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magicman - 25 Sep 2006 21:37 GMT

can headlamps be adjusted for continental driving or do you have to use the
stick on blamks?

TIA

andy

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405 TD Estate - 02 Oct 2006 12:49 GMT

> can headlamps be adjusted for continental driving or do you have to use the
> stick on blamks?
>
> TIA
>
> andy

I think the headlights only adjust for up/down which would not make
them legal in Mainland Europe.

If you dont like stick on patches what about buying a yellow set of
bulbs, and change your bulbs before you go - they wont fall off either
and you can re-use them. I think this would make them legal over there
but I'd check

Ian

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Keith Willcocks - 02 Oct 2006 18:08 GMT

>> can headlamps be adjusted for continental driving or do you have to use
>> the
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> and you can re-use them. I think this would make them legal over there
> but I'd check

Yellow lights are no longer required on the continent. The stick on
patches are to remove the left inclination of your lights so oncoming
drivers are not blinded. In the UK that left inclination is to deflect the
lights away from drivers eyes. Driving on the right it has the reverse
effect, hence the patches. I believe some recent models dip straight down
and are therefore OK for UK and continental driving without modification.

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