 Old Tool in My Box, Do You Know What It Is For? |
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| 914Sixer |
 Oct 31 2010, 05:46 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 9,186 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I was cleaning out the special tools section of my box. I came across this. Do you know what it is for? I am sure the Cap'n will know right away. I thought I would have some fun with this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| qa1142 |
Oct 31 2010, 06:04 PM
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Whiplash Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140 |
for aiming round headlamps... I think
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| 914Sixer |
Oct 31 2010, 06:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,186 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Yes, that is what it does. You can aim your headlights at home. I have not seen one of these in years.
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| jt914-6 |
Oct 31 2010, 06:38 PM
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Driving & working on teeners 41 years Group: Members Posts: 1,787 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Bryant, Arkansas Member No.: 9,003 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(qa1142 @ Oct 31 2010, 07:04 PM)  for aiming round headlamps... I think (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) It's for aiming a round headlight..high/low beam type...they are made for the rectangle ones too.... |
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| jim_hoyland |
Oct 31 2010, 07:39 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,807 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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Cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) How do they work ?
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| Bruce Hinds |
Oct 31 2010, 08:06 PM
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V-8 madness Group: Members Posts: 748 Joined: 27-December 06 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 7,391 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 31 2010, 06:39 PM) I like foggy nights, screw what's legal, you can see where they go. |
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| messix |
Nov 1 2010, 12:11 AM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 31 2010, 06:39 PM) pretty good! |
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| ArtechnikA |
Nov 1 2010, 05:09 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 31 2010, 09:39 PM) How do they work ? It's hard to get past Step One in the instructions: Find A Perfectly Level Location but assuming you can manage that, the tool indexes on the bumps that all sealed beam headlights have and shows the inclination from vertical via the bubble level. That's it. You're on your own for side-to-side aiming. |
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| Bartlett 914 |
Nov 1 2010, 05:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,218 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(ArtechnikA @ Nov 1 2010, 06:09 AM) QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 31 2010, 09:39 PM) How do they work ? It's hard to get past Step One in the instructions: Find A Perfectly Level Location but assuming you can manage that, the tool indexes on the bumps that all sealed beam headlights have and shows the inclination from vertical via the bubble level. That's it. You're on your own for side-to-side aiming. What would be cool is to modify this and mount a pencil type laser pointer in the middle. Now you can easily do side to side alignment. |
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| messix |
Nov 1 2010, 10:52 AM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
you can do that with a cheapo laser level, just position it horizontal aiming to the other light and measure that same distance from the light that the level is from the light and make adjustment to match.
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| Drums66 |
Nov 1 2010, 12:20 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
.....also...up against the wall (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
(that would work better!)cool tool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
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| charliew |
Nov 3 2010, 08:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
My shop doors have the horizontal ridges in them and that makes it easy to get both sides level, centering and heigth is to my preferences as they don't check them any more at the inspection station. I also have one of those tools somewhere in my special tools drawer or hanging on the wall or in a cabinet or in a box somewhere.
Talking about adjusting headlights, my 91 suburban has the 4 rectangular lights and the adjuster screws plastic nuts have started letting go at random, one at a time, not while I'm adjusting them. I either notice a light crooked or it shines down in front at a extreme angle. I bought eight new adjusters but I've been putting them in one at a time as they give up. |
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