On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:02:34 -0000, Arfa Daily wrote:



"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:33:20 -0000, Arfa Daily
wrote:



"Lieutenant Scott" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:02:59 -0000, 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 ...

It means the blue xenons are on.

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.

You must have pretty poor eyesight, did the car not have reflectors?
Were
your headlights not on?

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 !

I agree with yo on the lights, but not the fog lights. Fog lights look
like brakes, I never use them. If you're following someone in the fog
and
they brake, you might not notice.

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 ...

I would have pulled him over for a laugh.

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 :-(

How can you replace a bulb wrong, they have ****ing notches!


Oh dear ...

Whatever you're oh dearing about, be more specific.

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I was, quite obviously, responding to your last line. Clearly, you have
either not been properly following the thread, or not understanding it.
Whilst it's true that they do have ****ing notches, they never-the-less can
be fitted wrongly, as many on here have already attested to ...

Arfa

And what I was quite clearly stating was that I couldn't fit it wrong if I tried. There must be some extremely stupid people about. It's almost as difficult as putting a mains plug in upside down, it just doesn't fit!!

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