Headlight Bender

[Deleted member 775]

the way i look at it you will be financially better of sticking to the rules over there,as to me the authorities will jump on a brit for the smallest infringement and force you to pay an on the spot fine. many euros out of the pocket for just a few quid spent on necessary equipment you should have fitted by law.

 

[bevo]

headlamp benders

i'm more confused now than before, if people are getting fined for not having headlight benders fitted. what about the ones who have had their headlights adjusted?
been on the aa website and found this.

(12) Headlamp adjustment for older vehicles can be done by using simple adhesive masks on the headlamp glass. For newer vehicles with HID, Zenon or many Halogen headlamps it is not so easy. Check out what you must do well before your departure by contacting a dealer for your make of vehicle. Without adjustment the dipped beam will dazzle oncoming drivers and this could result in a fine. In some countries it is compulsory to use dipped headlights at all times when driving during the day. Note: this adjustment is not required for two wheeled vehicles as the beam pattern is more symmetrical, but check that any extra loading has not affected the beam height. On some cars it is inadvisable or impossible for anyone other than a qualified technician to change a headlamp bulb unit e.g. high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps and carrying spares is not an option. However, it is recommended that spare bulbs are carried for any lights that may be easily and/or safely replaced by the owner/driver. Spare bulbs are compulsory for Spain and Croatia, for Spain you must also carry the tools to change them.

i've got a newish motorhome so do i fit benders or seek advice from ford main dealer?

live long and prosper

 

[Deleted member 775]

its not basicaly the adjustment it is the kick up on the beam, as a right hand head light has a kickup pointing towards to nearside over here, it has to be the other way round in europe ie it has to kick up toward the offside over there as they drive on the other side to us.and that is why we need beam benders to comply with there rules. there are different headlamp unit for rhd and lhd thats why when importing a vehicle from a country that drives on the lhside you must fit rhdrive units

 

[Basil]

Better be safe than sorry, I got mine from the ferry port....I mean sticky things and spare light bulbs....

 

[the frenchman]

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.

yeah right ho

 

[nobby95]

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

We have managed to lose our instructions. Any way you could describe where to put them? Thanks