Continental Headlamps

[StephenHaynes]

I am off to France soon with my Chimaera and I have got some of those stick on headlamp convertors from Halfords. As with most things TVR-like it doesn't mention where to stick them on in the instructions. So can anyone help me with some advice ? Are the headlamps taken from another car make that I can follow the instructions for instead ?

[sybaseian]

quote:I am off to France soon with my Chimaera and I have got some of those stick on headlamp convertors from Halfords. As with most things TVR-like it doesn't mention where to stick them on in the instructions. So can anyone help me with some advice ? Are the headlamps taken from another car make that I can follow the instructions for instead ?

I got some last year for my trip around Europe - I had the same dilema about which way to fit them. In the end I just put them on and hoped for the best. If I had been stopped the Police would have assumed that they were fitted correctly.

[madmdf]

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[paul]

drove for 5 consecutive summers across Europe (all including many miles in France at night) and never bothered with the stick-on-light thingies. Chimaera headlights are hardly bright and given how low they are, don't pose much of a dazzle problem (IMHO).

Since the french moved from yellow headlights to white, its unlikely that the Gendarme will notice...

>> Edited by paul on Monday 1st July 14:20

[rthierry]

Same here, drove a good 4000 miles around France over the past 3 years in various RHDs. Never had a problem - not even a comment about it. Compared to the percentatge of people driving around with poorly adjusted headlamps, the number of Brits driving around in their cars must be negligible!

[shpub]

Get caught and it is upto a £500 fine or something like that. A few quid for a beam deflector seems a reasonable insurance. It also helps in the case where there is an accident and the other driver argues that he was blinded by that English car not having deflectors. Not worth the risk or hassle factor.

Steve

[StephenHaynes]

I agree with the avoidance of hassle factor here ...
However I'm still a little bit in the dark on where to place them on the head lamp lens. Any suggestions please ?

[shpub]

They should come with instructions.If not take em back and complain. How they are fixed depoends on how they work. If they are the beam blockers (Lucas black vinyl) it should tell you how to cut out the stuff. Choose a round headlamp car like a mini. If they are beam benders (fresnel lens) look for the fresnel lens embedded in the glass. Again it should tell how what to look for and how to apply them. Do them at night so you can what the effect should be and it makes life easier.

Steve

[sybaseian]

quote:
I agree with the avoidance of hassle factor here ...
However I'm still a little bit in the dark on where to place them on the head lamp lens. Any suggestions please ?

have a look at the pics in my website - http://ian-smillie.com/images/tuscany_1_small.jpg or http://ian-smillie.com/images/alps_1_small.jpg


>> Edited by sybaseian on Monday 1st July 15:36

[philip_cooke]

I am currently driving my UK spec Chim over in Belgium (for about 3 years). I have gone down the route of 'starting' to change the lenses but in the meantime (and to keep within the regulations) I am using black (fabric) tape over the headlamps. I have had the car lights checked with the Belgian authorities (MOT equivalent) and they are fine. Here's what to do. Look at the headlamps and you will see a 'clear' patch about mid way down the light, going halfway across the lens. It looks kinda like a squashed rectangle - wider at one end than the other. Just make sure this entire area is covered (use the lines for guidance) and your lights will conform to the regulations. Use the pikkies on this link http://ian-smillie.com/images/alps_1_small.jpg as a guide.