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Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
has to manually flip the headlight up and down?

Thanks

Sam Nickaby wrote:
> Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
> down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
> brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
> aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
> do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
> has to manually flip the headlight up and down?
>
> Thanks
>

Flip the lights up and disconnect the motors, then aim them properly so
they're up and aimed all the time.

nate


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"Sam Nickaby" <Sam@none.com> wrote in message
news:v%%Ie.3030$fJ1.2663@newssvr13.news.prodigy.co m...
> Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
> down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
> brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
> aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
> do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
> has to manually flip the headlight up and down?

He doesn't have to flip them down. Pull the fuse for the motors.

Sam Nickaby wrote:
> Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
> down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
> brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
> aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
> do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
> has to manually flip the headlight up and down?
>
> Thanks


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Sarcasm follows:

Sam, are you telling us that it's THE LAW (in California) to point the
headlights the right direction ? ? ? ?

Here in Alberta, Canada, anything goes. One pointing at Jupiter, the
other pointing at JAPAN is the most common combination. :-)

The manufacturers tried to make headlights FOOLPROOF, but forgot that
you can't make it make it illegal to sell SCREWDRIVERS to FOOLS.

Stay safe.

'Curly'

Sam Nickaby wrote:
> Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
> down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
> brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
> aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
> do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
> has to manually flip the headlight up and down?

in SoCal, there is no brake and light inspection... where are you?
>
> Thanks
>
>

In article <BcydnZUS-L8LLmnfRVn-qA@rogers.com>,
stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com says...
>
> "Sam Nickaby" <Sam@none.com> wrote in message
> news:v%%Ie.3030$fJ1.2663@newssvr13.news.prodigy.co m...
> > Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
> > down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
> > brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
> > aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
> > do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
> > has to manually flip the headlight up and down?
>
> He doesn't have to flip them down. Pull the fuse for the motors.

Didn't the '89 have a headlight defeat switch on the center console
behind the hand brake?

--Gene

motsco_ _ wrote:

> Sam Nickaby wrote:
>
>> Our 89 Accord had a minor collision which a headlight will not flip
>> down or up automatically. I have to manually flip them by hand. A
>> brake and light inspection is due next month that requires a proper
>> aim from the lights. I seriously can't fix this problem on time. How
>> do I pass California's brake and light inspection when an inspector
>> has to manually flip the headlight up and down?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> Sarcasm follows:
>
> Sam, are you telling us that it's THE LAW (in California) to point the
> headlights the right direction ? ? ? ?

Can't speak for CA, but that is the case in NJ. Badly aimed headlights
are a common reason for failing state inspection, although I have
certainly seen plenty of vehicles on the road with the "one pointing at
Jupiter, the other pointing at JAPAN" combo. We sometimes refer to them
locally as star & worm finders.

"SoCalMike" wrote

> in SoCal, there is no brake and light inspection... where are you?

NoCal. If the colluision repair cost more or near the value of your car
then a brake and light inspection is due. The car's worth $509US.

Sam Nickaby wrote:
> "SoCalMike" wrote
>
>
>>in SoCal, there is no brake and light inspection... where are you?
>
>
> NoCal. If the colluision repair cost more or near the value of your car
> then a brake and light inspection is due. The car's worth $509US.
>
>
are you sure? how does dmv determine the value of the vehicle? sounds
more like a salvage vehicle issue to me because the only time i've ever
had to get a brake & light inspection is when i've re-registered a
de-registered vehicle. in that case, just open the phone book - the
places that do it are listed among the smog test stations.

"jim beam" wrote
> Sam Nickaby wrote:
> > NoCal. If the colluision repair cost more or near the value of your car
> > then a brake and light inspection is due. The car's worth $509US.

> are you sure? how does dmv determine the value of the vehicle? sounds
> more like a salvage vehicle issue to me because the only time i've ever
> had to get a brake & light inspection is when i've re-registered a
> de-registered vehicle.

Probably some agency deregistered my car since I had to report any >$500
accident to the DMV which they asked for the value of the car on my last
title transfer.