Sorry to keep going on about headlights but Ive heard a rumour that you can switch the beam in headlights from RHD to LHD for driving on the right.
Is this true as it will save me some money. And does it apply to Xantia 1 and 2 if so ;
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What do you mean? You can't like switch the 'beam', you could maybe put foreign difuser glass (french would have reverse diffused patterns to us) on your car to make it comply with foreign standards without the need for blocking stickers on the glass.
There is no electronic switch that changes the direction of the lights, or the intensity from one side to the other. Unless someone here knows what you are on about, but if it's possible it's news to me!
Good luck in your quest.
There is no electronic switch that changes the direction of the lights, or the intensity from one side to the other. Unless someone here knows what you are on about, but if it's possible it's news to me!
Good luck in your quest.
If such electronic beam shifters exists - they must be madly expensive - alone by the fact its a new type of component.
The way to go is to use the standard stickers for short term trips - or stock 2 sets of headlamp lenses (front glass only) for longer term driving each side of the channel.
New front glasses are not that expensive (though not exactly cheap ). Some £45/ea (ex vat). May be found at 1/10th this price at breakers/ Ebay.
Because of their asymmetrical light beams - it is not possible to use a "drivers side" headlamp type from each side of the border - on each side of the car. That would dazzle oncoming drivers in both countries.
Another way solving the problem : having a second car "born" into the country its mostly driven in.
Mid-90 Citroens seems to be cheap worlwide
The way to go is to use the standard stickers for short term trips - or stock 2 sets of headlamp lenses (front glass only) for longer term driving each side of the channel.
New front glasses are not that expensive (though not exactly cheap ). Some £45/ea (ex vat). May be found at 1/10th this price at breakers/ Ebay.
Because of their asymmetrical light beams - it is not possible to use a "drivers side" headlamp type from each side of the border - on each side of the car. That would dazzle oncoming drivers in both countries.
Another way solving the problem : having a second car "born" into the country its mostly driven in.
Mid-90 Citroens seems to be cheap worlwide
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On the 2CV & Dyane it was possible to alter the dipped beam from RHD to LHD simply by rotating the bulb to a different seating position on many Valeo lamp units, the pattern on the front glass being symetrical. It was just to change the side that the dipped beam kick up pointed.
Ahead of thir time those motors
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John J.
Ahead of thir time those motors
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John J.
AXs have a knob on the top adjusters but i thought this was for alltering the hight of the beam when you have a load in the car,where as on most of the earlyer citroens you could either just rotate the bulb to another slot or remove the bulb slide the plastic block along then replace the bulb
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Some time ago I found SOMEWHERE on the internet a template for for masking Xantia headlights for driving on the continent. Unfortunately I lost my bookmarks and can't find it again. Does anyone have the URL or a graphic of the template?
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The adjusters talked about on the actual headlights with two settings are for winter/summer driving I believe as I had these on my 205 GTi which I had to sell . I'm sure it actually said summer / winter on the adjusters but I never changed them. I would assume that they would be higher on the winter setting though.