finally got to pick up my van last night ....woohooo
what can i say why did'nt i pass my test years ago and buy one
after the initial worry of driving on the left as it's a ex german army van
it was f***ing great
yeh it is straight came out of service 2 yrs ago and the guy who i bought it off was a german anorack with t25's
there are a few guages dials that are on the van that i have no idea what they do also it has a generator running of a belt to the alternator for extra elec as i was a radio van so gona try and hook up a lesuire battery
Lamps in and out is a matter of taking the grille off (easy), four screws per lamp and a plug changeover.
In my case, the headlamps from JK didn't come in a left and right variety and I had to take one apart and put it back together the other way round ...which was a bit of a pain, as the screws weren't good quality and wore out ...had to cannibalise the old LHD lamp for screws then.
Setting the beam correctly was a somewhat laboured process due to that.
Don't know if that is the norm, or if my shipment was wrong
The problem with masked LHD lamps is that you really can't see a thing.
On dipped beam, the long finger of light which should theoretically illuminate the edge of the road is absent (or blinds oncoming traffic, if not masked) and all you're left with is diffuse light that reaches about 20 meteres ahead ...max.
Even on full beam (due to having obscured a fair percentage of your headlamp with masking tape) you're not getting all the light on the road.
Changing over to RHD lamps really doesn't cost that much and is easily the best investment in your (and others) safety that you will ever make.
(plus you're getting shiny new lamps that will be bright for years to come)
