First Mot for import
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vaughan said:Can anyone advise !
Need to sort my headlights out from LHD for MOT, was going to buy some yellow lenses advertised on here !
Can I just change the lenses and leave the reflectors as they are ?
Thanks
Ade
Do you not need new headlights anyhow? Is it a U.S. import and if so where are the sidelights? Mine were in the indicators so needed rewiring into the headlights which had to be changed as they were sealed beam.
Trikky2
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If you look at the bulb where it locates in the reflector you will see its located with a small bump that engages in a cut out in the reflectors rim.
The bump on the bulb is exactly perpendicular to the filament. The slot in the lense is slightly off to one side. This tilts the dip beam.
If you make a new slot in the reflector rim for the bump on the bulb to locate in, the same distance off perpendicular but the other side of vertical, then you can use the reflectors you have.
You do have to think about side lights though......
The bump on the bulb is exactly perpendicular to the filament. The slot in the lense is slightly off to one side. This tilts the dip beam.
If you make a new slot in the reflector rim for the bump on the bulb to locate in, the same distance off perpendicular but the other side of vertical, then you can use the reflectors you have.
You do have to think about side lights though......
