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Can C6 headlights be adjusted for Left/Right hand driving?
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chrisisbd   
Sun Dec 18 2016, 07:08pm
Joined: Jul 23 2015
Member No: #2258
Location: Woodbridge, Suffolk
 It just occurred to me that this might be possible. Is there a setting anywhere to change from driving on the left to driving on the right?
akabigm   
Tue Dec 20 2016, 12:50pm
Joined: May 20 2013
Member No: #1302
Location: Nottingham
 I don't think so, though I hope I am wrong. Annoying to others when on Continent and nothing to do really about it, as cannot see how the black tape can be positioned or how the round the corner headlamp travel can be stopped easily.

I used to have a Volvo C70 and that had a little slider on each headlight, which turned the dipped beam the other way, so clever and useful.
gmerry   
Tue Dec 20 2016, 01:52pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 The short answer is that the beam pattern is such that it does NOT require conversion from RHD to LHD.

In common with several other posters, I have used the C6 extensively for night driving in France and never once had anyone flash me.

If however, you like to dismantle mechanical things, it is possible to "rebuild" the internal mechanism to make it fully LHD compatible.

regards
gmerry   
Tue Dec 20 2016, 03:43pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 AKABIGM, the directional feature of the headlights can be cancelled very easily by going into the configuration menu and deselecting the directional feature - it's explained in the car manual.
speedfix   
Tue Dec 20 2016, 10:10pm
Joined: Sep 28 2012
Member No: #1043
Location: south west
Seasons Greetings.

The headlights can be adjusted for continentle high speed driving with the aid of directional headlights working.
The cutout standby flap is brought into play, picture shows the small lever in red circle, one on the other side.
IMO if you are not useing this while driving abroad then the dazeling of oncoming trafic will occur unless the flap is already brought into play, no cut off of beam!
Leobx16v   
Wed Dec 21 2016, 10:31pm
Joined: Mar 13 2015
Member No: #2090
Location: Blackpool
 if it kicks up to the left at all then the french police will fine you, equally if you cut the flap to make it level it wont pass an MOT because the beam pattern wont be correct it is required that the headlight kicks up to the left.

the best way to do it is to buy a beam deflector sticker from a motor factors for a couple of quid its pretty straight forward to fit theres even a little marker on the headlight lens to guide you.
MikeH   
Fri Dec 30 2016, 10:43am
Joined: Jan 22 2014
Member No: #1555
Location: Norfolk
 Here's a picture of the mechanism which might make it clearer.
 

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