Setting Headlight for France

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Pete

Hi

I am of to France soon in my UK VX Meriva. I will have to switch the
dipping of the beam as I will be driving at night.

On my previous cars I have taken all that has been needed is to cover a
triangle of glass on the headlight and the beam will dip the oposit way.
On the Meriva the car is fitted with the new fangled lights behind a big
piece of glass but this glass does not have the focusing triangle.

Is it possible to convert this type of light to right hand dipping with
a bit of black tape? if so how?

Pete
 
Halfords and the rest do a simple stick on beam bender kit for about £5 or
£6. Job done.

You can get vauxhall headlamp covers with the blocked out parts already on,
about £20.

If you get on well with your local dealers, do as I did and ask them to get
in two sets of headlamp covers, one plain, one for continental use. I then
traced the location of the block out onto the plain one so that I can put it
on or off as I choose. Didn't buy the continental ones!!

RJO
 
check in the manual. I have an omega with the "projector" style headlights
and they have a level within the headlamp (located adjacent to the dip beam
bulb) which changes the dip from right to left.

Steve
 
Vauxhall headlamp protectors aren't cheap at £29 incl VAT but they are
reusable at least!

Your dealer will probably not stock them so order them in plenty of time.

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Should have said lever not level

Steve
Windy said:
check in the manual. I have an omega with the "projector" style headlights
and they have a level within the headlamp (located adjacent to the dip beam
bulb) which changes the dip from right to left.

Steve

put
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Windy said:
check in the manual. I have an omega with the "projector" style headlights
and they have a level within the headlamp (located adjacent to the dip beam
bulb) which changes the dip from right to left.
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I checked the Manual and very helpfully it reminds you to use some tape
to realign the beams but then lets it self down by making you ask the
dealer where to put the tape!




I think this kit does the same as the tape method hence it will have the
same problem I.e. where on the lenses should I put it.


I will go tomorrow and try and blag a look it seems a bit over the top
to buy headlamp covers for a 1 week holiday where only about 2% of it
will be at night

Thanks for the feedback Sorry to be negative I will let you know how I
get on

Pete
 
Vauxhall headlamp protectors aren't cheap at £29 incl VAT but they are
reusable at least!

Your dealer will probably not stock them so order them in plenty of time.
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got mine next day for the zafira
i leave them on because it doesn't make much difference here in the uk and
the plastic does protect the headlights from loose chippings, the replacement
of which will be rather expensive !

dogsBollix
 
It will make a difference

You will find I think that the part of the beam that lights-up the
nearside - i.e. the pavement and the edge of the road - is now missing ..


dogsBollix said:
got mine next day for the zafira
i leave them on because it doesn't make much difference here in the uk and
the plastic does protect the headlights from loose chippings, the replacement
of which will be rather expensive !

dogsBollix


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Pete said:
I checked the Manual and very helpfully it reminds you to use some tape
to realign the beams but then lets it self down by making you ask the
dealer where to put the tape!






I think this kit does the same as the tape method hence it will have the
same problem I.e. where on the lenses should I put it.



I will go tomorrow and try and blag a look it seems a bit over the top
to buy headlamp covers for a 1 week holiday where only about 2% of it
will be at night


Thanks for the feedback Sorry to be negative I will let you know how I
get on

Pete
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Hi

Just to report I purchased a set of the headlight covers with the marks
on where to put the tape. the cost (£24.95) did not seem to bad after
thinking about it as the covers can be used over here as well as Europe.

Out of interest the place where the tape should go is not where you
would think it is about 2/3 way down in the middle of the lenses.

Thanks for the replies

Pete
 
It will make a difference

You will find I think that the part of the beam that lights-up the
nearside - i.e. the pavement and the edge of the road - is now missing ..
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errrrm No actually.
lights up the pavement a treat.
just spent the week on Mainland Europe and no complaints though :-)

dogsBollix
 
dogsBollix said:
errrrm No actually.
lights up the pavement a treat.
just spent the week on Mainland Europe and no complaints though :-)

dogsBollix
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Just out of interest you did put the plastic tape onto the black crosses
on the covers?

I find with them covered up the beam is modified quite considerably
while it is not undrivable in UK I find that down the dark lanes where I
live the beam is cut off enough to be noticeable.

Pete
 
Just out of interest you did put the plastic tape onto the black crosses
on the covers?

I find with them covered up the beam is modified quite considerably
while it is not undrivable in UK I find that down the dark lanes where I
live the beam is cut off enough to be noticeable.

Pete
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they came with the "black tape" built in.
as i say No Complaints in europe so i guess they work :-)

dogsBollix
 
i leave them on because it doesn't make much difference here in the uk ...
the plastic does protect the headlights from loose chippings, the
replacement
of which will be rather expensive !

dogsBollix
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Surely the headlamps are not as bright as they used to be as you have cut
out some of the light. Beam benders may actually bend the been the wrong
way so it dazzles oncoming traffic.

If you do have been benders, I think this would be illegal to use them in
the UK as the headlamps would not meet the specification.

Peter
 
Peter said:
Surely the headlamps are not as bright as they used to be as you have cut
out some of the light. Beam benders may actually bend the been the wrong
way so it dazzles oncoming traffic.

If you do have been benders, I think this would be illegal to use them in
the UK as the headlamps would not meet the specification.

Peter
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I've had them on for three months
i can see the side of the road quite well
nobody either side of the channel has complained
i very much doubt if there is a 100% legal car on the roads of britain.
as long as i keep to the speed limit the police don't care (no profit in
stopping me)

dogsBollix
 
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