car lights

mgk2004

some guy I know fixed the bumper of my car and told me id need to bring it to a garage to get the lights focused.

anyone know how much should this cost?

Thanks.

tossy

anywhere from 30-40 euro would be average.

mgk2004

tossy wrote: »

anywhere from 30-40 euro would be average.

the guy said only 10 euros, o wel.....

mgk2004

a friend of my dads said he'll call and do it tomorrow, hes not a mechanic or anything.

Is it easy to do you what?

colm_mcm

He'll need headlight focussing equipment or you're wasting your time. Sounds like he doesn't if he's calling to you.

miller50841

Most tyre and most car mechanic garages would have the equipment and usually find it to be €10 or €15.

jamescd

Had mine done last week, cost 25 quid

mgk2004

jamescd wrote: »

Had mine done last week, cost 25 quid

where was that so I wont go,, so best bet might be a tyre place..

does it take long?

took it to a little garage earlier and the guy said bring it back Monday morning he had no time wouldn't even tell me how much it costs.. pretty unhelpful ha..

miller50841

mgk2004 wrote: »

where was that so I wont go,, so best bet might be a tyre place..

does it take long?

took it to a little garage earlier and the guy said bring it back Monday morning he had no time wouldn't even tell me how much it costs.. pretty unhelpful ha..

Where are you based?

It depends on how bad out the lights are but not long as they will do it with you there.

Basically you need long alan key type tools for most and adjust to right position.

colm_mcm

Badly focused lights are dangerous, best doing it properly. Lining up the beams against a wall isn't the way to do it, OP will only end up having to redo it at nct time and in the meantime will be blinding the rest of us.

CiniO

colm_mcm wrote: »

He'll need headlight focussing equipment or you're wasting your time. Sounds like he doesn't if he's calling to you.

Over last 7 years I've driven and owned many different cars in Ireland I never used any mechanic to focus my light.
I always do it myself, and all equipment I used for it was allen keys and measuring tape.
Went through 10+ NCT tests over that time, and never failed on lights.

So no - headlight focusing equipment is not a must once you know how to do it.

bazz26

CiniO wrote: »

Over last 7 years I've driven and owned many different cars in Ireland I never used any mechanic to focus my light.
I always do it myself, and all equipment I used for it was allen keys and measuring tape.
Went through 10+ NCT tests over that time, and never failed on lights.

So no - headlight focusing equipment is not a must once you know how to do it.

I get the impression that the OP is not the DIY type when it comes to focusing headlights though.

visual

Is it just me but headlamps aren't focused they are aligned as in the beam is adjusted up down and left right.

Maybe I spent too much time as electronic engineer

CiniO

bazz26 wrote: »

I get the impression that the OP is not the DIY type when it comes to focusing headlights though.

Possibly not, but friend of OP's dad most likely is

biko

I'd say to get it do by a pro in a shop with proper equipment, don't bother with wall markings or any of that. It's worth the money and you won't aggravate other drivers with badly aligned headlights for the sake of ten euro.

dar83

biko wrote: »

I'd say to get it do by a pro in a shop with proper equipment, don't bother with wall markings or any of that. It's worth the money and you won't aggravate other drivers with badly aligned headlights for the sake of ten euro.

That's crazy talk. Sure when you think about it in the grand scheme of running a car, ten euro is a pretty large amount to be just throwing around....

mgk2004

visual wrote: »

Is it just me but headlamps aren't focused they are aligned as in the beam is adjusted up down and left right.

Maybe I spent too much time as electronic engineer

dont mind you fancy college boy lingo

mgk2004

dar83 wrote: »

That's crazy talk. Sure when you think about it in the grand scheme of running a car, ten euro is a pretty large amount to be just throwing around....

I know I mean by insurance and tax was only 800 another tenner may push me over the edge..

Del-boys calling later anyway.. I know il have to take it to a garage again to get it done before the nct..