Headlights in France.

[patsy]

Hi all,

We are off to France next week in the Tamora, and I'm told it's compulsory to fit converters to the headlights - is this so, and do 'normal' ones work on faired in lights?

From memory of driving in France to Le Mans a few years ago, I can't recall many GB cars having them and most of my driving will be during the day...but I might be wrong and I don't want to p off Les Rozzers too much!

Any help/advice is as ever appreciated.

Patrick.

[nubbin]

Yes, I'm wondering about this as well, with Eurohoon coming up.

I bought a set of headlamp convertors from Halfords, bundled with a GB sticker - when I got home, I found out that reading th packet helps - the sticker is a bloody magnetic one!! Won't even stick to my other car - an all-aluminium Audi A8. D'oh!!!

[Ffirg 005]

It can't be easy to fit them to a Tamora with the headlight covers. I've never bothered myself because a) I think you'd be unlucky to get pulled for it, b) I've never been particularly aware of getting dazzled by left-hook cars in the UK (which I'm sure don't all have these stickers) so can't imagine it's that dangerous for other cars, and c) it's a summer holiday so how many night driving hours are you going to do?

I guess in the end it depends on how squeaky clean you want to be... if its going to make your buttocks clench every time you see a gendarme then it's probably worth doing something about it

Don

[madbadger]

So anyone got any idea where abouts to stick them? I'm assuming the list of models you get with the don't include TVR's and last time I used some I remember there being all sorts of odd configurations for different models. Some upside down / back to front and some that were different for near / offside.

[patsy]

thanks Don,

That's pretty much as I expected.

I note from one of your earlier posts that you've just come back from France after a trouble free run. Good to hear it!

The Tam is going brilliantly at the moment, and I can't wait to give it a good brisk run on the autoroutes. I've heard the French love TVRs too so I'm sure the journey will be a lot of fun.

[Ffirg 005]

The French are stunned by TVRs which isn't surprising when you see the drudge they get to look at on the roads normally. In 3 days we saw nothing more exotic than a couple of boggo 911s and a TT. The MX-5 owners club meeting in Bouillon didn't exactly get the pulse racing either...


>> Edited by Ffirg 005 on Wednesday 1st September 18:59

[sacha]

Ive just returned from france, and have been also living in italy for the last 4 months, during which time i actually never fitted beam dsflectors, instead, i just ajusted the lights a bit lower on one side (passenger) and it seemed to do the trick. also, just buy a set but keep them in the boot incase you do have problems with the plod.

[patsy]

Cheers again.

Bit bonkers with what's going on with my three other postings. I'm not doing it to make me (or my thread) look any more popular!

I think the IT dept are about to get a call...

[nubbin]

Patsy's stutter now sorted!

[julianc]

When we were in France(/Italy/Switzerland) a couple of months ago with the Tamora, I just put a few strips of insulation tape on each of the headlight covers - more to show willing, as even the factory couldn't offer a 'proper' solution to deflect the beam. A few cars flashed me over the 4 weeks, but never any other problems.

Julian

[sacha]

julianc said:

When we were in France(/Italy/Switzerland) a couple of months ago with the Tamora, I just put a few strips of insulation tape on each of the headlight covers - more to show willing, as even the factory couldn't offer a 'proper' solution to deflect the beam. A few cars flashed me over the 4 weeks, but never any other problems. Julian

Be carefull with other types of adhesives, on a previous car i made my own with vynil and it cracked the plastic after a while when using the head light for long drives.