KevS wrote on Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:08pm:
Chris at upsticks has a lot of experience here due to him offering car import assistance - it varies by car.
You have to be very careful when having your headlamps re-aligned rather than replaced with LHD units. For example, it is not just the direction the lights point t be addressed, there is a beam pattern which kicks up on the left in the UK to light the path. This is a major problem wit...
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...h the ITV if that upkick is still there when the beams are adjusted to point right.
This is important when the lights are adjusted via the car computer - e.g., Mercedes (and others). Although the engineer may be able to adjust the beams, the upkick on the left remains in place ever so slightly. This fails the ITV if there is the slightest trace.
I'd expect my missus's SLC to pass even on UK settings - it is like having 2 tealight candles out front, can't see a thing at night! (kidding, it'll fail but the lights are useless anyway).
Thank you, my car mar menor are doing it, lot cheaper....I'll make sure to discuss this advice.....thanks so much:)