tegwin
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 11:22 AM |
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HID headlights in europe?!?
Im going to Europe in a few weeks with my new car...
It has HID bulbs for the dipped headlights..
Now it is my understanding that on normal headlights you are suposed to fit beam defelectors.....
Apparently the defelectors dont work properly on HID's....Instead you are suposed to adjust the HID units themselvs so they are pointing in the
right direction..
Does this sound right, or can I just whack some deflectors on the car and be happy and leagal?
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hobbsy
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 12:02 PM |
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Don't drive in the dark 
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andyps
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 01:07 PM |
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Most cars with HID's have the ability to switch them over for driving on the right - some say you have to visit the dealer for this but
apparently it is quite an easy job once you know how. It did occur to me though that if you got them done at a dealer in the UK and then drove to the
port you would actually be illegal in the UK as the lights would be dipping the wrong way! A guy near me in the ferry queue recently was sorting them
on his Omega whilst waiting for the boat.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 01:09 PM |
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That thought had crossed my mind....
Phoned my local VW dealer and they didnt actually want to tell me how to do it...but if I pop in and give them £50 they will do it for me
Dont supose anyone knows how to do it on a 2001 VW polo GTI per chance?
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iank
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 01:34 PM |
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I suspect they are all similar.
Some instructions for Ford's here http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=i&t=17428
Worth a quick look.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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andyps
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 04:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Phoned my local VW dealer and they didnt actually want to tell me how to do it...but if I pop in and give them £50 they will do it for
me
Ask thenm if the car will be legal to drive in the UK once they have converted it, reminding them about construction and use regulations (which are
the ones that matter with headlamp dipping) and then remind them that they wouldn't want you implicating them if you got caught. Then suggest
that as an alternative, if they tell you how to do it at the port they will be keeping themselves out of trouble
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Toady1
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 05:05 PM |
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dealers are such wankers! I hate them!
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12a RX-7
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 05:07 PM |
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anyone would think they were trying to earn a living 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 05:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 12a RX-7
anyone would think they were trying to earn a living
instead of extorting customers...
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 12/7/07 at 07:54 AM |
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Ask on UK Mk4's, its primarily a Golf (and variants) site but I suspect the headlamp mechanisms are similar on
all VAGs, so Im sure someone will know how to do it on there.
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t.j.
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| posted on 12/7/07 at 08:14 AM |
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There are car's like some beemers which have a mechanisme on the rear of the unit which is easy to turn.
[Edited on 12/7/07 by t.j.]
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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