Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

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Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by alan garner » Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:33 pm

Hi there ,
We're off to france at the weekend and need to adjust the headlamps. Got the stickers but have no idea where they go???? apart from somewhere on the headlamp
Any idea anyone?
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by scanner » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:09 am

Shine the lights at a light coloured wall and move the beam blockers around until the "kick-up to left" bit of the dipped beam is cut out - that is the bit that annoys drivers on the "wrong" side of the road.
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by helen&tony » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:21 am

Hi
Er...what make headlamp stickers, and what year Bongo?...if they are the same as mine, I'll post a picture of mine.

Top Tip for annoying "Johnny Foreigner"when driving abroad:
Instead of beam benders, use plain but yellow coloured sticky film....it will confuse the border inspector, and still blind 'em coming the other way 8) 8) ...That'll teach the blighters for driving on the wrong side! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by mikexgough » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:44 am

The how to.....is covered here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =Eurolites and here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 38&start=0 Have a safe and enjoyable trip
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by alan garner » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:15 pm

Errrrrr It's an N reg Bongo and the headlamp stickers are Lucas ones

thanks
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by mikexgough » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:32 pm

The Black ones or the translucent ones?.......

with both of these they need to placed where the triangular shaped markings are on the headlight lens...like this.....Image
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by stunews » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:24 pm

Hi, I've did this at dusk in a panic in France, and it was obviously in the wrong place as I was getting flashed all the time (the instructions, I decided, must have been inserted into the box in jest).

I'm going back in a couple of weeks, the pic here has helped me with the right lamp - any tips for the left would be much appreciated!!
Is it in the same place?

I was a little confused seeing this, as I assumed the beam benders would be located to the bottom right of the light to deflect the beams from oncoming traffic to the left of the vehicle.. goes to show what making assumptions is good for :)
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by Simon Jones » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:35 pm

The left is done the same as the right hand one, rather than a mirror image. Best way is to position it while facing a wall/garage donor so you can see that it is doing its job before you stick it in place.
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Re: Headlamp adjustment for driving on the continent

Post by stunews » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:15 pm

Thanks Simon. Appreciated!
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