The bumper is the part that needs replacing most often. The fact is that it is often damaged in an accident, which requires repair and painting work. Naturally, it is not always necessary to contact specialized repair organizations to carry them out, since general skills are quite sufficient to perform such work. That is why every owner of a car of this brand needs to know how to remove the bumper on Kalina.
In addition, replacing the front bumper of a Kalina car may be required in conditions of remoteness from populated areas and, accordingly. In this case, other than replacing the failed unit yourself, there is no way to perform this repair. Also, dismantling the shock absorber may be necessary during tuning.
Requirements of legislative documents
The design features of fog lights are regulated by several laws. The most important of them are:
- Traffic Laws;
- UNECE Regulations;
- GOST 8769-75.
These documents indicate the following basic requirements regarding the settings of fog lights.
- Optical devices must be installed on the vehicle at a height of more than 250 mm from the road surface.
- The maximum distance from the fog lamp to the external dimensions of the vehicle should not exceed 400 mm.
The following requirements are imposed on the light beam:
- the beam should be directed downwards, and its upper boundary should have a clear outline;
- The horizontal dispersion angle should not exceed 700.
Therefore, the fog lights are adjusted taking into account these parameters that affect driving safety.
The rules also define the mode of use of fog lights. These are conditions of limited (sharp turns, mountain serpentines) and insufficient (fog, snow, rain) visibility.
Technical characteristics of Lada Granta Lada Granta
The new model of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant, Lada Granta, is built on the platform of the already known Lada Kalina model under the strict guidance of the director of both projects, Oleg Grunenkov.
For now, it is planned to release the new product in a sedan body, but this year they are planning to launch a hatchback car on the market.
Buyers will have access to three configurations of the brand: Standard. Norm. Lux and (in plans) Lux+. The car version in the basic Standard version has a 1.6 liter engine from Kalina, in other versions the car is already offered with a new 8-valve engine of the same volume and output of 87 hp. and 98 hp respectively. The engine will be coupled to a 5-speed gearbox, Lux-Plus version #8212 4-speed automatic.
All Lada Granta configurations consume AI-95 gasoline. The average vehicle consumption in the combined cycle ranges from 7.2 to 7.3 l/100 km (for more detailed statistics, see the table).
The maximum available speed of the most powerful (luxury) version of the Lada Grant, according to the manufacturer, will be 168.5 km/h, acceleration from 0-100 km/h will take 12.0 s.
The exact technical characteristics of the Lada Grant, declared by the manufacturer, are presented below in the summary table. You can find out the price of the Lada Granta, the modification you like, in the corresponding section of the site.
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Lada Granta (Lada Granta) / VAZ-2190
How to choose fog lights?
This is how this headlight shines
Installation of fog lights is preceded by purchasing them at the store. In this case, you must first look at the integrity of the glass of each light bulb, the matching of the headlights and mounting systems.
Compliance with the UNECE is confirmed by the presence of the “E” stamp on the diffuser; it is also desirable to have a GOST terminal, TU, date of manufacture and manufacturer. When we choose fog lights, Priora as a model allows us to purchase articles of predominantly round shape, while the latest fashion is considered to be slit headlights, which have small vertical angles (about 30-50 degrees) and are very well suited as fog equipment.
Fog lights can be produced in:
The first options almost always do not have certification data and have a lot of power, which only causes harm on the road (blinds oncoming drivers). Japanese and European models have moderate power, but are quite expensive. Therefore, when purchasing, it is better to focus on domestic models that comply with GOST standards and are relatively inexpensive.
The installation of fog lights begins for Priora owners by disconnecting the ground wire from the battery (needed to prevent a short circuit). Then the protection is removed from the engine crankcase. To do this, you need to take a key for “10” and two keys for “19”. The usual front crankcase protection has 5 “studs”, but the reinforced one can be attached to the front beam with two half-clamps. Removing the protection is a sequence of simple steps - first, use keys “19” to unscrew the nuts attaching the levers. (The second key is used to keep it from turning). Then use a 10mm wrench to unscrew the five nuts. Installation of protection is carried out in the reverse order.
Types of punishment
In practice, for the unauthorized installation of additional headlights, 3 types of punishment are possible:
- A fine of 500 rubles for upgrading a car in the form of additional headlights without approval from the traffic police.
- Deprivation of the right to drive a car for a period of 6 months to 1 year for violating the operation of lighting devices.
- Deregistration of a vehicle.
Of the listed penalties, only 2 comply with the law. Let's take a closer look at them.
Deprivation of rights
In this case, this measure would be illegal. The issue is that drivers driving cars with factory-installed halogen headlights that have xenon or LED bulbs are similarly illegally penalized. This is considered a violation of the operating mode of lighting devices.
In a similar way, the court can make a decision with auxiliary headlights, because they are not provided by the factory, and therefore violate the operating mode. Many car owners consider this a contradictory proposition. But the same contradiction can be attributed to xenon, since according to the Technical Regulations the operating mode can be constant or flashing. This does not apply to the type of light source. Therefore, in practice it happens differently.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recently prohibited the deprivation of the rights of drivers who installed xenon under this regulatory act. Therefore, it is hardly possible to apply such a punishment for additional headlights.
Flashing lights
The situation is different if not ordinary headlights are installed, but those that flash. Then the traffic police inspector can file documents against you in court to deprive you of your license. But this issue is controversial, and the court may consider it illegal. Let's figure out what the question is here.
In this case, the law provides for punishment for violating the operating conditions of lighting devices, as well as their color. If you carefully read the text of the sanction, these conditions are also connected by the conjunction “and”. This means that both conditions must be met simultaneously. If additional headlights emit orange, yellow or white light, then this is not prohibited by the Road Traffic Regulations. Only the operating mode is disrupted.
But in this case, the norm of Part 4 of the same Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses can also be used. It indicates a possible penalty in the form of deprivation of rights for a period of 1 year to 1 year 6 months. Plus, your additional headlights that are installed on the car may be confiscated. If such headlights are used while driving on the road, your license may be revoked for up to 2 years.
Deregistration of a car
In 2022, this punishment is quite realistic and complies with the law. Many car owners know that if design changes are detected without registration, such a vehicle will be impossible to register with the State Traffic Inspectorate. The inspector will simply refuse you and he will be right.
However, not all drivers know that if a car is already registered with the traffic police, and unregistered additional headlights are found on it, it will be deregistered.
In practice, in real life it goes like this:
- You are driving along the road, a traffic police inspector stops and checks the documents for the car.
- He sees additional lighting devices that are not provided by the manufacturer.
- Checks the registration certificate and finds that the change has not been registered.
- Draws up a resolution imposing a fine of 500 rubles.
- Submits a report to a superior.
- The authorities review the documents and make a decision to deregister the car.
- You will receive a letter by mail about the decision of the traffic police to terminate the registration of the car.
- The issue can only be resolved by removing the additional headlights and presenting the car to a traffic police inspector.
If, after deregistration, you continue to drive your car (even without additional headlights), then when a traffic police inspector stops you on the road, he will take away the registration numbers, STS and put the car in a impound lot. To pick it up, you will have to go through all the procedures again, and also pay for new license plates. Therefore, it is worth thinking before installing illegal lighting devices.
Installation of bumpers on Lada Kalina
Installing the bumper on the Lada Kalina, both front and rear, is performed in the reverse order.
Before starting work, it is imperative to clean the places where the bumper is attached to the body from dirt and rust. The same applies to the attachment points of the lower grille.
When reassembling the lower grille, as well as the bumper device itself, it is necessary to pay attention to the exact fit of all parts, so if it is done poorly and does not get “in place,” you can only spoil very expensive parts.
The instructions for the car will help you put the front or rear shock absorber back correctly, which you should always have with you. So, for example, if the front bumper mounts cause problems, you can always find answers to the most difficult questions in it. In especially difficult cases, you can ask for help from a more experienced car owner who has already changed this element several times.
Are additional headlights allowed by law?
Of course they are prohibited. This is not allowed according to several regulatory documents:
- Appendix to the Traffic Rules. Clause 3.1 of the Basic Provisions for the approval of vehicles for operation states that you cannot drive a car if the number of lighting devices does not correspond to the factory design.
Therefore, it is impossible to equip the car with additional headlights.
It does not matter what kind of light bulbs will be installed in them: xenon, halogen or LED. All of them are prohibited
Is it possible to change the design in agreement with the traffic police?
Some modernization of a vehicle can be officially registered with the traffic police by obtaining the appropriate permission. For example, it is allowed to install gas equipment or a tow hitch on a passenger car. Is it also possible to install additional headlights as light sources and obtain permission from the State Traffic Inspectorate? No, this is prohibited.
The question is that this modernization is not allowed, since the Technical Regulations directly prohibit equipping a vehicle with additional light sources. This includes fog lights, as well as high and low beams.
But in the Technical Regulations there is the concept of “optional lighting source”. It must satisfy certain conditions. But no auxiliary headlights for cars are specified in this document.
Additional headlights can only be installed on trucks that belong to category N3 and weigh more than 12 tons. Passenger cars are included in the M and M1 categories.
Therefore, if you decide to register the modernization of your car by installing optional light sources other than standard ones, you will have to go through a lengthy registration procedure. This will include safety tests and additional examinations. You will have to pay a lot of money for them, but as a result you will probably be denied registration.
In this case, we mean standard headlights, which are usually installed on the bumper or in the radiator grill of a car. However, in the Technical Regulations there is another concept - “spotlight”.
Installing a floodlight on the roof
It is permissible to install a spotlight on a vehicle if this device is provided by the vehicle manufacturer. The same requirements are specified for optional lighting sources.
Fog lights
If your stock car was produced without fog lights, but you wanted to install them additionally, then there may be 2 options for resolving the issue:
- If your car does have a configuration that is equipped with fog lights, then this will not be a change in the device. Moreover, if you install the factory fog lights in the standard places that were plugged, the inspector will not pay attention to this.
- If PTFs are not installed on any version of a car from the factory, then if installed independently, this will be regarded as an illegal design change. After all, the manufacturer did not provide fog lights, which means that appropriate measures will follow from the State Traffic Inspectorate.
This issue is worth considering in more detail.
Sports modification
Using a modernized plastic element, you can give your car a unique look. Since the Lada Kalina model has been on the assembly line for quite a long time, auto accessory stores have a wide selection of tuning bumpers. Here you will need to choose the bumper wisely so as not to go wrong with the combination of the color of the product and the car body. If this action fails, then you can paint the purchased bumper yourself.
The sports version of the product for LADA Kalina consists of some components:
- gratings;
- reinforcing element;
- spoiler;
- overlays.
The design includes integrated air intake deflectors located on both sides. Also, the tuning version involves the installation of several ribs to improve rigidity.
The modified bumper for the stern has an original element - a diffuser, placed by the designers in the central part of the product.
To independently tune the bumper, you will need to first dismantle it. Then the installation of the structure is carried out as follows:
- install the amplifier;
- We mount the main component with the grille.
Usually there are no problems with this procedure. However, for example, the “I am a robot” version of the bumper is a few centimeters lower than the standard product, so during installation there is a certain risk of breaking the structure. It is also recommended to cover the bottom panel of this LADA Kalina body component with film to prevent damage to the coating.
Adjusting the luminous flux from PTF
A car enthusiast needs to know not only how to install and connect fog lights, but also how to adjust their luminous flux. To do this, you need to check the tire pressure, load the car with cargo close in weight to the total weight of the passengers, fill the tank with gasoline, and put on a spare tire.
Then the car (Priora se or another modification) is placed on a flat area opposite a steep smooth wall at a distance of five meters, and the fogs are turned on. Next, the distance from the center of the headlights to the ground is measured, and a line is drawn on the wall five centimeters lower than this distance. After this, you need to adjust the light spot so that its upper boundary is at the level of the drawn line.
The work is carried out for each headlight separately (with one of the headlights closed), after which the results are compared, and the position of the light spots is replaced until both are at the same level. Domestic-made headlights are adjustable only in the “up” and “down” positions; all work with them is done using a long or Phillips screwdriver.
Check and adjust the headlights on a equipped Lada Priora VAZ 2170 car: with a fully filled fuel tank, a set of tools and a spare wheel.
To adjust the headlights on a Lada Priora VAZ 2170, you will need a 6.1 hexagon. Pre-check and, if necessary, adjust the air pressure in the tires.2. Place the car perpendicular to a smooth wall (for example, a garage) at a distance of 5 m. Place an additional weight weighing 75 kg on the driver's seat. Mark the screen on the wall as shown in Fig. 4.4, and draw vertical lines on it: center line O and lines A, B, passing through the points corresponding to the centers of the low beam headlights. These lines must be symmetrical with respect to the center line of the vehicle. At a height h corresponding to the distance of the centers of the headlights from the floor, draw line 1 and 75 mm below it, line 2 of the centers of light spots.3. Turn on the ignition and low beam headlights, turn the headlight electric adjustment knob to position “0” (this position corresponds to the load of a car with one driver). Screws 1 (in the vertical plane) and 2 (in the horizontal plane) manually adjust the light beam to position the light spot for each lights on the screen if the location of the light spots on the screen does not correspond to the figure.5. Adjust the direction of the light spot for each headlight separately. During adjustment, cover the second headlight with opaque material or disconnect the wire connector from it.6. The headlight light is considered adjusted if the upper border of the left parts of the light spots coincides with line 2, and the vertical lines A and B pass through the intersection points of the horizontal and inclined sections of the light spots.
Adjusting the fog lights
Select a flat horizontal area at a distance of five meters from the screen. Any flat vertical surface, such as a wall, garage door, etc., can serve as a screen.
— Check the tire pressure.
— Load the vehicle with a weight close to the weight of the cargo and passengers during the main period of operation.
— Measure the distance from the centers of the fog lights to the ground (floor).
— Draw a horizontal stripe on the screen 50mm lower than the height from the fog lights to the ground.
— Adjust the light spot so that the upper border on the screen is at the level of the drawn strip. The position of the light spot for each headlight is adjusted separately. Close the other headlight tightly during adjustment. The adjustment is carried out by rotating the adjusting screw, which is located in the upper part of the fog lamp.
— Open the headlights. The upper boundaries of the light spots from both headlights should be at the same level. If necessary, further adjust one of the headlights.
The headlights of a new vehicle are set correctly by the manufacturer. However, during operation a situation may arise when it is necessary to adjust the direction of the headlight beams. To do this, it is not necessary to contact specialists; adjusting the headlights is not difficult with your own hands. Let's look at the features of this event using the Lada Priora car as an example.
Kalina front bumper
The body design of the Lada Kalina car has specific features that require the mandatory removal of the damper even when simply replacing the headlights. This is due to the fact that the bracket mount is attached here in such a way that it covers the entire area in the shock absorber area, thereby complicating access to other structural elements of the car.
As a result, replacing the Lada Kalina bumper is far from the only reason for its dismantling. The bumper of this model car is made of plastic, so when working with it, extreme care must be taken to avoid damaging it.
Remember that before starting work, it is imperative to disconnect the battery terminal in order to avoid electric shock.
Features of dismantling the bumper of the new Kalina
Removing the front bumper of Kalina 2 has its own characteristics. The fact is that it is extremely precisely adjusted to its location and therefore dismantling it without damaging the plastic elements of the structure is quite difficult. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to study in advance the design of the bumper, as well as its attachment points.
