Realigning headlights for driving in France
Realigning headlights for driving in France
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Big Tau

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72 posts

308 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Taking the Vantage over to France to stretch it's legs :-). Not keen on the headlamp deflectors and reading the handbook it suggests taking the car to main dealer to have lights realigned. Being on Guernsey that's not so easy, so does anyone know if this a simple task ?

Zod

35,295 posts

282 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Headlamp deflectors don't work with xenons in any case.

Neil1300R

5,642 posts

202 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Very simple.
Buy beam deflectors, don't fit them!
If stopped by the French police, show them the beam deflectors if they make a fuss and pretend to stick them on.
otherwise its wheel off, to get at the deflector switch

mikey k

13,070 posts

240 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Neil1300R said:
Very simple.
Buy beam deflectors, don't fit them!
If stopped by the French police, show them the beam deflectors if they make a fuss and pretend to stick them on.
otherwise its wheel off, to get at the deflector switch
+1

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

240 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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i don't bother.....blind the bds.....like they do us over here..!!!!bloody im ports..!!!

BingoBob

1,098 posts

171 months

Monday 20th February 2012
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Yeah, I wouldn't bother. But if you do want to, the HID have a switch that you can access through the wheel arch lining. Makes the beam pattern flat like this: