wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (05/09/84)
Last weekend's LAST CHANCE GARAGE on PBS had a segment in which Brad Sears described and demonstrated headlight aiming, and showed how, on a dual beam headlight, the high beams are aimed up and to the left, to illuminate the center of the road. That caused me to wonder -- on cars made in both left-hand-drive (like ours) and right-hand-drive (like Britain) versions, are there different model numbers of headlights, and the right-hand-drive ones have the high beams aimed up and to the right? Will
lrd@drusd.UUCP (DuBroffLR) (05/11/84)
The question was asked: "Do headlights for countries where driving is done on the left side of the road (e.g. Britain) have different patterns?" Yes. While living in europe, I bought a motorcycle, and I discussed the purchase (before buying) with BMW dealers in several countries. The dealer in London pointed out that for driving on the continent and in the U.S.A. I would have to replace the headlight lens (BMWs do not use sealed-beam headlights). Two types of lens are available; one is a mirror image (left-to-right reversal) of the other. L. R. DuBroff ...!ihnp4!drusd!lrd
2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning) (05/11/84)
**** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh Yes, the European headlights are entirely different than our sealed beam headlights we've been using for years. At least from 1967 to 1981 when I went to Sweden to buy Volvo's, in Europe we used the European headlight and then installed the completely interchangeable sealed beam lights when we got the car in the States. Of course they adjust the headlights in right hand countries differently from left hand countries.