ca2n
A2OC Donor
A few days ago I found myself driving on some dark roads with my A2. I found that the headlight (dipped beam) output was very poor. The glare from oncoming vehicles only made it worse. Needless to say, I didn’t enjoy driving my A2 at that time.
From what I can tell from the driver's seat, it appears that most of the beam is pointing downwards to just a few feet from the front of the car. Road signs, however, were perfectly illuminated.
My headlight lenses are far free from oxidation so I suppose there is some room for improvement there. As far as headlight aim is concerned, the seller sold the car to me a few months ago with a fresh MOT so I’m guessing the headlight aim is spot on. The rear of my A2 is sitting quite low probably due to wrong springs and/or worn spring bushes so it might affect the headlight aim as well to a certain extent. It might just be addressing these issues to get optimised illumination, but in the mean time:
1. Is the headlight output generally poor on the A2? I think I’ve read something about this on the forum which has led to owners retrofitting e.g. projector headlamps.
2. What other solutions are there to this problem? E.g. new bulbs? I don’t think I’m quite ready to go down the projector headlamp retrofit route just yet.
3. Is adjusting the headlight aim something to DIY or should I take it to a garage? What are the costs?
Seeking advice. Need some more confidence in night-time driving. Thanks in advance.
From what I can tell from the driver's seat, it appears that most of the beam is pointing downwards to just a few feet from the front of the car. Road signs, however, were perfectly illuminated.
My headlight lenses are far free from oxidation so I suppose there is some room for improvement there. As far as headlight aim is concerned, the seller sold the car to me a few months ago with a fresh MOT so I’m guessing the headlight aim is spot on. The rear of my A2 is sitting quite low probably due to wrong springs and/or worn spring bushes so it might affect the headlight aim as well to a certain extent. It might just be addressing these issues to get optimised illumination, but in the mean time:
1. Is the headlight output generally poor on the A2? I think I’ve read something about this on the forum which has led to owners retrofitting e.g. projector headlamps.
2. What other solutions are there to this problem? E.g. new bulbs? I don’t think I’m quite ready to go down the projector headlamp retrofit route just yet.
3. Is adjusting the headlight aim something to DIY or should I take it to a garage? What are the costs?
Seeking advice. Need some more confidence in night-time driving. Thanks in advance.