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Hello everyone, this is probably a silly question, but with my round headlamps do I still need beam benders to drive in Europe? I can't believe how expensive they are!

Gaffer tape over the triangles on the lenses

Ian

duct tape holds with the heat

Gosh, that'll save me a fortune! (well 8pounds, but it all adds up). Got tonnes of that stuff (mainly taped to my van to stop water coming in - but now to the glass aswell!)

Great tip!

I too need to buy these .can they be used more than once? cos if i stick any more tape on my van I will have to re register the colour of it

Flibbertigibbet wrote:I too need to buy these .can they be used more than once? cos if i stick any more tape on my van I will have to re register the colour of it

Don't bother with the magnetic ones, they are just as likely to fall off as the tape (or get nicked!). But it's more convenient and cheaper to have a role of tape in the van rather than lots of spare sets of magnetic deflectors.

SouthEastWesty wrote:Don't bother with the magnetic ones, they are just as likely to fall off as the tape (or get nicked!). But it's more convenient and cheaper to have a role of tape in the van rather than lots of spare sets of magnetic deflectors.

Magnetic beam benders fixed to glass ?


Oh and the adhesive beam benders are just £3 from Brickwerks.
http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php?p ... t&Itemid=6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Gaffer any day, mine passed it's last MOT with some stuck on in the right place

Came home after 6 months in Europe and completely forgot about the lights until the morning of the test, so it should work the other way round. It's quite obvious which bit needs tape on it. If you're unsure drop me a line & I'll take some photos

The Brickwerks link shows where to fix the benders(oo err!)

Or... http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... adlamp.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I paid the 8 quid in the end

Flibbertigibbet wrote:I paid the 8 quid in the end

I shall be peeling mine off.
Rob.

errr mines had the tape on the lights since I bought it, slightly confused as i'm not sure if the tape is on it cause its a lhd so needs to be for over here, or the tape has been left since a trip back into Europe before i bought it - how do i know?

Check the Brickwerks link above as it shows you which side the tape goes on for travelling in Europe with RHD headlights or for here in the UK with LHD headlights......

Here you go I'll make it easier...