Headlight conversion for driving on right hand side
Discussion
The lights themselves will need to be modified. This is not too difficult to do once they're off the car.
You need to remove the light (remove front wheel and upper inspection panel in wheel arch). The light can be removed by undoing two philips screws which are a bit of a pain to get at. Once out, the light can be dismantled to reveal a metal plate which has a cutout in it, corresponding to the left-hand upsweep of the beam. You need to reverse this plate such that the cutout is on the other side (it has asymmetric locating lugs which means you can't just flip it over IIRC, unfortunately) but you can probably make a new one quite easily from a piece of sheet metal, or get creative with the existing one. If you're making your own you could make the plate without a cutout to give a flat horizontal beam suitable for UK and continental driving.
The tough part is getting to the screws. Try a 1/4" ratchet. If all else fails you can drill a hole in the wheelarch and use a long screwdriver, and fill it in afterwards.
Edited for photo:
In case that's illegible the bottom box says "metal plate (reverse for continental driving)" and the other box says "slots for rotational adjustment (cut to allow extra rotation)"
You need to remove the light (remove front wheel and upper inspection panel in wheel arch). The light can be removed by undoing two philips screws which are a bit of a pain to get at. Once out, the light can be dismantled to reveal a metal plate which has a cutout in it, corresponding to the left-hand upsweep of the beam. You need to reverse this plate such that the cutout is on the other side (it has asymmetric locating lugs which means you can't just flip it over IIRC, unfortunately) but you can probably make a new one quite easily from a piece of sheet metal, or get creative with the existing one. If you're making your own you could make the plate without a cutout to give a flat horizontal beam suitable for UK and continental driving.
The tough part is getting to the screws. Try a 1/4" ratchet. If all else fails you can drill a hole in the wheelarch and use a long screwdriver, and fill it in afterwards.
Edited for photo:
In case that's illegible the bottom box says "metal plate (reverse for continental driving)" and the other box says "slots for rotational adjustment (cut to allow extra rotation)"
Edited by FarmyardPants on Tuesday 8th April 14:13
Gassing Station | Cerbera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff