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Default And now I've seen it all ...

On Nov 25, 2:03*am, "Arfa Daily" wrote:
Yes, I know I've had a bitch on here before about DIY headlight repairs, but
I swear it's getting worse year on year. Since the evenings have got dark
again, I've been blinded from the front and dazzled from the rear so many
times that I've lost count. This is either because headlight bulbs have been
fitted incorrectly, or the cretins behind the wheel don't know what the blue
light on the dash means ...

On top of this, on more than one occasion, I've almost run into the back of
a motorbike that's turned out to be a car with the offside tail light out..

Today, I had to drive to another town some thirty miles away, and for most
of the time it was more or less foggy. At least one in three cars was not
showing any lights. I think I saw about two that were actually using their
rear fog lights. Funny how drivers always manage to find the tiresome things
on a dark wet night when they are guaranteed to dazzle you, but never have
them on when it's full daylight and thick fog !

Anyway, on the return trip, as I passed the main county police headquarters,
a law car pulled out behind me. It had one headlight pointing into the
ditch, and the other up into my rearview mirror. If it's now reached the
point where even the coppers can't keep their own vehicles legal, we might
as well all give up ...

DIY headlight bulb replacement should be banned. You ought to have to take
your car to approved garages where there is someone trained and certified to
change the wretched things correctly * *:-(

Rant over ...

Arfa


The problem is not the replacing of bulbs.
It is the soft suspension of modern cars neccesitating headlight
adjusters that work from the dashboard which some people don't bother
with.