[928uk] MOT fail

Thu Dec 28 10:39:17 UTC 2023

Part of the problem here is that they change the MoT rules often. It 
went something like this:
At some point there was no checks on beam adjustment. Then they said 
that HID lamps had to be adjustable, Then they said that LED lamps also 
had to be adjustable. (Then they said that LED "bulbs" can't be fitted 
into other lamps for cars newer than a certain age.) Now the wording is 
"Make sure any manual headlamp levelling devices (driver controls) work".

So unless they have a list of cars which had them fitted from the 
factory, this effectively means, if they can see a knob, then they have 
to test it. So the easy answer is to pull the knob off.

This is all rather unfair (changing the rules and applying them 
retrospectively).

Smiffy

On 27/12/2023 17:12, jeremy lane via 928uk wrote:
> Dave I had the same issue last year.  The MOT tester was over vigilant as my 1988 S4 had passed with the same fault for the previous 6 years!  The wording of the relevant section in the test documentation leaves some scope for the tester to be lenient - my 2nd test produced an advisory of 'slow to operate' and my 3rd tester ( I wanted no advisories) gave it a pass.  Someone suggested removing the knob and putting some tape over the top which might work as well if the tester hasn't seen a 928 before!  Although I am not a techy on this forum I think the system is a vacuum adjustment and that makes it prone to problems with leaks in the vacuum.   Others here will be able to inform you better.
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> Hi,
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> I have an S2 85 Auto and the headlamp adjuster knob in the car by the drivers seat isn?t working (failed MOT). My fear is this is some complex system, which I?ll never get working.
> Anybody got any suggestions please before I start stripping things down and trying to work out what?s going on?
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> Did it fail because the headlamp aim is wrong or because the adjuster
> didn't work?
> Have you changed the headlamps from H4?
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> Smiffy
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> On 27/12/2023 11:24, Dave Bratley via 928uk wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an S2 85 Auto and the headlamp adjuster knob in the car by the drivers seat isn?t working (failed MOT). My fear is this is some complex system, which I?ll never get working.
>> Anybody got any suggestions please before I start stripping things down and trying to work out what?s going on?
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Dave Bratley
>>
>> +44 7595 965894
>>
>>
>> Email message sent from iPhone
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