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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: grahama on December 11, 2019, 21:44:41

Title: left to right hand light change
Post by: grahama on December 11, 2019, 21:44:41

Hi all,

I am to move to France soon and my headlights have adjustment screws on them I think.  2016 130 tourer estate 1.6D

Owners manual says the 3 screws alter the direction in different ways but I can't get them to do anything.

What am I doing wrong ??  Are they adjustable at all??

Many thanks in advance,

Graham

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: Dazzler on December 12, 2019, 08:43:46

Welcome grahama,

Not an issue we are likely to have to address here in Australia. I am aware of 2 adjustment screws on the i30 lights but I thought they were only for minor up and down and sideways adjustment. Not to enable enough adjustment to compensate for LH versus RH drive or vice versa.

Hopefully some of our European members will spot this thread and make a more informed reply...

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: mickd on December 12, 2019, 11:11:17

Thought the lenses would have been angled opposite  :undecided:

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: Surferdude on December 12, 2019, 11:59:15

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the headlights in European cars were required to be adjusted easily for just this thing.
Maybe e the handbook says something.

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: Surferdude on December 12, 2019, 12:01:12

 :link: Did You Know That Headlights Point Right in Europe? (https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/blog/headlights-point-right-in-europe/)

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: Surferdude on December 12, 2019, 12:03:36

An inexpensive option if you can't adjust them.

 :link: Halfords Headlamp Converters (https://www.halfords.com/motoring/travel-accessories/car-headlamp-converters/halfords-headlamp-converters)

Title: Re: left to right hand light change
Post by: nzenigma on December 12, 2019, 21:53:09

Get some French/German low beam bulbs. They need to drop to the right in France.

Using the screws to adjust headlights will just stuff up high beam .