Headlights

[Chas]

Can I adjust Projector headlight beams to drive in Europe.

That is.. like left hand drive beam pattern.
The headlights have manual screwdriver adjusters up/down/left/right.

The reason I ask is I have the option to buy Projector headlights for my S320(2001) but they are for LH drive and I want to know if I can alter them satisfactorily for RH drive.

............ I just found this on wikipedia .... [edit]

Headlamps and other lighting equipment
Most low-beam headlamps are specifically designed for use on one side of the road or the other. Headlamps for use in LH-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that "dip to the left", i.e., the light is distributed with a downward/leftward bias to show the driver the road and signs ahead without blinding oncoming traffic. Headlamps for RH-traffic countries have low beams that "dip to the right", with most of their light directed downward/rightward. Within Europe, when driving a vehicle with RH-traffic headlamps in a LH-traffic country or vice versa for a limited time (as for example on vacation or in transit), it is a legal requirement to adjust the headlamps temporarily so that the wrong-side hot spot of the beam does not dazzle oncoming drivers. This may be achieved by adhering blackout strips or plastic prismatic lenses to a designated part of the lens, but some varieties of the projector-type headlamp can be made to produce a proper LH- or RH-traffic beam by shifting a lever or other movable element in or on the lamp assembly

thanks

Chas

 

[bigasotonuk]

Are they Genuine Merc or imports from the states?

 

[Chas]

Are they Genuine Merc or imports from the states?

100% OEM apparantly, but my dealer cant find them .

Can you shed any light (no pun intended :-D ) Andy ?

cheers

Chas

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merc...ryZ33710QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[television]

I do have a list of codes for all of the Xenon light that are adjustable that I intend to put in the DIY section, there are 5 types of Xenon lghts.

If you look on the lamps or your car order the code should be there.


Malcolm

 

[Chas]

I do have a list of codes for all of the Xenon light that are adjustable that I intend to put in the DIY section, there are 5 types of Xenon lghts.

If you look on the lamps or your car order the code should be there.


Malcolm

Thanks Malcolm, but they are Halogen projectors which are to replace my standard Halogens
Did you get the Dvd's I sent ?

cheers

Chas

 

[television]

Thanks Malcolm, but they are Halogen projectors which are to replace my standard Halogens
Did you get the Dvd's I sent ?

cheers

Chas

Yes thank you very much,they arived safely,its been hectic for the last few days for me.

Thank you. malcolm