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Wanted: Beam directors for LHD

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:54am
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FionaS

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Hi does anyone know where I can buy beam directors for a LHD (so wanting to change for RHD driving) thanks for any help

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:44am

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:44am

They probably exist but I can't say I've ever seen any. 

By and large it seems most people don't bother with them and use the built in beam adjustment which just about every car built in the past couple of decades has. 

If you are dead set on using deflectors then maybe you could find some RH to LH ones then cut mirror images of them from black tape and stick those on, they should work just as well and to the casual observer will look perfectly correct. 

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:02pm

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:02pm

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RH and LH beam patterns are mirror images of each other. Not sure about now but in the past many US cars used to use flat beams. 

Most RHD cars which have so called 'continental driving' adjustments only flatten the beam to avoid dazzling opposing traffic but that won't pass an ITV.

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:37pm

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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:37pm

Hi thanks for the input, we are residents with spanish car but it is very old so doesn't have a switch, I know when we took our swedish car to uk we had to change the lights, will try on the road to the ferry or wait until we are in uk and hit halfords as the nets says thats the place to go 🙄😊 we tried the shops mentioned above last time we used silver tape but that must be 18 years ago..... 

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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:16pm

Hi

Nearly every beam deflector stickers that are purchased in the uk for driving in Europe can also be used in the opposite direction, I buy from eBay to drive to Spain and you just turn them upside down, they normally have UK and Europe printed on them.

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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:05pm

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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:05pm

Hi yes I thought that, it is a rushed trip as my mom is ill haven't been in uk in years so was going to get them here if possible, I dont have enough time before I drive to order them so looks like I will get them in the uk. Thank you everyone for your help

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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:28pm

Hi you can also get them on all the ferries but they are a little more e

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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:46pm

Hi, can I suggest that you buy a set from eBay uk, and have them sent to your relatives house.  

Cost about £7 with free delivery.   are very easy to use and you can apply them in five minutes.  Check also if they are actually required, as I had to do the opposite here for my English RHD car, but a garage told me they are now not legal here in Spain. 

All the best wishes

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