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Headlight Lenses, Lhd/rhd

#1 User is offline   zedder 

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Posted 24 July 2013 - 05:48 AM

Are headlight lenses same in UK and European versions? Can I buy a headlight from UK for my RHD Puma and use only acrylic outer lenses? Are the differences only in reflectors and other parts which aim the beam?

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Posted 24 July 2013 - 07:21 AM

hi.
yes they should be, there is a lever inside the light that desides wether it is lhd or rhd
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 09:15 AM

I Have read this guide, but isnīt it just a fix for temporary use?

http://www.pumapeopl...onversion_Guide

Headlight units are different for LHD and RHD countries, right?

What I meant is can I use just the outer lens.

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Posted 24 July 2013 - 09:58 AM

Headlights are deffinately different so not the same.
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 10:00 AM

The outer top plastic cover I suspect would be the same unless the thickness varies. No know of anyone just compare the outer cover.
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 10:22 AM

hmmm. I'm shure I read somewhere that they are the same, but ok. the lence is atleast the same ;)
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 10:42 AM

I don't see how they can be identical.
UK headlamps have the light "kick-up" on the left-hand side, whilst European countries driving on the right, have the "kick-up" on the right-hand side.
Moving the lever inside the headlamp moves the shield (which creates the light/dark boundary), and blanks off the "kick-up", it does not move it to the opposite side.
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 01:06 PM

you'r probably right YOG :) I was just shure I read it somwhere that that was the only thing you needed to do. but atleast the lense covers are identical :)
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Posted 24 July 2013 - 07:56 PM

Assume lense cover are identical but not certain.
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Posted 25 July 2013 - 09:43 AM

Hi
I īm from Portugal and already buy several headlights from UK, the lenses covers are identical but the UK convertion to EU is not perfect, but works.

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