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IVA/MOT Headlight Test

18 Mar 2011, 8:39pm
Hello,

I'm after a little help if possible on what seems a small and easy subject.

I was wondering two things really;

1) What is the minimum hieght that the headlights must be from the ground at MOT & IVA?

2) Where do they take the measurment from, i.e the lowest point of the headlamp to the ground or is it the centre of the beam when emitted on a wall a set distance away.

Any help would be much appreciated,


Cheers Jono

[url]www.JONORacing.co.uk[/url]
20 Mar 2011, 6:12pm
Hi John,

Thanks for the reply, I have managed to confirm that the min height is 500mm.

The difficult bit is trying to determine the distance between the wall and the car so I can adjust them up to the correct hieght, whilst still being within the correct angles. If I go with the bottom on the headlamp unit then I loose atleast 50mm