correctly??

 

They'll look correct in your light pattern test equipment...what? You mean you don't have one of those?

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It's when he makes her lay on the bonnet whilst he takes pictures of her that you need to worry.

 

The dipped beam needed adjustment. :D

 

 

 

Is it normal for the mot tester to have the the young receptionist bird sit in the car with him when he's doing the emissions and brake tests? WTF is that about?

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Silly question, but how do you know when the beam is aligned correctly??
Rule of thumb method:

 

Park facing a wall at about 2ft distance.

Dip lights on, mark the beam pattern lines with a pencil.

 

Reverse to about 10ft distance.

The beam patterns should have dropped slightly against the wall.

2in is about right.

 

Obviously, this needs to be done on flat level ground and preferably not in bright sunlight. ;)

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