Refurbished UKDM Headlights kicking the wrong way

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:52 pm

I've recently refurbished a set of Headlights for my 5th gen. They're the set of lights I got from gordonlear who had a UKDM and I've had them on the car before and they've passed mots as the kick up on dipped beam was as it should be to the left.

However I've fitted them tonight and the kickup for some reason is undoubtedly to the right

There's no way to fit the reflectors the wrong way around, is there anything else I could have done?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:52 pm

@RattyMcClelland @mercutio

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:56 pm

Did you take them apart? Are you sure each individual light kicks up to the right?
Oem or depo?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:02 pm

Yeah, definitely up to the right (New Osram Night breakers and clear lenses, so the projection is really clear).

They're OEM and yeah, took them apart, but didn't remove the bulb cover/cap thingy.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:44 pm

Are the bulbs seated the right way. On my fx projectors the bulb pattern changes if I spin the bulb.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:18 pm

I thought in an ideal world that that's all it would be

I'll certainly try that, but fairly sure it won't matter with these bulbs and they have a flat spot on th base to, so only properly sit in one position.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:49 pm

are the projecters in upside down?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:03 pm

What projectors? There's the whole reflector unit that can only go in one way and the dipped beam bulb cover that again can only fit one way (and I didn't detach those anyway). I'm very confused

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:04 pm

did you do them one at a time ?or both at the same time?

damon · Post by **damon** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:09 pm

mercutio wrote:did you do them one at a time ?or both at the same time?

This just got kinky