Imlach Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Hello I wonder if anybody can help me I have the Fiat X250 van and it is left hand drive and I am after after headlight deflectors to change them to RHD so Iam legal in the UK after reading this months MMM showing you how to change them to LHD can anybody help me changing them to RHD,I look forward to your replys Best Regards Imlach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I would assume you just do a mirror image of the masks shown for RHD headlights but on opposing headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Hi Gerard As Brambles says it should just be a matter of placing them in a mirror image. There has been various threads warning not to use the Black deflectors mounted directly on the Headlamp glass as it can cause problems due to heat build up. Some of those threads mention this type:- http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_172996_langId_-1_categoryId_165458 Only one source plenty on e-bay also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imlach Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 Yes I have thought of that but the headlight protectors have the area marked for RHD and the nearside one is different to the offside one I am off to France next month so I hope I can solve the problem there, I was hoping somebody else had a LHD fiat who might be able to help me, but whats a motorhome if it has not got a problem Imalch :-D :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 You appear to be missing what I and others are saying, Get the RHD ones and then copy the location of masks of LH onto RH as a mirror image and vica versa. You may have to get som emore tape to do this. Use a layer of white tape not black and then place a layer of black on top. It is also very easy to work out where to place masking shining head lights at a wall and using a sort of small lolliop stick (or your finger) to see which area affects the kick up on the beam pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 You can buy "two-way" stick-on beam-benders, which will work either way depending which way up you mount them. I can't remember the brand name, but mine are oval shaped, and each one is marked out in quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imlach Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Hello All can I thankyou for your help and I can see where you are comming from with the mirror image Best Regards Imlach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 My van is LHD, I fitted headlight protectors and bought the beam benders and never got around to fixing them...have driven van for 3 years and the chap at MOT test centre the other week fixed the beam benders for me. relax mon :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smifee Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Hi Imlach Didn't bother to use any deflectors for the first 3 years until the van had to be MOT'd. Got benders from Halfords and a local garage put it on their MOT ramp and stuck 'em on in the right place. I leave them in place when sur le continent and have had no problems. With previous LHD vans I used to fit RHD headlights & change headlights when I went over the water. Speaking with french camping caristes they told me that they didn't bother when visiting UK so now I don't when visiting France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 smifee - 2010-05-14 6:54 PM Speaking with french camping caristes they told me that they didn't bother when visiting UK so now I don't when visiting France. While I can see the common-sense and justice of this approach, it's not an argument I'd want to have with a Gendarme! But maybe your French is better than mine ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Imlach - 2010-05-13 9:51 PM Hello I wonder if anybody can help me I have the Fiat X250 van and it is left hand drive and I am after after headlight deflectors to change them to RHD so Iam legal in the UK after reading this months MMM showing you how to change them to LHD can anybody help me changing them to RHD,I look forward to your replys Best Regards Imlach You don`t say which supplier has used the Fiat base. We bought a new Autotrail (therefore British) with the 3l auto on LHD, but the headlights were for a RHD vehicle (I was told) so the dealers put protectors with the masking on for our trip to Spain and we have plain ones for now we are back:-)(lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smifee Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Tony Jones - 2010-05-14 7:09 PM smifee - 2010-05-14 6:54 PM Speaking with french camping caristes they told me that they didn't bother when visiting UK so now I don't when visiting France. While I can see the common-sense and justice of this approach, it's not an argument I'd want to have with a Gendarme! But maybe your French is better than mine ... I'm putting my faith in the 'old boy network'. It worked when I left a rucksack in a car park in Calais. :-D Most of my night driving in France is on major roads often dual carriageways so it's not been a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Just because the French dazzle us does not mean we should dazzle them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Some of us dazzle everyone, just by being there! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Well........ Should I? Er maybe? No, I mustn't, I really mustn't! What a shame! Such temptation. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Brain - switch them off, switch them off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Sorry, I'll stand up straight again! Better? :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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