Headlight Converter Kit

[Brian Berry]

Just bought a headlight converter kit as I am going to France next Thursday with my Lexus IS200 SE for a holiday. The instructions in the kit only refer to the following Lexus models:

GS200/LS200

GS300

RX300

LS400

No IS models are mentioned

When you chaps make your French visits what do you do?

Is there one of the above models that I can use as a guide?

Many thanks for any replies.

[BESTY]

i have just been to paris,i asked lex for some convertors and they said there isnt any,they use tape,bit basic i thought but there ye go :)

[SteveAudioX]

It will be daylight during the LOC trip.............in Calais side..

I hope it isn't a legal issue with the law on their side..

[Brian Berry]

Thanks Steve, My converter kit from Halfords are 2 sophisticated tapes but where do I put them? That is the problem.

At£6 its a bit of a rip off but I have broken into the packet so I aim to make use of it.

Thanks Besty , a piece of ordinary tape will do the job just as well. To all Lexi owners thats worth a couple of beers on the boat!

[dlayen]

take it down to them and ask them to fit it..

[Chris.S]

Brian have you purchased them from your Lexus centre an are they Lucas convertors ?

[dlayen]

My converter kit from Halfords are 2 sophisticated tapes but where do I put them?

post says Halfords

[Brian Berry]

The kit comes with various diagrams. I think a good way round it is to either drive the car into my garage or put the headlights on when its dark and put the tapes so that they do not blind on the left that is nearside.

[yemgi]

Just curious, why do you have to mask your headlights ?

[Chris.S]

Just curious, why do you have to mask your headlights ?

Because in the UK we drive on the opposite side of the road, therefore our headlamps shine to the left

So when driving in mainland europe our headlamps would dazzle oncoming vehicles.

The convertors deflect this beam away from oncoming cars.

[Rob]

to be 100% honest with you - dont bother with the headlight convertors I have been driving in europe for over 3 years and have only been flashed once. No one is going to check your headlights when you leave the ferry and as the standard IS headlights are not that great anyway you wont have any probs - i get dazzled by more french cars than i can remember anyway.

[yemgi]

Thanks Chris for the info, that was too simple for me to find it

I agree with Fluff, your lights won't be checked, don't worry for this. A lot of (old) cars have dazzling kights and have no prob with it, moreover, you have to light them up only at night. It should be off at daytime :)

[Bazza-old]

i remember when all french cars had yellow lights

the english ones stood out a mile

one way of finding out how to put the covers on, is to wait till you are sitting in the queue for the ferry, one bright spark will get out and put his on, he will then get everyone else asking him how to do it

[Chris.S]

It took me 30 secs to mine on, while on the ferry

[Monster-Mat]

i just adjust the headlight leveller...............

been driving in europe for years without dazzeling anyone