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Headlamps pointing at road
My 2006 Discovery 3 as just passed its MOT - to my surprise. The problem is that when the headlamps are on main beam, they both are pointing directly at the road, about 8 metres ahead, which makes for interesting driving at night.
Should that have been an MOT failure? I suppose dipped beam must have been OK, do main beams not get tested?
The beams move from side to side with the steering, but I can't see any up and down movement going on.
23rd Sep 2015 12:02 pm
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Check an easy thing first: make sure the lighting pods are properly seated. I was about to start realigning one of mine, but found it was partially unclipped just in time. Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
The beams move from side to side with the steering, but I can't see any up and down movement going on.
The dynamic levelling is generally not noticed easily by its nature. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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23rd Sep 2015 1:50 pm
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I seem to have both headlights pointing at the road 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
23rd Sep 2015 1:57 pm
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I'm not sure what point you're making there, DG.
Perhaps I should be a little clearer - I can see further down the road on dipped headlamps than I can on mains. This is because my main beams are pointing down and lighting up the road surface 8 metres infront of the car. I was asking if this should have been an MOT failure.
I also have a RR Sport - the dynamic headlamp leveling is very obvious every time I turn the headlamps on on that vehicle. No such leveling is visible on my D3.
23rd Sep 2015 2:25 pm
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I'm not sure what point you're making there, DG.
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Perhaps I should be a little clearer - I can see further down the road on dipped headlamps than I can on mains. This is because my main beams are pointing down and lighting up the road surface 8 metres infront of the car. I was asking if this should have been an MOT failure.
I'm confused as to how your dipped beams can be correctly aligned, but not the mains? Do the lamps swivel down when the main beam is activated? Are the fixed H7 beams correct?
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I also have a RR Sport - the dynamic headlamp leveling is very obvious every time I turn the headlamps on on that vehicle. No such leveling is visible on my D3.
Oh yes, it should be seen on start up if that's what you mean; I meant while driving. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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23rd Sep 2015 2:54 pm
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Could it be shutter related ? ....e.g. maybe the shutters are stuck down when you put it into main beam?21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
But how would the dipped beam then be better than the main? Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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23rd Sep 2015 3:09 pm
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I thought there were in fact 4 lamps on when high beam is switched on?
There are (/should be). Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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23rd Sep 2015 3:11 pm
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There are but Bi-Xenons should open thier shutters to provide that extra ooomph21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
23rd Sep 2015 3:23 pm
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I'm not sure what point you're making there, DG.
Is there no humour left in this world
Someone who isn't at one with DG's famous sense of humour!! What is the world coming to?
23rd Sep 2015 3:27 pm
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[Having to explain the joke to Del mode] ON
We all have headlights that point at the road del
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That may not have worked, Rich; you missed the "/" ... Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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I seem to have both headlights pointing at the road 
