The Pilgrim Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Dudes. I brought my '02 V11 Sport up for its annual MOT on Friday past, En route to Test Centre I called and got headlight checked, When I arrived at test centre the examiner told me the headlight height was fine but the aim was checking off to the wrong side! I cant figure out how this has been overlooked in the 8yrs its been tested! Has anyone else had this issue and if so how can it be resolved. Oh, He passed the bike and told me to 'Get that ---- headlight sorted'
AndyH Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 And you hadn't noticed the dip was off to the right either?
The Pilgrim Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 No dude I didn't? Funny thing is I got it checked for HEIGHT only a few minutes before and the mechanic didn't say anything about the throw? Never dreamt of it til Examiner said it?
docc Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 The early Bosch units are easy to look at the lens and see if it is modified to the right or left. For driving on the right side of the road, my lens is modified on the left. Perhaps your lamp lens is fitted for yanks? (No wonder the MOT wouldn't like it!) EDIT: headlight (1999-2001 Sport) 037 40 540 AUS-J-NZ-SGP-UK 037 40 545 2002 LeMans parts also show a different part number for left hand drive.
Welshguzzi Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 I'm going to change mine for something that works - I really struggle with the feeble glimmer that masquerades as a headlight on the Le Mans. Anybody else done this?
The Monkey Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Try relaying the circuit as per Kiwi Roys advice, before putting in a powerful light. I agree the lemans light is shite but this did help me.
luhbo Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 http://www.danielsternlighting.com/home.html nice site about relais, aiming headlights, switching to HID or not, and more. Just one from thousands of the same type. Hubert 1
Kiwi_Roy Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 That is good information Hubert posted and most of it applies to your bike. Bear in mind if you have the OEM Ducati Energia regulator running a new light feed direct from the battery will rob it of about half a volt. If you tap off after the bikes existing relay you only require one extra relay in the headlight bucket. Don't tap off the Alternator in our case, the car one put's out DC 1
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