OriginalBigAl
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- MG4 SE LR
As my last post was hijacked by Trophy owning twitchers , this is just for SE owners. Last night was my first driving with the headlights on . Others have said that the beams although good (in part) that they are too narrow in both vertical and horizontal planes. I agree, even altering the bias for weight did not help, on undulating roads the lit section of road was any where between 50m and 250m ,this was made worse by the suspension travel, these were very dark country roads which fortunately I know well. The main problem I encountered was when turning left or right, you see the junction approaching , indicate and slow down ,then the junction disappears into an un lit area 15-20m in front and to the side of the car 45 degrees either direction of the driving position. This makes the final turn in position a bit of guesswork , its not helped by the indicator on the mirror ruining your limited night vision. Has any one else found this to be the case, I don,t think the headlights are not aligned correctly as the straight ahead configuration seems acceptable , and apart from fitting a truckers light bar to the roof which might bugger up the aerodynamics I am a little bit out of instant solutions. If any one has the same experiences and has found a solution , please share. Buying a Trophy is not an option , unless of course you,ve stuffed it and are selling the headlight clusters and indicator bars, that last bit is a pre-emptive joke.