Thread: faulty new sealed beam headlamps

Unless the mirror is dull, they're ****ing idiots. They always had crappy headlamps, even our D2 the lights don't really 'point' anywhere except ahead; and are nothing like the HID directional ones on modern cars (you know the ones on that Mazda 3 driven by a young bimbo that blind you like high beams when she goes over the speed bump you're approaching!!).

Take it somewhere else.

Cheers Will

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

Unless the mirror is dull, they're ****ing idiots. They always had crappy headlamps, even our D2 the lights don't really 'point' anywhere except ahead; and are nothing like the HID directional ones on modern cars (you know the ones on that Mazda 3 driven by a young bimbo that blind you like high beams when she goes over the speed bump you're approaching!!).

Take it somewhere else.

Cheers Will

there is nowhere else, this is the guvvy test centre. Lord & master of ALL the test centres.

Why not just buy a set of brand name sealed beams at Supercheap, Repco or Ashtons or whatever - I think they are about $20 and put the lights you would really like in later when it is on the road.

Those people are a law under themselves and it is easiest to just do what they want. I am surprised they even explained what the issue with the lights was - normally it would be lights fail sort out what the issue is yourself - no further information.

Keep slugging on - at least when it does finally pass you will not have to worry about it again.

Though I think you were hard done by with your initial tester referring the matter to Dickson.

Garry

Are they not OEM?

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

Are they not OEM?

Yep, that's what was always fitted in them AFAIK

Originally Posted by snowbound

Yep, that's what was always fitted in them AFAIK

If OEM is not faulty they can't fail you AFAIK, find the part number and show them that they match.

You can buy after market lights that for the same hole, but I imagine these would be just as bad!

What years came with sealed beams? Mine have all been h4 bulbs.

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

If OEM is not faulty they can't fail you AFAIK, find the part number and show them that they match.

There is no point - they will not listen and you really have no recourse. They test the lights if in their opinion they fail then they fail.

I have had dealing with these people where they incorrectly defected my car in their carpark while I was there on admnin matters. Also I had a car fail because it was too low - it wasn't and I had the documentation with me to show the ride height was correct and queried as that was the manufacturers ride how were the vehicles able to be registered in Aust - didn't matter was simpler to jack the car up and get it passed and bring it back to standard later.

It was a bit easier when all cars had to go there for annual checks as they were overworked and struggled to get through the vehicles (my old series 3 passed first go even with its crappy brakes on the test rollers). Now they only check defected vehicles and "special" vehicles that have been referred there so they have too much time on their hands.

Garry