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Euro headlight info
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:01 am
by zambon
I ordered a box of 75 items from England and I should be getting a set of euro headlights. What will I need to do in order to install them? What kind of difference will this swap bring about?
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:01 pm
by junglejustice
Hey James!
Be careful of Euro-spec headlights from a UK car...
They drive on the other side of the road over there and there are some who believe that the focal-points of the lights are directed in the wrong way for a European or a US car where we travel on the other side of the road - sometimes...
Should be verified - I would be curious to see how they act installed myself....
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:31 am
by rz
they will fit, no problem ! but they will shine wrong.......................
not for use outside the uk !
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:32 am
by rz
even a friend of mine bought a ducati 999r in england and he had to change the ONE headlight setup for europe!!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:41 pm
by zambon
Oh yeah...
I hadn't thought about those guys driving on the wrong side. I would be public enemy #1 if I ran those things. Bummer.
Thanks for the help, everybody. I think I can still get my money back as I dont believe they have been sent out yet.
Now, does anyone know if the left hand drive Euro lights are a good upgrade? Is the difference that great? Can the bulbs be had easily?
thanks again,
James
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:58 pm
by junglejustice
AMAZING upgrade... The Carelos are much better than the US Elmas
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:42 am
by Murray
I agree.My 75 TS (Swiss import) has excellent lighting both low and high beams.It would be a very worthwhile upgrade.
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:06 am
by Zamani
Guys,
I used to sell a lot of this stuff about 9 years ago. Helped me out during college. Must have sold about 10 sets.
Worthy upgrade. Just look on ebay.de for used or new sets.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:29 pm
by x-rad
If you are interested in simple H4 conversion, check out:
www.rallylights.com (see single lens pic below)
www.norbsa02.freeuk.com
Personally, I have had bad luck with the adjusting screws and plan to use BMW headlight set-up ( had a thread on this earlier) BMW's have just a slightly deeper offset but much easier to exchange bulb and adjust.(see other pic). You will have to trim up your grill to get them to fit as well as weld up a mounting bracket.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:25 pm
by Mezevenf
They would look mighty funny on a 75 x-rad
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:41 pm
by x-rad
Yeah, I though Zambon meant 75 as in the #75. The amount of parts I generally need for for every job on my GTV6.....