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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: uktotty on June 24, 2008, 00:16

Title: LHD Lights on RHD Car?
Post by: uktotty on June 24, 2008, 00:16
Can you buy a set of USA Headlights for LHD and fit them to a RHD? How do you change the beam angle?
Can it be done?
Title: Re: LHD Lights on RHD Car?
Post by: SteveJ on June 24, 2008, 08:35
Quote from: "uktotty"Can you buy a set of USA Headlights for LHD and fit them to a RHD? How do you change the beam angle?
Can it be done?

Very simple answer - NO!

The deflectors (and hence beam pattern) are completely different shapes - it's not just about angles.
Title: Re: LHD Lights on RHD Car?
Post by: uktotty on June 24, 2008, 09:41
Cheers Steve, and this would be an MOT failure as well as being dangerous?
Title: Re: LHD Lights on RHD Car?
Post by: aaronjb on June 24, 2008, 09:44
Quote from: "SteveJ"Very simple answer - NO!

I think you meant no to the second half of that question, right Steve?

UK Toyota has a part number (for RHD cars) for continental beam-pattern lights.  They're recorded as "RHD, Right-Hand traffic" as opposed to "RHD" and the part numbers are identical to standard European part numbers for LHD Roadsters.

Thus, Toyota should have no problem ordering a set of left-hooker lights in the UK.
Title: Re: LHD Lights on RHD Car?
Post by: uktotty on June 24, 2008, 09:50
Cheers Aaron, it was just me being tight, I found a set of 04 LHD lights cheap and wanted to do a bodge job  s:( :( s:(