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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)26 · Electrical
26 · Electrical

Headlamp beam alignment side, tail and indicator lamps

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › Headlamp beam alignment side, tail and indicator lamps
ElectricalHeadlamp beam alignment side, tail and indicator lamps

HEADLAMP BEAM ALIGNMENT SIDE, TAIL AND INDICATOR LAMPS

Service repair no - 86.40.17 Service repair no - 86.40.34 Parking lamp Service repair no - 86.40.42 Indicator lamp Check Service repair no - 86.40.45 Tail lamp, indicator lamp

Check main beam alignment using beam setting Service repair no - 86.40.91 Reverse lamp equipment. Should this not be available the beam can be temporarily checked and adjusted as follows:- Remove

  1. Position vehicle, unladen, on level ground with tyres correctly inflated, approximately 4 meters
Headlamp beam alignment side, tail and indicator lamps – Position vehicle, unladen, on level ground with tyres correctly inflated, approximately 4

from a wall or screen, marked as illustrated below.

  1. The beam centres ’A’ are measured horizontally on the vehicle and headlamp centre dimension ’B’ vertically from the ground.
  2. Release 2 screws and withdraw lens.
  3. Twist counter-clockwise and withdraw bulb holder.
  4. Remove bulb, bayonet fixing.
  5. Disconnect bulb holder from multiplug.
  6. If necessary, remove 2 screws and withdraw lamp boss.

Refit

  1. Switch on main beam and adjust setting, as necessary, with trimmer screws.
  2. Fit lamp boss, if applicable.
  3. Connect bulb holder to multiplug.
  4. Fit bulb of same wattage, if renewed.
  5. Fit lens.

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