On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:35:30 GMT, "RS" <l400ras@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>hello jabcob,
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>i nearly totally agree with you post, just had to make two points;
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>> What happens when those leveling motors stop working, as all
>> electrical devices eventually do in cars? Do you think that some guy
>> driving a 20 year old, dented door, bumper loose, cracked wind****eld,
>> oil burning Cooper, is going to be worried that his headlights are
>> blinding people?
>When the levelers stop working, the headlights dont come up, ie you turn
the
>lights on and the level rises. so its the other way - you wont be
dazzling
>people, you just wont be able to see much.
>
>> The number one mechanical problem with cars is a misaligned
>> headlight, and I have never seen a cop stop someone for it.
>May be true, but on BMW minis perhaps not due to the self levelers
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>RS
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Hi there RS. I didn't know that about the headlights. So the
headlights turn downward when you turn them off? I wonder what
happens if the motors stop working when the headlights are already
turned on?
I guess what bothers me about these systems is that they rely on
motors. A problem with the motors means a problem with the
headlights.....too many components just to get some light.
I was in a VW dealer last year, and I asked the manager there
what it would cost to replace the "blue" headlight in the Toureg.
He tried to sidestep the question by saying that they rarely burn
out, so I said that most headlights don't burn out, but instead, are
broken by rocks flying up off the road, so how much would it cost to
replace the headlight if a rock flew up and broke it.
I had an idea of what his answer would be, so I wasn't surprised
when he said it would cost about $3,000.
I'd be interested to know what it would cost for the Mini.
Jacob
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