headlight alignment for europe

jayaram · Aug 27th, 2009, 11:51

Hi,

I have just acquired a volvo 740 se and is it possible to adjust the headlights to suit european standards. There are two adjustment knobs on the lights themselves and the handbook does not give explanations.
I need to adjust the lights for the French test (mot) to comply with french driving standards. Can anybody help please.
Many thanks
jayaram

gpl1968 · Aug 27th, 2009, 13:24

You cannot adjust your lights for european motoring.
You can either fit deflectors to the headlamp lenses or for a more permanent solution you could replace the glass lenses with lhd versions.
Nordic have them.

James_N · Aug 28th, 2009, 07:25

All the times ive been abroad in my cars, ive never seen anyone with deflectors. Even in older cars, no-one bothers, me included. Ive been stopped by the french police late last year and they didnt even look. So i wouldnt worry!

achapski · Aug 28th, 2009, 11:06

Same hear james...never seen anyone with them but you do hear that the police love stopping brits and fining them.

You hardly see any police anyway....One bit of advice is upgrade your bulbs on a 740.We had a really scary driving experience in a storm with all the lights out on the motorway...could not see anything...the headlights were sh-t..
Could not tell which lane we were in or see further than 5 feet in front...very scary......NEVER AGAIN MONSUIER!

Aug 27th, 2009, 11:51	#1
jayaram New Member Last Online: Sep 22nd, 2019 14:33 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: orfeuille ranville 16140 france	headlight alignment for europe Hi, I have just acquired a volvo 740 se and is it possible to adjust the headlights to suit european standards. There are two adjustment knobs on the lights themselves and the handbook does not give explanations. I need to adjust the lights for the French test (mot) to comply with french driving standards. Can anybody help please. Many thanks jayaram

Aug 27th, 2009, 13:24	#2
gpl1968 VOC Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 23:42 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wirral View Photos By: gpl1968	You cannot adjust your lights for european motoring. You can either fit deflectors to the headlamp lenses or for a more permanent solution you could replace the glass lenses with lhd versions. Nordic have them. __________________ Gavin 1997 945 CD (B230FK) [RIP: 1991 945 Turbo (B230FT) 1992 945 SE turbo (B200FT)]

Aug 28th, 2009, 07:25	#3
James_N VOC Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2024 13:52 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Stafford View Photos By: James_N	All the times ive been abroad in my cars, ive never seen anyone with deflectors. Even in older cars, no-one bothers, me included. Ive been stopped by the french police late last year and they didnt even look. So i wouldnt worry! __________________ 1997 Volvo 940 LPT Celebration. 187,700 miles, manual.

Aug 28th, 2009, 11:06	#4
achapski Senior Member Last Online: May 10th, 2016 20:27 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: manchester	Same hear james...never seen anyone with them but you do hear that the police love stopping brits and fining them. You hardly see any police anyway....One bit of advice is upgrade your bulbs on a 740.We had a really scary driving experience in a storm with all the lights out on the motorway...could not see anything...the headlights were sh-t.. Could not tell which lane we were in or see further than 5 feet in front...very scary......NEVER AGAIN MONSUIER!

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