LHD Lights on RHD Car?

Started by uktotty, June 24, 2008, 00:16

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uktotty

June 24, 2008, 00:16 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
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?

SteveJ

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June 24, 2008, 08:35 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
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.

uktotty

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June 24, 2008, 09:41 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
Cheers Steve, and this would be an MOT failure as well as being dangerous?

aaronjb

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June 24, 2008, 09:44 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
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.
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uktotty

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June 24, 2008, 09:50 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Guest
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:(
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