LP640 Headlights - Temporary LHD conversion to RHD

[EJH]

A friend has just bought a late 2011 LP640 Roadster and is currently in the process of registering it in the Channel Islands. The car is LHD and, as such, has right-dipping lights.

To register the car, the car needs to have left-dipping lights (RHD). As the car will spend most of its life in Europe, it needs to have right dipping lights after it has been registered.

I was wondering if anyone car advise:

1 As to whether it's possible to, reversibly, change the dip of the lights or, if this isn't possible
2 A recommendation for borrowing a pair of left dipping lights

Many thanks,

Ed

[Reeso]

Like all lights they can be fully adjusted.
An indi or main dealer can do this for you via the vents in the boot and a normal mot style light box meter

[EJH]

Hi Reeso,

Many thanks for your advice on this; most appreciated!

Is it possible you can add a little more detail at all? I only ask as both my friend and his indie in Jersey have had a look and can't see how to effect said adjustment.

Many thanks,

E

[Reeso]

I had my lights adjusted up as they were way too low. I'm guessing that there must be an adjustment for the angle/left right as they are the same light pods for both left/right hand drive cars fitted from the factory! Again just an educated guess.
Good luck

[andrew]

can you just use masks like you can for an mot ?

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_180.htm

[EJH]

andrew said:

can you just use masks like you can for an mot ?

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_180.htm

Sadly, no. Jersey's DVS are quite demanding...although they have improved (dramatically) from the days when:

1 They rejected an R34 Skyline as it didn't have E-marked headlights (and insisted they be made for the car...) and
2 They rejected a Mustang 500KR as the windscreen wasn't E-marked (despite being marked to standards in excess of this.

As such, the car just needs to pass it's inspection with nothing added to / in front of the headlights.

[Nimrod79]

Hi Ed,

I know it's been a while since you first uploaded this post, but I am doing exactly the same as your friend and am in the process of importing a LHD LP640. What did you establish regarding the headlights? Was someone like Paul Keens able to assist? Please also let me know what the situation was with kph/mph - was the speedo already displaying both kph and mph or did a new dash/speedo have to be organised? The one I am buying only has kph. Does anyone know if it has a digital speedo display which can be adjusted to either kph or mph, like an R8 of the same age?

Many thanks in advance.

Tim

[Nimrod79]

Hi Ed,

I know it's been a while since you first uploaded this post, but I am doing exactly the same as your friend and am in the process of importing a LHD LP640. What did you establish regarding the headlights? Was someone like Paul Keens able to assist? Please also let me know what the situation was with kph/mph - was the speedo already displaying both kph and mph or did a new dash/speedo have to be organised? The one I am buying only has kph. Does anyone know if it has a digital speedo display which can be adjusted to either kph or mph, like an R8 of the same age?

Many thanks in advance.

Tim

[Larry5.2]

Anyone have any info on converting LHD to RHD or vice-versa? I would like to take my Murci to France so want to avoid splashing out for a pair of LHD lights. As far as I can tell, the focus is done by the projectors, so some mode involving them....?

[EJH]

I don't think there is, although it may be possible to convert them to being flat-beam. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to comment!