headlights when driving in France

[Stephen Long]

Hi,

Does anybody know which bits to blank off on the headlights of the Caterham for driving in France. 🤔

 

 

 

Longy

[prs]

As you look at the headlights its the truncated triangular section on the lefthand side of the light, from about 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock. I just use black fablon and have done so on my previous 8 trips in the 7

[Drumster]

Never used tape on mine, just twisted the headlight round a tad. Not strictly legal I know but the 7's headlights are not the brightest..... Seems to have worked for the last 11 years 😬

 

Chris Alston

C7CAT 1800 Supersprint

R248 ....and then I jumped in

[Stephen Long]

Thanks guys. 😬

 

Fablon it is then..

 

Mind you I like the idea of just giving the headlights a quick tweek 😬

 

Longy

[Tony Whitley]

Fablon? There's posh for you. I just use insulating tape. Don't use gaffer tape, Se7en-Up is still trying to get rid of the burnt on glue residue 3 years later 😬

[TJG]

Hi Stephen, using insulating tape on mine at the moment. I just check against the garage door that the dip beam kick up to the nearside has gone.

Are you coming down to see me at Millau 😬 lurvely roads.

 

Tony

[Stephen Long]

Hi TJG,

 

How are you ? I will test the lights against the garage wall as you suggest (good idea) I am off the St. Moritz all being well. I would love to have more time to explore France. Perhaps when I retire

 

Look forward to seing you at a meeting to hear about your trip.

 

Longy

[Roger Ford]

WD40 and a razor-blade-based scraper makes short work of gaffa tape glue on headlights.

[CanAm]

When did you last see a French car on English roads with beam converters?

 

Alan

_{Teenage dreams, so hard to beat.}

[Stu_I]

I've had my Mini here in Germany with xenons for 3years, including one encounter with the police (someone rammed me from behind ) and nothing was said about my lights. I did have those halford stick-on deflectors but they kept falling off and didnt bother replacing any.

 

I've never been stopped or asked about my lights since i've been here. I should probably touch some wood now.

[anthony1956]

I'm with CanAM, never used converters for years and years (and years) all over Europe.

 

ok, so I gave in and changed the lenses now, but that's another story.

 

Anthony

 

[Neil_K]

I use insulating tape each time . Dead easy to do - French coppers at least seem to be hotting up on the headlight issue, probably because it's an easy, no arguments fine they can impose. It takes under a min to do and lets face it, a Seven is not exactly subtle on French roads! Worth doing if only for the peace of mind and peels off no problem.

 

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Calm down dear, it's only a forum!

[CanAm]

Despite my comment above I do always convert mine, either with insulating tape or those prismatic converters from Halfords.

I have seen quite a few d-i-y jobs with the tape on the WRONG side of the headlamp though.

 

Alan

Teenage dreams, so hard to beat.