Gallardo lights for european driving

[MrBet]

I'm taking my car over to Europe in June, and need some advice as to changing the lights for european driving.

The handbook just refers me to the dealer, so I thought i'd ask on here to see if there is a quick simple solution.

[iandc]

Dont bother! On the Ferrari 360 it is easy as there is a lever in the wheel arch which moves them to European side but on the Gallardo I believe it is a lot more difficult. I do Europe in mine every year and dont bother changing. If you are really bothered you can buy strips which you place on the headlight glass to prevent dazzling (usually from Halfords). Dont know whether they will work on Gallardo but they do on "normal" cars.

[Pork]

Do you have xenons on it?

[MrBet]

Pork said:

Do you have xenons on it?

I think they are Bi-xenons. It's a 2004 54 plate if that makes any difference.

[Pork]

I don't know enough about Gallardo, to be honest.

The reason I ask about xenons was when I asked about my car (a GranSport), the dealer said they don't suggest anything is done as the lights are xenons and have a flatter beam. If I really wanted to do something, I should park the car in front of a wall/garage door and adjust the beam using black insulating tape.

When I was at the Chunnel, I asked the AA guy there and when I said I had xenons, he too said "don't bother, the beam is much flatter than normal headlights, to the point its not worth making any adjustments"

I only went for a couple of days and didnt do any night driving. If I was going to, I think I'd go with the small bits of black insulating tape.