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how can i tell if my headlights are lhd or rhd, the guy i bought the camper from was in the army, the lights that were fitted had tape on the lens like you do when you go abroad and another pair i found in the cupboard but i dont know which are wot !! i havent had it on the road since the mot run out so an mot inspector hasnt been involved to advise me.

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... adlamp.htm
shows lhd headlights. Area covered by black when you mouse over pic. On rhd lights is on right side of lense

LHD headlight masking:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 76&bih=604

rhd ones have an arrow on them pointing to the nearside

I think thats as full and comprehensive an answer as Essex geezer can want.
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metalmick8y wrote:I think thats as full and comprehensive an answer as Essex geezer can want.
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yep i think that about covers it !!!! cheers people , would lhd beam with masking on them pass an mot

lloyd wrote:http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... adlamp.htm
shows lhd headlights. Area covered by black when you mouse over pic. On rhd lights is on right side of lense

The Brick-yard link is for how to convert RHD lights for use in Europe.

davegeezzer wrote:...would lhd beam with masking on them pass an mot

Yep - but you'll probably get an advisory.

g60steve wrote:

lloyd wrote:http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... adlamp.htm
shows lhd headlights. Area covered by black when you mouse over pic. On rhd lights is on right side of lense

The Brick-yard link is for how to convert RHD lights for use in Europe.?

Sigh.... And show how lense is designed... the angles and lines of ribs in glass that create the light pattern left vs right.

horns wrote:

davegeezzer wrote:...would lhd beam with masking on them pass an mot

Yep - but you'll probably get an advisory.

no they cant, as as long as it dont shine the wrong way they cant say a thing!

lloyd wrote:

g60steve wrote:

lloyd wrote:http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... adlamp.htm
shows lhd headlights. Area covered by black when you mouse over pic. On rhd lights is on right side of lense

The Brick-yard link is for how to convert RHD lights for use in Europe.?

Sigh.... And show how lense is designed... the angles and lines of ribs in glass that create the light pattern left vs right.

Eh??....why the rolleyes???

You quoted the link as being for LHD lights but it's not....it's for RHD lights.

Is it wrong to post what the link actually means so the OP doesn't get confused?

jamesc76 wrote:

horns wrote:

davegeezzer wrote:...would lhd beam with masking on them pass an mot

Yep - but you'll probably get an advisory.

no they cant, as as long as it dont shine the wrong way they cant say a thing!

Well, they gave me an advisory on my last MOT for having LHD lights with beam benders on them - so I guess they can...

Advisory is fair as with deflectors on or masks you don't have as bright a light in the right place as you would with the correct ones for driving on the left so your vision will be slightly limited and is especially noticeable on unlit country roads. When I go over to the continent I fit lhd lights so I can see properly when driving on the right as I found that driving with rhd lights and deflectors on I couldn't easily see the road edge in rural france in the pitch black and pissing rain and have since found it well worth the 5 mins it takes to swap them over whilst waiting to board ferry. I know a few others who do the same so if you buy a van in from abroad keep the lhd lights safe and buy rhd ones for use over here, just my ho of course.

[My bad.. sorry

g60steve wrote:
Eh??....why the rolleyes???

You quoted the link as being for LHD lights but it's not....it's for RHD lights.

Is it wrong to post what the link actually means so the OP doesn't get confused?

Aidan wrote:Advisory is fair as with deflectors on or masks you don't have as bright a light in the right place as you would with the correct ones for driving on the left so your vision will be slightly limited and is especially noticeable on unlit country roads. When I go over to the continent I fit lhd lights so I can see properly when driving on the right as I found that driving with rhd lights and deflectors on I couldn't easily see the road edge in rural france in the pitch black and pissing rain and have since found it well worth the 5 mins it takes to swap them over whilst waiting to board ferry. I know a few others who do the same so if you buy a van in from abroad keep the lhd lights safe and buy rhd ones for use over here, just my ho of course.

good thinking i wont be getting rid of em then !! its probably wot the previous owner used to do