Headlight Bender

[Freestyle]

I have a Fiat Ducato based motor home which we are planning to take to Spain in March. I need headlight converters for 'Le Continent' but the lenses are plastic. I used to just use insulating tape on my old glass ones which worked fine. I am told that these plastic lenses can be damaged easily. Would be pleased to hear any suggesions?
Thanks

 

[merlin wanderer]

light diverting

I have a Fiat Ducato based motor home which we are planning to take to Spain in March. I need headlight converters for 'Le Continent' but the lenses are plastic. I used to just use insulating tape on my old glass ones which worked fine. I am told that these plastic lenses can be damaged easily. Would be pleased to hear any suggesions?
Thanks

Use the ones from halfords the can be removed
by gently heating with a hair dryer and soap and water
dont use anything abrasive

 

[GARY ENGLISH]

freestyle

If you go to beam benders in motorhome problems ,you will see the fiat part number there.These are fiats head lamp protectors with the benders included,Just fitted on mine 'easy and very good.

 

[GARY ENGLISH]

Freestyle

You did not state the model.These are for the latest one, but they also do the same for the model before.

 

[Yogihughes]

Gary, will these fit on the New Peugeot Boxer vans ie Autoquest models?

 

[damonstuart]

I am also going into Europe with a 58 plate Fiat based Autotrail.
I will be staying in Europe for next couple of years, poor me, so I was going to stick duck tape on the headlights. I heard that the Halfords ones are renowned for falling off.
My problem is knowing where to stick the tape because all the new headlights are just clear lenses.
Any ideas appreciated.
Stuart

 

[Pioneer]

I am also going into Europe with a 58 plate Fiat based Autotrail.
I will be staying in Europe for next couple of years, poor me, so I was going to stick duck tape on the headlights. I heard that the Halfords ones are renowned for falling off.
My problem is knowing where to stick the tape because all the new headlights are just clear lenses.
Any ideas appreciated.
Stuart

Hi Stuart,
If you buy the Halford's ones, a diagram comes with them, shows how to line them up with the bulb. The diagram shows position's for various models, and if you clean the lens thoroughly before fixing, they won't come off, used them for years. Good Luck on your travels.

Happy Camping

 

[flower3bird]

I am surprised you even bother Do you really think you need them?

How much night time driving do you actually do? Personally we only tend to move around during daylight hours (mainly) as we are parked up by the time it gets dark.

Having said that I am refering to when we are using our van in the UK as having a German LH drive vehicle our lights work correctly when we are on the Continent. The only time we have to put the benders on is to get through the MOT

 

[colpot]

What do you do when it rains? Do you park up until it stops?

 

[t&s]

it is the law in france to have beam deflectors fitted at all times not just in the dark
one day there will be a purge just outside the docks by the bored french police
i am suprised at the amount of brit vehicles i see in france who flout this regulation they will pay dearly one day
and dont forget the reflective vests: warning triangle :bulb kit ect:ect:

 

[Pioneer]

t&s,
your quite right it is against the French law not to have the benders fitted at anytime, I know of people that have been fined. More to the point, it is dangerous to other drivers not to have them fitted properly.

Happy Camping

 

[lenny]

I have a circular white sticky patch (13mm. diam) strategically placed on both headlamps,, does anyone know the reason for these? and would they affect my beam in any way, dont think they are meant to be beam benders

 

[Deleted member 4053]

white patches

Lenny
Thats the old duct tape from Graths units

weez
Tony

 

[lenny]

Lenny
Thats the old duct tape from Graths units

weez
Tony

Ahh, so it,s ***** the Sabotoir

 

[n8rbos]

I am surprised you even bother Do you really think you need them?

How much night time driving do you actually do? Personally we only tend to move around during daylight hours (mainly) as we are parked up by the time it gets dark.

Having said that I am refering to when we are using our van in the UK as having a German LH drive vehicle our lights work correctly when we are on the Continent. The only time we have to put the benders on is to get through the MOT

can i just ask please? are beam benders not required in this country on l/h drive vehicles?

 

[Guest]

can i just ask please? are beam benders not required in this country on l/h drive vehicles?

Pretty sure that they are

 

[bevo]

beam benders

hi
most modern base vehicles have a headlight adjustment switch on them,
on my transit it dips the beam dramatically, i've been on the continent driving at night without beam benders, and no one has flashed me to indicate they are being dazzled.
am i being a bit careless.

live long and prosper

 

[Deleted member 775]

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/countrybycountry.html dont know if this site is of use but give it a try

 

[Belgian]

have a closer look

I never bothered about headlight benders; for I'm ussually driving on the right (RIGHT ) side of the road overhere. But you all got me thinking... (rare phenomenon )... do they make special headlights for left driving ?
So I had a coser look at the headlights this morning and I discovered a very small lip at the back enabling to tilt the lamp for a few degrees to the other side.
Click, click ... no need for beam benders.
It is a Peugeot, but Citroën and Fiat are the same.
Have a closer look at the backside of your headlights I bet you'l find this lip too

 

[myshell]

Beam benders

Parked up at Citie de Europe doing some last minute shopping before returning home, local police having a birthday on the car park checking on GB stickers and beam benders, issuing on the spot fines to any driver of a vehicle that did not comply, one poor guy was arguing that he had only come accross that morning on the chunnel for a shopping trip and was returning before dark the same day so he wouldn't need any head lights, made no difference to the French police, he still picked up a fine. I made a point of looking at some of the continental registered vehicles, both cars and HGVs, that where on the ferry back to Dover, NOT A SINGLE ONE had beam benders fitted, maybe if the police over here could collect on the spot fines for minor traffic offences instead of spending weeks trying to trace the owners of foreign vehicles, this may have an impact on the "left hookers" complying with our laws.