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Default Headlights change uk to france - 03-23-2007 , 01:25 PM






Hi there, Ihope somebody can help me. Ihave a 280 S Class, 1995,
bought in the UK. As I just moved to France I need for the local tech.
control the healights to point to the left side. 2 Questions:
1) Is it that easy just to buy two i.e. german headlights and exchange
them
2)or I saw on the back of the headlights a little adjuster with
right/left written on it; it wont be that easy... 8O

Thanks vor anyone who can help me..

Syd

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Default Re: Headlights change uk to france - 03-23-2007 , 10:15 PM






You have to change the lenses... Either that or swap out the units with the
German one.



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Default Re: Headlights change uk to france - 03-30-2007 , 11:43 AM



For how long is this? Consider a mask; inexpensive DIY job.

DAS

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In article <992336_962d139d67c8eee6b66a06ee1497a4ce (AT) autoboardz (DOT) com>,
francedoc <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote:
Hi there, Ihope somebody can help me. Ihave a 280 S Class, 1995,
bought in the UK. As I just moved to France I need for the local tech.
control the healights to point to the left side. 2 Questions:
1) Is it that easy just to buy two i.e. german headlights and exchange
them
2)or I saw on the back of the headlights a little adjuster with
right/left written on it; it wont be that easy... 8O

The lenses are different - just change the lenses for European ones.
The rest of the bits are the same.

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