Kiowan
Wednesday 25th October 2006, 00:13
Hi, i've had my Phase 2 V70 T5 for a week now and am starting to get to grips with it and am noticing all the niggles and issues, as you do when you buy a second hand car.
The major problem is that the dipped beam is absolutely crap, it's too low even with the dash aim adjuster right up and has only just had an MOT so assume aim was checked. The light coming from the lights (blueish as theyre those blue xenon ones) also seems really weak even if the aim was higher, high beam is like someone floodlighting the place massive difference. Had a real job driving on country roads lastnight coz I couldn't see more than about 5ft in front of me! The car also has a couple of those wedge shaped stickers on the bottom of the headlights (i think for blocking beam for driving abroad?) would they be the cause at all?
Another thing I'm noticing is a wierd noise from the front offside wheel area, its intermittent and I only heard it first on the motorway tonight, sounds almost like tiny stones flicking around the wheelarch area but it isn't, more of a tapping/knocking but like I say is very random.
Cheers
The major problem is that the dipped beam is absolutely crap, it's too low even with the dash aim adjuster right up and has only just had an MOT so assume aim was checked. The light coming from the lights (blueish as theyre those blue xenon ones) also seems really weak even if the aim was higher, high beam is like someone floodlighting the place massive difference. Had a real job driving on country roads lastnight coz I couldn't see more than about 5ft in front of me! The car also has a couple of those wedge shaped stickers on the bottom of the headlights (i think for blocking beam for driving abroad?) would they be the cause at all?
Another thing I'm noticing is a wierd noise from the front offside wheel area, its intermittent and I only heard it first on the motorway tonight, sounds almost like tiny stones flicking around the wheelarch area but it isn't, more of a tapping/knocking but like I say is very random.
Cheers