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verycleverman
 
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tonyrome wrote ... Why the hell didn't Citroen do as Skoda have on the new Superb and allow control of the beam alignment from the on-board computer? The reason this has not been 'designed in' is down to simple economics. How many RHD C6s do we suppose Citroën hope to sell? And of those, how many are destined for this country? I would guess that, with the possible exception of Hong Kong, only in the UK & Ireland are we likely to regularly take our cars to a region where traffic travels on the right. Catering for a few hundred, (some might say tens), C6s would not make economic sense. And before anyone mentions Continental traffic coming this way, I have never seen a foreign vehicle with headlight masks. Nor, indeed, have I seen such masks on display. Even when I was a member of the Auto Club Luxembourgoise, I never saw headlight masks listed among their touring equipment. They simply don't bother. I forgot to mention, around 1990 a former colleague of mine had a UK spec base model Renault 5. He decided, having moved to Luxembourg, to take advantage of the annual 'carneval' car sales in which prices are lowered or extras are included for the basic price. He bought a similar Renault 5 base model but was horrified to see the spartan dashboard the car was equipped with compared to the fancy one on his UK model. The answer was quite simple - for the number of RHD base models Renault expected to sell in the UK, it wasn't worth making a cheap dashboard. They just put the higher spec equipment in it. Pete. |
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tonyrome
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Gonzo wrote ... The C6 lenses can't be that different from those on an Audi? But do they have Directional Xenon Lamps? What's the point of a fixed 'beam bender' when the beam itself moves?! I don't see how any beam bender can work properly on the C6. verycleverman wrote ... The reason this has not been 'designed in' is down to simple economics. How many RHD C6s do we suppose Citroën hope to sell? Sorry, Pete, but that doesn't make sense at all. I'm not talking about something which Citroen ONLY fits to the RHD version of the C6. It works both ways! Therefore, it has absolutely nothing to do with RHD economics because it's standard equipment on all the cars. If Skoda can do it on their £15-£25K range of cars, there cannot be an economic reason why it's not on a £37K Citroen. |
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C6Dave
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It's not going to change because you are unhappy with it Tony and has been done to death now. The lights are what they are and Citroen feel that there isn't an issue taking a UK car abroad without any additional conversion Lots of C4 and C4Picasso owners with the directional Xenons do it regularly as well and don't have any reported problems. |
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tonyrome
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C6Dave wrote ... The lights are what they are and Citroen feel that there isn't an issue taking a UK car abroad without any additional conversion Fine. If Citroen UK don't think it's a problem, then they won't mind if I send all fines direct to them for re-payment! For all those drivers who are being blinded and keep flashing me, I'll shout 'Citroen says it's no problem, it must be your imagination' 
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C6Dave
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Location: Northumberland |
If you personally feels it's an issue Tony, then take it up with Citroen direct, there is nothing anyone on site can do about it, or change I'm afraid. | ||
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capt109
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When I travel abroad I turn off the directional headlamps in the setup menu and put on the beam convertors as a matter of courtesy. Even if Citroen say they are not required. I thing that some Vectra's also have the ability to change the beam by moving a simple lever on the headlamp to make the change. It really should be standard on all cars, like ESP, ABS etc. for the European certification. |
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pclark
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Location: North Yorkshire |
I bought some AA branded beam converters the other day and noticed the C6 HID (and C4 & C5) are now included in the list of models for fitting position. I think the kit is the same as that sold by Halfords and others. The converters have the name 'Eurolites' on them. | ||
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michaelb
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That's interesting. Citroën Islington told me under no circumstances to stick anything on the outside of the lamps because of heat issues. Maybe Citroën are being over-cautious, maybe the sticker manufacturers are correct that they can be used, but I'd not like to risk my several hundred quid's worth of lamps to try it 
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tonyrome
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I've just been looking at the beam this evening and, as Michael mentioned some time ago, there is a definite 'kick' to the left. That may be the reason for the large number of flashes I get when driving abroad, so I've used part of a beam bender to block the kick. This doesn't actually reduce the intensity of the beam for normal driving, as it's positioned off to one side. I'm heading back to Germany on Friday, so it will be interesting to see if this makes any difference. | ||
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Rettopian
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Location: Wiltshire |
I know this has been done to death - but.... Has anyone stuck 'Halfrauds' style beam deflectors on the lights for continetal use and then had a problem with damaged headlight covers?? |
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FCM
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Location: North Yorkshire |
Rettopian wrote ... I know this has been done to death - but.... Has anyone stuck 'Halfrauds' style beam deflectors on the lights for continetal use and then had a problem with damaged headlight covers?? I have and haven't. I used the circular stick-on things in France last year. I think they were called Eurolites or something like that. Bought them from Halfords or somewhere like that. They seemed to work OK in that they came off afterwards, didn't cause the lights to break and seemed to prevent the lights annoying other drivers. Mind you, I was rather preoccupied by the starting (or non-starting) problem which I reported on this forum on my return and which has just come back! Hope this helps somehow. FCM |
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Rettopian
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Member No: #1195
Location: Wiltshire |
Thanks FCM - sorry to hear about the starting issue. | ||
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Chevrons
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Location: N. Staffs |
Used the Halfords product a couple of years ago - no issues. | ||
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Rettopian
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Member No: #1195
Location: Wiltshire |
Great. Thanks Chevrons. | ||
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Rog
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Just returned from France and used these - no issues | ||
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