Headlamp Adjustment for Driving Abroad

[survey]

Has anyone any advice on adjusting headlamps for driving abroad? My car is a C220 cdi estate. With other cars I have just used black electrical tape to 'kill' the dip the to the left.

 

[Cole@MBS]

you are talking about the 204??

 

[JEZ.S320L]

Has anyone any advice on adjusting headlamps for driving abroad? My car is a C220 cdi estate. With other cars I have just used black electrical tape to 'kill' the dip the to the left.

Here you go - and MUCH better than black tape.!! Unless of course, you have Xenons - in which case its a simple 'flick of a switch'.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPER-BEAM-BE...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[Cole@MBS]

That was going to be me next question Jez, does it have xenons??

 

[survey]

Car is a 2008/9 C Class C220cdi estate and it does not have xenons

 

[Cole@MBS]

No adjusters then, i would go with Jez in that case then!

 

[survey]

Thanks all. Then I guess it is the beam benders or back to the tape!

 

[television]

Only the 211 and 220 has adjustable projector lamps (halogen)

 

[survey]

Jez - I have orderd the beam benders you suggested from ebay. I note that these appear larger than the normal Eurolite ones. Not sure yet if they require cutting or whether as they allow light to pass through that they just need positioning uncut but over the left dip area. As my car has twin lights in he headlamp cluster I assume that it is the outer light on the nearside and the inner one of the offside to mask the dip.

 

[JEZ.S320L]

Jez - I have orderd the beam benders you suggested from ebay. I note that these appear larger than the normal Eurolite ones. Not sure yet if they require cutting or whether as they allow light to pass through that they just need positioning uncut but over the left dip area. As my car has twin lights in he headlamp cluster I assume that it is the outer light on the nearside and the inner one of the offside to mask the dip.

Unlike most 'beam benders' on the market, these work off a prism structure - therefore no light output loss. They fit onto both your dipped headlights ONLY.

I used them (upside down) on my crystal xenon headlamps for the UK (I had them fitted before I came to Spain) and were absolutely fine.

Instructions for fitting are with the kit.

Safe driving......

 

[survey]

Jez - Thanks for your help.

 

[survey]

On the W204, are the inner or outer pair of lights the ones that dip and need the beam converters on them?

 

[JEZ.S320L]

On the W204, are the inner or outer pair of lights the ones that dip and need the beam converters on them?

I would imagine that the INNER ones are main beam and the OUTER ones, dip.

You could always confirm by switching them on and looking

 

[Alex M Grieve]

I would imagine that the INNER ones are main beam and the OUTER ones, dip.

You could always confirm by switching them on and looking

Pragmatist!