LHD Headlights
 

I'm looking for a set of LHD (European) Headlights for my 2003 '75.

I know I can buy them at rather "high prices" new, but is a bit out of my budget
currently.............

Any member with a set, or knowledge of a scraped LHD '75 please contact me....

Many thanks

I don't think the new ones are that expensive, how much are you looking to spend?

I know LHD headlights are like hens teeth.

What type of lights are they?
If xenons, then you are looking at a bankloan.
If not, then try Le Bon Coin website, there are usually one or two on there.
HTH
Mick

250 Euros EACH.--:eek::eek::eek:

LHD Headlights
 

I could get you a couple of LHD MG7 headlights if you want. They are halogen, no xenon. I am not sure of the price but I think they are ab out 75 pounds each. If you are interested I'll check for you. Postage would be about 20 pounds and take a couple of weeks. All the best, JB

If they are projectors you can disassemble them and remove the pattern plate and use a dremel to flatten it off, reassemble and aim your beam lower due to less material on the pattern plate.

Had to do this a few times for RHD cars to pass the Netherlands APK.

The OP hasn't responded to any posts.
We need full info as to what he has fitted before we can give a definitive answer.
Mick

YEP..............:devil:

Probably doesn't sell many groceries either.--:p::p::p::p::p::p:--;)

Actually he does have pm facility and to ber fair as a newbie he may not be that familiar with how we do things, lets be charitable to someone who asked a reasonable question, but couldnt he put the deflectors on set of RHD lights to make them comply with french regulations >

Does he want MK1 or Face lift.????????:shrug:Am I right in thinking 2003 could be either???

2003=MK 1.

Doesn't really matter now cos he's VANISHED.---:eek::eek::eek:

zoot alors;)

yes colvertyou do indeed have to return to get a response,unless of course he assumes we are all capable of thought transference :} Wasn't Edward Heath called rthe Grocer so perhaps its a call from beyond for help, if so glad to hear there have rovers up therebut driving on the right ??? :D:D

Aha !!! On the right, eh-:D

I've just spotted your signature which just happens to be------------FRENCH.



( Which translates to, very roughly,--------Evil to him who thinks evil of it. )-:shrug:

i know, it is the motto of the knights of the garter and is attributed to a stuart king who to avoid a ladies embarassment picked up her garter and placing it on his own leg declaring 'honi sou que mal y pense' and thus creating the motto of the order. As to the Grocer if he doesnt return for an answer then so be it his loss n ot ours. You do know we ride on the left so we can draw our swords to defend ourselves:D vive la difference

Dremel makes it work
 

Yes you can do it with the help of a dremel. :D:D But one has to be very careful. I also did it and passed the German TÜV. ;);)

It´s only little material that one has to grind away !!!!

Anyway, this method saves a lot of money.

Sorry
 

OK Guys, be kind......I'm really sorry I have not responded nor been on the site, no real excuses apart from the fact I had to return to Greece in February and now just got back in France. Having to register it on French plates I remembered I put the request on......:duh:

I have managed to obtain the RHS headlight at 50 euro, so the search is now on for a LHS unit......

Thanks to all who did respond though......

there were a couple of LHD pairs on ebay...

I am thinking of getting one pair of LHD xenons to do as cats eyes

Hi, think I saw some on leboncoin.fr the other day, 50 euros each.

Have a look on websites in Belgium, you probably find what you need as many cars get broken for parts over here now as well...
Or you even can pickup a complete one for the price of one headlight if it has clutch, engine, MOT issues or a combination of those.

Thousands of LHD 75s were sold new, which is a long time a go unfortenately, as they were popular and avialable at a good price, compared to the competition. The Belgium importer for BMW is located since a long time in my village and they all liked to drive around in a 75! So back then it was not a rare sight - the opposite, but now it is since quite some years.
Still a car that people like, but don't dare to own. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Rob

Hopefully I have found a left side (I have the right side already), for 50 euros....Just waiting to see if it gets delivered !

Thanks for info guys......

More info on LHD xenons head lamps....
 

hi all, newbie here, apologies if hijacking the thread, but saw the LHD headlamp 'head liner' and wondered if someone could advise me on the following...

Can a RHD xenon head lamp be fitted to a LHD vehicle and the 'cross over' of beam angle from right to left be done by (as advised to me by a RHD seller...) by simple means of some euro switch? does this make sense to anyone???

Best Regards,
Sean.

There is a lever to go from rhd to flat for temporary use like holidays but it will not pass a European mot.
There is a pair of lhd xenons on ebay.

Hi Guys.
Are we assuming here that the only mods needed to pass the French ' Service Des Mines' to successfully import an English spec. R75 into France, is suitable H/Light beam replacement, or merely blanking off the English high beam with deflectors.

As the op s original post was about headlghts then that has been the only subject of diacussion

You need to replace the headlamps to LHD to pass the French CT:shrug:

I bought my LHD years ago in spain they where less than 200 euros. Try to locate some in france or spain.

there are LHD halogen projectors new on ebay for £245.00

My car has gone through the last three CT's with British headlights masked.

Depends which station you go to I guess.---:shrug:

As I said, for using the RHD xenons for LHD, one has to use carefully a dremel,
but it´s possible to convert them. :-)

RHD/LHD confusion re France...
 

I have found the question of LHD/RHD headlamps, Xénons and the French ''contrôle technique'', equivalent of the British MOT or the German TÜV, pretty confusing.

I was convinced that I would have a problem with the French ''contrôle technique'' which I needed in order to register my RHD Rover 75, equipped with Xénons, in France. I also never did figure out where the levers were to change from RHD to LHD, nor how to move them when I did.

But lo and behold, when it came to having the car tested at my local French test centre, it passed in so far as the headlights were concerned (it failed on a badly worn trackrod end, however, so they're not entirely slack).

I was so surprised that I asked the boss of the test centre to check the headlights again to make sure the beam conformed to French standards. He did check again, and assured me they were ok (Of course it could be that the levers have already been moved in the right way. But how to tell?!?!).

Another explanation might be that the French test is not very throrough or demanding (I see many cars on French roads with badly adjusted headlights) .

Yet another might be the fact that despite having Xénons, the headlights on this car seems pretty feeble (and yet the glass/perspex looks bright and clear). The standard halogens on my Peugeot 605 and my Toyota Hilux seem to be better.

Comprenne qui pourra !

The very first thing you have to do is find that adjusting lever. Then------shine your lights at a flat surface like a garage door for instance.

As you move the lever you will see your lights have a flat top beam or they will kick up to the left. ( The English direction. )

The flat top beams won't dazzle oncoming drivers in France and thus are generally accepted by the CT test stations.


Colvert.---:D

Strange, but on my LHD 2005 R75V8, Dutch spec., one halogen projector headlamp has the lever and the other not! I assume one of the units had been changed at some time (which?), but surprised that they came with or without anyway. All the numbers and Hella/Rover labels on the two units are correct.

David

See: http://www.cbi.dk/images/div/HOW%20T...20to%20LHD.pdf

David

The French CT ( MOT. ) will no longer accept headlights other than the correct LHD ones.

Also from May 2018 the French CT has become much more comprehensive.-:eek:

Found this whilst ploughing through some old threads. I used to go over to France either once or twice a year for endurance racing and classic racing. When I bought my 75 on launch night it had all the toys as I had ticked every box on the order card. One of the extras I had got with the car was a full set of sat nav discs covering the whole world. So as we boarded the ferry the disc in the boot got changed over. The other extra that was a god send was the 6 headlight protectors 4 for use in the UK and 2 for the dipped beam in Europe with the offending area of the lens masked. These were great less than 30 seconds to change over and no blinding oncoming cars. The other great advantage was the protection offered to the light unit. During the years I used them I suffered 4 cracked covers caused by stone damage. It was much cheaper to replace the cover than to have to replace the full head light unit.
For some reason they never seemed to catch on. Our 75 that lived in Spain had a set fitted and passed its test every time with no problems. Sadly my health meant that the Spanish option was dropped from the options. You never know what is in front of you.


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So me moving that nasty cheap looking lever at the back of the headlight every time I went to France was pointless. It looked alright against my garage wall. Chris S.