Is it easy to convert the headlights?

[bernard1973]

I need to adjust (round) headlights to UK from German - is it easy to do (any tips?). Checked the Wiki but can't see anything.

Cheers

bernard

[g60steve]

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[peasant]

It's as easy as buying new RHD ones, screwing them in and getting them adjusted.

Putting beam benders or stickers on them stops you from blinding oncoming traffic, but it doesn't help with lighting up a bendy country road on a dark, rainy, wintery night.

If you only drive your LHD yoke as a camper during the summer, you might get away with stickers ...if it's a daily driver or you drive at nights often, I'd strongly recommend changing them ...the difference on low beam is massive. Plus new headlamps do wonders for brightness.

[bernard1973]

It's as easy as buying new RHD ones, screwing them in and getting them adjusted.

Putting beam benders or stickers on them stops you from blinding oncoming traffic, but it doesn't help with lighting up a bendy country road on a dark, rainy, wintery night.

If you only drive your LHD yoke as a camper during the summer, you might get away with stickers ...if it's a daily driver or you drive at nights often, I'd strongly recommend changing them ...the difference on low beam is massive. Plus new headlamps do wonders for brightness.

Daft question - so rh lights are different to lh? you can't just swing the beam, if you know what i mean?

[peasant]

Yes, they are different. What "swings the beam" is the pattern of the lens ...and that's different on the two versions and can't just be swapped or turned around.

But new headlamps aren't that dear and well worth it IMO.

[bernard1973]

Yes, they are different. What "swings the beam" is the pattern of the lens ...and that's different on the two versions and can't just be swapped or turned around.

But new headlamps aren't that dear and well worth it IMO.

I'm a bit short at the moment and just need something to get me through the mot and one more camping trip before wrapping him up for the winter, so I'm just going to go with the converters for the mo.
To be truthful, I hardly drive at night and take 2 weeks holiday on the continent so it might be just as easy to leave them as they were, but thanks for the advice

[peasant]

In that case I probably wouldn't swap them either

[toomanytoys]

Still have to "blank" the beam "kick" though...