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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / November 2004Headlight deflectors
Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? Or is there a way to adjust the lights under the bonnet for UK driving, as cars like BMW etc have this setting??? Cheers > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for > driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? > > Or is there a way to adjust the lights under the bonnet for UK driving, as > cars like BMW etc have this setting??? > Cheers I think you can use the headlamp height adjuster on the dash - you just set it to the highest setting. Halmyre > > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for > > driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Halmyre I don't think this suggestion will work, the height adjuster simply changes the angle of the headlight to compensate for the rear of the car being lower when under a heavy load, without adjustment the beams would point in a more upwards direction and not down onto the road surface. The necessity for headlight deflectors when going between Britain and the continent is to prevent oncoming traffic from being dazzled due to the different side of the road we drive on, British cars have their headlights configured to point towards the left hand side of the road (pavement side) which if unaltered would point straight at oncoming cars when in Europe. As a frequent cross channel traveller I bought a set of the perspex Headlamp Protectors for my 156 GTA Sportwagon, these come with a number of sets of adhesive headlamp deflectors (blockers in reality) and are precisely marked as to where these fit. As mine were specified to fit a Righthand drive vehicle I would suspect that they must sell a Lefthand drive version. The other bonus is that they obviously protect your headlamps from getting pitted by stones. Hopefully Alfa will eventually follow BMWs lead on adjustable headlamps and a whole host of other clever features that my wife was telling me will be standard on the Z4 she has just ordered such as headlamps that sense when it is dark and automatically turn on the sidelights and then go to dipped etc. as it gets darker. Regards Glen > Hopefully Alfa will eventually follow BMWs lead on adjustable headlamps > and a whole host of other clever features that my wife was telling me > will be standard on the Z4 she has just ordered such as headlamps that > sense when it is dark and automatically turn on the sidelights and then > go to dipped etc. as it gets darker. I don't know, I was on a motorway in appalling conditions of rain and spray and this "moron" suddenly came out of nowhere without lights on in the murk. On popped his lights and I thought the penny had dropped, then off they went, back on a few hundred yards later etc. It was a range topping Merc, obviously with auto sensing lights. I know they could be overidden but the more auto features you give people the less likely they are to think they have a responsibility. > > Hopefully Alfa will eventually follow BMWs lead on adjustable headlamps > > and a whole host of other clever features that my wife was telling me [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > could be overidden but the more auto features you give people the less > likely they are to think they have a responsibility. Good point, I have a similar problem with the automatic rain sensor on my GTA, the first time I drove the car in heavy rain coming back up from the euro tunnel on the M20 I put the windscreen wipers onto automatic but soon switched back to manual after overtaking an articulated lorry in the middle of which the wipers turned themselves off, momentarily leaving me with zero visibility. I keep experimenting with the sensor which appears to be slowly getting more reliable though no where near trustworthy at other times a few dead insects on the windscreen continually trigger the wipers. Glen >>>Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for >>>driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > being lower when under a heavy load, without adjustment the beams would > point in a more upwards direction and not down onto the road surface. The only reason I suggested it was that a few years ago we were on a touring holiday abroad in my wife's car which has no obvious 'beam pattern' on the headlights and were wondering how to mask the headlamps. The dealers didn't have a clue. After much searching around the recommendation we were given was to turn the headlight adjuster to a certain position. I think the only reason this works is that as you say the headlights are now pointing so low that they won't dazzle anyone (except unsupecting wildlife) - not a perfect solution I agree, but better than nothing. Halmyre > > > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for > > > driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Righthand drive vehicle I would suspect that they must sell a Lefthand > drive version. Hi Glen, The perspex h/lamp protectors you bought, did you get them from a dealer? and how much did they cost? I ask because I saw some to fit my 147 at a dealer but they could not give me a price as they had no info. About right for a dealer I hear everyone say. John, UK. > The other bonus is that they obviously protect your headlamps from > getting pitted by stones. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Glen > > > > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight deflectors for > > > > driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > info. About right for a dealer I hear everyone say. > John, UK. John Yes I got mine from a dealer, I asked the salesman to order me a set when I went to collect my new GTA at the beginning of October, sadly he failed to order them or the umbrella and I then got the parts dept to order them, though my attempt to do this over the phone failed and I had to call in and show him the part in the Alfa Accessories brochure. The ones for the 156 are £47 whereas the ones you want for a 147 are £40.75 (Code 46002094). Despite having placed the order 3 times for the Golf umbrella which I wanted to keep in the boot, I still haven't got one. It's a constant source of irritation that Alfa Romeo build such great cars and yet have such appalling poor dealers. Glen > > The other bonus is that they obviously protect your headlamps from > > getting pitted by stones. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > will be standard on the Z4 she has just ordered such as headlamps that > > sense when it is dark and automatically turn on the sidelights and then >> > > > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight >> > > > deflectors for driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > It's a constant source of irritation that Alfa Romeo build such great > cars and yet have such appalling poor dealers. Give Mangoletsi a ring. Darren in parts is ace. Never let me down yet.  SignatureCatman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 2.0 TS Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk > >> > > > Hi all, does anybody know if there are Alfa 156 headlight > >> > > > deflectors for driving in the UK, as I'm from mainland europe??? [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > Give Mangoletsi a ring. Darren in parts is ace. Never let me down yet. Thanks Glen & Catman for your help and advice, it sounds a lot of money but it is cheaper than buying a new headlamp when a stone smashes it. Thanks again, John,UK. |
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