Hi,
My name's Stu and while trawling the web for help with a problem with a Micra, I stumbled across this forum.
I'm 51, live in Harpenden, Herts and my wife an I each have a Micra - both K12s. Ones an '08 and the other's an '09. Safe to say we like Micras and they've proven to be very reliable. (The theory was that 2 Micras = 1 Mondeo
).
The problem is this: The low beam filament on one of the bulbs blew and so I took it to Halfords and had both bulbs replaced. The guy at Halfords struggled to get them out and did quite a bit of shaking. Eventuall,y he removed the height adjustment motors/actuators, replacing them when he'd fitted the new bulbs.
Since then, both headlights have pointed down to a spot around 6 - 10 feet in front of the car. The reflectors themselves don't seem to be angling downwards with the light sure is. The result is that we can't drive it at night.
I took it back to Halfords a week later and a second guy said there was no need for the first guy to have removed the motors/actuators. He removed them again, asked me to select the "lower" position on the switch and refitted them. This hashelped but only very slightly.
I assume Halfords has either damaged something, or there is some trick to removing and/or refitting the motors/actuators but not being that technical, this is more of a guess.
Has anyone experienced the same thing?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Stu
My name's Stu and while trawling the web for help with a problem with a Micra, I stumbled across this forum.
I'm 51, live in Harpenden, Herts and my wife an I each have a Micra - both K12s. Ones an '08 and the other's an '09. Safe to say we like Micras and they've proven to be very reliable. (The theory was that 2 Micras = 1 Mondeo
).The problem is this: The low beam filament on one of the bulbs blew and so I took it to Halfords and had both bulbs replaced. The guy at Halfords struggled to get them out and did quite a bit of shaking. Eventuall,y he removed the height adjustment motors/actuators, replacing them when he'd fitted the new bulbs.
Since then, both headlights have pointed down to a spot around 6 - 10 feet in front of the car. The reflectors themselves don't seem to be angling downwards with the light sure is. The result is that we can't drive it at night.
I took it back to Halfords a week later and a second guy said there was no need for the first guy to have removed the motors/actuators. He removed them again, asked me to select the "lower" position on the switch and refitted them. This hashelped but only very slightly.
I assume Halfords has either damaged something, or there is some trick to removing and/or refitting the motors/actuators but not being that technical, this is more of a guess.
Has anyone experienced the same thing?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Stu
