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nfinity · Jul 12th, 2004, 03:06 AM

Been experiencing a problem with my Xenons the past couple weeks. I took a trip up where there's not too many streetlights and noticed all of a sudden my headlamp alignment was pointing WAY too far down towards the road. They're only shining about 10-15m in front of the car, and it's extremely difficult to see the road in front without any streetlights.

While I will be taking it to the dealer to have it fixed under the warranty (hope it's covered - still not acquainted fully with it having just picked up my Cooper on 21 June) I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem or if it's a common occurence. Really irritating having to take the car in seeing as every mechanic leaves at 5pm around here

aphix · Jul 12th, 2004, 07:51 AM

Silly question but it caught me out yesterday.

Is the headlight level adjuster set to 0, by the side of the steering column?

Rob

Hat · Jul 12th, 2004, 07:55 AM

i had this same problem with my non-xenons & the dealer replaced the headlamp under warranty. seems the levelling motor (which is common to xenons & non-xenons) is prone to failure. Its been a fairly common fault

nfinity · Jul 12th, 2004, 10:30 AM

Thanks for the info - will looked into getting this fixed ASAP.

nfinity · Jul 12th, 2004, 10:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by aphix

Silly question but it caught me out yesterday.

Is the headlight level adjuster set to 0, by the side of the steering column?

Rob

There's a headlight level adjuster??

ALD0 · Jul 12th, 2004, 10:52 AM

No headlight adjuster on Xenons-Thats only for Halogens-Xenons self level themselves accordingly

robfenn · Jul 12th, 2004, 06:09 PM

But still blind every other poor

...

ALD0 · Jul 13th, 2004, 04:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by robfen

But still blind every other poor

...

The MINI Xenons adjust very quicky-Other cars with Xenons mostly like my old Clio, take longer to self level, so if you put your foot down front lifts up and will of course blind others.

Damo · Jul 13th, 2004, 10:37 PM

On the memtion fo blinding people I still find Xenons much more bareable than the the Non Xenon halogens that are not adjusted correctly. Lost count of number bashed up old cars with their lights set to high

nfinity · Aug 3rd, 2004, 03:13 AM

I just wanted to follow up on this and ask if anyone else has had problems with their lights pointing downwards or not levelling properly (Xenons).

I've had them looked at twice by two different dealers now. The first saw nothing wrong and the second said they replaced the lights - but there's been no change to their alignment. Am I getting screwed over here, or is this a genuine issue with the Cooper?

Jul 12th, 2004, 03:06 AM	#1
nfinity MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:07 PM Posts: 43 Offline	Xenon Light Problem Been experiencing a problem with my Xenons the past couple weeks. I took a trip up where there's not too many streetlights and noticed all of a sudden my headlamp alignment was pointing WAY too far down towards the road. They're only shining about 10-15m in front of the car, and it's extremely difficult to see the road in front without any streetlights. While I will be taking it to the dealer to have it fixed under the warranty (hope it's covered - still not acquainted fully with it having just picked up my Cooper on 21 June) I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem or if it's a common occurence. Really irritating having to take the car in seeing as every mechanic leaves at 5pm around here

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Jul 12th, 2004, 07:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
aphix MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Surrey Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 330 Offline	Silly question but it caught me out yesterday. Is the headlight level adjuster set to 0, by the side of the steering column? Rob

Jul 12th, 2004, 07:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hat cook pass babtridge My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 15,884 Offline	i had this same problem with my non-xenons & the dealer replaced the headlamp under warranty. seems the levelling motor (which is common to xenons & non-xenons) is prone to failure. Its been a fairly common fault

Jul 12th, 2004, 10:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
nfinity MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:07 PM Posts: 43 Offline	Thanks for the info - will looked into getting this fixed ASAP.

Jul 12th, 2004, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
nfinity MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:07 PM Posts: 43 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aphix Silly question but it caught me out yesterday. Is the headlight level adjuster set to 0, by the side of the steering column? Rob There's a headlight level adjuster??

Jul 12th, 2004, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
ALD0 MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 9,463 Offline	No headlight adjuster on Xenons-Thats only for Halogens-Xenons self level themselves accordingly

Jul 12th, 2004, 06:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
robfenn MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London/Kent Local Time: 11:07 PM Posts: 417 Offline	But still blind every other poor ...

Jul 13th, 2004, 04:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
ALD0 MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 9,463 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robfen But still blind every other poor ... The MINI Xenons adjust very quicky-Other cars with Xenons mostly like my old Clio, take longer to self level, so if you put your foot down front lifts up and will of course blind others.

Jul 13th, 2004, 10:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Damo MINI2fosi My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 10,666 Online	On the memtion fo blinding people I still find Xenons much more bareable than the the Non Xenon halogens that are not adjusted correctly. Lost count of number bashed up old cars with their lights set to high

Aug 3rd, 2004, 03:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
nfinity MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:07 PM Posts: 43 Offline	I just wanted to follow up on this and ask if anyone else has had problems with their lights pointing downwards or not levelling properly (Xenons). I've had them looked at twice by two different dealers now. The first saw nothing wrong and the second said they replaced the lights - but there's been no change to their alignment. Am I getting screwed over here, or is this a genuine issue with the Cooper?

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