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iiyama - 12/7/08 at 10:33 AM

Understand that the minimum height to the fog is 250mm. Is this to the CL of the light or the lowest point of it?

Ta!

RichardK - 12/7/08 at 10:37 AM

I'm going by this, so would believe it to be the lowest bit LINKY

Don't forget it gets tested with a full tank and you inside it, my seems to go substantially lower with me in it for some reason

Cheers

Rich

[Edited on 12/7/08 by RichardK]

iiyama - 12/7/08 at 10:41 AM

Cheers bud, useful link.

iiyama - 12/7/08 at 11:21 AM

One more question springs to mind, Im sure Ive read somewhere about the light has to be vertical? If this is the case, how vertical? ie are there tolerances?

chris_smith - 12/7/08 at 11:47 AM

hope this helps



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[Edited on 12/7/08 by chris_smith]

chris_smith - 12/7/08 at 11:49 AM

doh!!! sorry richard didnt read your post

note to self to thouroughly read all posts

iiyama - 12/7/08 at 11:51 AM



Still looking for the answer to the vertical issue though.....

omega 24 v6 - 12/7/08 at 12:49 PM

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Still looking for the answer to the vertical issue though.....


Vertical is straight up and down not inclined at all in any shape or form in any way Does this explain it???(sarcasm)

In reality the examiner will want to see that the fog light does not point up, or down, and in that respect I'm going to fit one of those with the swivel bracket. Then it can be positioned to suit his remarks on the day. You should be able to make a judgement by yourself if your fitting it on the rear panel and the light is a surface mount it'll need to be packed out at the top to suit I'm afraid.

iiyama - 12/7/08 at 01:04 PM

sarcasm read and understood!

I am mounting it on the centre line of the tub and have indeed taken a huge amount of the bottom of the mounting ring to get it more vertical. So I guess what Im hinting at is is there any tolerance? At the moment the light is probably 3-4 degrees of vertical, ie pointing upward very slightly. If I get in the car though and load the rear suspension then this offset obviously reduces as the rear of the car squats.

Valtra - 12/7/08 at 09:28 PM

Mine is mounted inset at an angle into the slopeing rear panel and is virticle-ish (maybe 5-10 degrees skyward) the tester just sort of "caressed" it a bit and didn't say a thing ....but there again it is very sexy and as the saying goes all the most atractive girls have minor imperfections!

iiyama - 13/7/08 at 07:05 AM

Cheers bud.
Ill be going through Southamtpon SVA and it has a bit of a reputation! Ive got mine within 3-5 degrees now so Ill leave it at that and see what happens.

Thanks all