Low flying aircraft...

[tmaoahthfte]

...are now being illuminated by the dip beams on my w210 only noticed last night as I was travelling down an unlit road. The headlights are the xenon type, or bi xenon (how can I tell?) Having searched the forums I see that there's more than one sort of adjustment mechanism depending on which type of lamp unit is fitted, is there a way of finding out just by looking at the lamp units? Advice gratefully received.

Bob

 

[230K]

Hi

On the pre facelift 210 there is a sensor connected tp the front anti roll bar, just check that this has not become detached. Are both lights at the same angle??

230K

 

[renault12ts]

Me too... strangely no one seems to flash me.

 

[tmaoahthfte]

Well, just for a change the problem looks like a fairly cheap fix. The switch/sensor thingy is on the back subframe connected to one of the suspension arms by a rod which has come adrift, rusted through the fixing bolt. I've bodged it back on with some cable ties and normal headlamp height has been restored. I might just drill out the end that's broken and put a new bolt all the way through when I get time.
Bob

 

[tmaoahthfte]

Just an update on the headlamp levelling mechanism, the part that has broken on my car is number 8 in the diagram

http://www.auto-parts.spb.ru/cat/ca...55c5d55434c7a4c81dbdcc392c4f1fff0c5dad8c3b688