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Old 15th August 2018, 10:21 PM
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Default Headlight adjutment help needed please

I finally fitted the UK bi-xenons I bough from Neil a while ago.
I have a problem during adaptation. When I go to channel 55 group 001 and press go! all it says is "error group not available"

I wasn't expecting this. Does anyone know why this may be? Could it be due to coding, headlights being RHD and car being LHD?
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Old 15th August 2018, 10:32 PM
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Sorry should have checked this before posting. The little sensor that clips onto the control arm for headlight level has come off again. I'll re-attach it tomorrow and try again.
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Old 16th August 2018, 09:50 PM
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YAY! It worked. I now have a frankenS8 with RHD headlights.
I just hope I adjusted them precisely enough to pass the MOT.
The headlights are only 65cm high, I adjusted the beam to around 62cm high about 3m away. I hope this will be ok.
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Old 17th August 2018, 07:58 AM
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Old 17th August 2018, 11:13 AM
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YAY! It worked. I now have a frankenS8 with RHD headlights.
I just hope I adjusted them precisely enough to pass the MOT.
The headlights are only 65cm high, I adjusted the beam to around 62cm high about 3m away. I hope this will be ok.
Wow you took long enough to fit them!!
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Old 18th August 2018, 08:18 PM
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Wow you took long enough to fit them!!
I am so disorganised, I had to go through 3 MOTs with those headlight stickers. Finally even my MOT place got fed up and said just fit the proper headlights.
MOT passed yay! what a relief! Now I have some shiny new lights. One of the old ones was yellowing a lot anyway.

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The front end looks very fresh

Out of interest, what colour is your car Goran?
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Looking good

Steering wheel's still on the wrong side though
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The front end looks very fresh

Out of interest, what colour is your car Goran?
Thanks! Its Ming Blue.
Photos do wonders, the stone chips and a small patch of peeling lacquer dont even show up

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Looking good

Steering wheel's still on the wrong side though
LoooL!

If only Mikki and Mike hurry up with the manual solution maybe I can ditch this thing and get a RHD to convert.
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