Morning all, I'm taking the car to the Alps on Thursday and am unsure on my lights. My old s2 Elise had a switch to shift them for continental driving but other cars need lenses shifting stickers.
Done a search but found nothing conclusive so what do I need to do all you euro blasters must know? :-)
Headlamp Adjustment For European Driving
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pete-r
, May 28 2012 08:39 AM
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 08:39 AM
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 08:45 AM
No built-in adjusters. So it's stickers only, if you really feel the need to alter them.
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 09:00 AM
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 10:43 AM
That's one of the guides I saw, but rather than the lense shifter stickers they saw just use some tape so it it just Gaffer tape that's needed??
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 11:04 AM
I would use electricity tape, as it has less agressive adhesive, that should not affect the UV lacker layer on the lense.
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 12:21 PM
Nice one thanks all.
Happy to save on stickers as the cost of all you need is insane!
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 07:08 PM
I have just done nearly 3k miles in Europe and was never flashed once. I havn't fitted deflectors for years.
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 07:26 PM
i wont comment because am still in europe but i dont have stickers on 
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Posted 28 May 2012 - 07:38 PM
Yup, dont bother...I have just done nearly 3k miles in Europe and was never flashed once. I havn't fitted deflectors for years.
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Posted 29 May 2012 - 06:36 AM
Don't do it. Not worth damaging your precious (valuable) headlights with tape. Gendarmes are much more interested in catching you speeding than headlight tape!
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Posted 29 May 2012 - 05:40 PM
right now I'm paranoid as I've just put light conversion stickers on my headlights, does this ruin your lights? won't be happy if I have to get 2 new ones 
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 04:10 PM
over 2k miles so far with no stickers and no problem.
one thing i didnt realise is that there are 'environmental zones' in some of Germanys major cities which by law requires an emissions plankette on your car. i didnt get one due to not realise but liuckily didnt have any problems (i was parked in underground garage thought).
i also didnt realise that you needed a vignette to drive on the motorways in Austria (they are 10 day, 1 month or yearly).
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