misterjung

#21

In article <c77jsr01c9d (AT) news1 (DOT) newsguy.com>, Nom (AT) Somewhere (DOT) Somewhere
says...

Quote:

MeatballTurbo wrote:
In article <c6tn6i02qoa (AT) news4 (DOT) newsguy.com>, Nom (AT) Somewhere (DOT) Somewhere
says...
Any probs with MOT's?

Not that I know of. It would be wise to speak to your local MOT guy
first though.

I used the AA garage last time. they were disappointed with the light
output (but the engine wasn't running) so he even checked that it was
connected properly.

After checking that the beam pattern was atleast correct he set an
advisory. Very dim. But passed them and said "I wouldn't be, but if
you are happy, I'll let it go through".

Surely it's MUCH more likely that your reflectors are shafted then.

On my first 405, the reflective silver became tarnished and dull, giving a
pitiful light output. MOT man ended up taking the reflector out, and
spraying it with some silver spray paint which did the trick.

Might give that a try first then.

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#22

MeatballTurbo wrote:

Quote:

In article <c7cqk602u1g (AT) news3 (DOT) newsguy.com>, Nom (AT) Somewhere (DOT) Somewhere
says...

You don't need to replace either - assuming your reflectors are
tarnished, you just need to make them shiny again. Silver
spray-paint worked a treat on my old 405.

Yeah, pretty tarnished. Almost grey infact.

The MOT tester was dubious of the brightness even with the 80/100
watters in, but he did test it with the engine off. Lights are
brighter, but not by much when the engine is running.

Was pretty worried about right royally screwing the reflectors, as
they peel/flake if you attempt to even clean them.

Yep - that's exactly what mine were like !

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Might try to get either some silver foil stick down film (like
Aircraft modellers use) or some of the Chrome/High metallic silver
paint.

Sticking-on is never gonna work. Unless you can do a PERFECT job, you're
gonna knacker the beam geometry.
Just get some boggo silver spray paint, and then laquer it when you're done.
Takes about 30 seconds - it worked fine for me.
The worst that can happen, is that you have to go over the top with some
fancy "more reflective" paint.

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