Driving On The Continent

[proinnsias]

All ye of great knowledge ... I'll be bringing the C5 out of the Islands in the coming months to spend some time cruising the highways and byways of France (and perchance other parishes).

 

What do I need in terms of headlight adjustment ?

 

I know, back in the old days of lenses with lines on 'em that we needed beam-deflector stickers of some sort - do they still apply ... are there "special" ones for hte C5, or will a bog-standard set from Halfords do the job ?

 

Thanks

 

P

[Randombloke]

All ye of great knowledge ... I'll be bringing the C5 out of the Islands in the coming months to spend some time cruising the highways and byways of France (and perchance other parishes).

 

What do I need in terms of headlight adjustment ?

 

I know, back in the old days of lenses with lines on 'em that we needed beam-deflector stickers of some sort - do they still apply ... are there "special" ones for hte C5, or will a bog-standard set from Halfords do the job ?

 

There is already a thread Beam deflectors with Xenon headlamps on that subject.

 

There is another thread Xenon H/l & Beam Deflectors here with the same question but no answer. Do we have a moderator on this section of the forum to merge or rename threads, or remove duplicate posts?

[hertsnminds]

Make sure your insurance covers you for mainland Europe and have the cover note with you. You also have to carry certain things by law, first aid kit, spare bulbs, fire extinguisher. Different rules for different countries. Also check for different traffic rules. In the Netherlands you give way to traffic entering a roundabout NOT traffic already on the roundabout. If you plan to drive into any part of Switzerland you have to buy 1 years road tax even if you are only there for an hour or so.

 

 

Ian

Black 55 VTR+

[proinnsias]

There is already a thread Beam deflectors with Xenon headlamps on that subject.

 

There is another thread Xenon H/l & Beam Deflectors here with the same question but no answer.

 

Thanks Randombloke - I did notice those posts - I'm aware Xenon headlights don't need 'beam benders' according to Citroen UK, however I hadn't read anything either direction about normal, plain old H7/H4 headlights !

 

hertsnminds,

Thanks for the tips - cover note / insurance isn't an issue - my insurer covers me for up to 30 days at a stretch outside of Ireland - so that shouldn't be an issue !

[Johndouglas]

For standard headlights you will need masks. The shops on the ferries sell them and the leaflet inside the packet has full details of position..

[tangray]

The only problem is that there are no marks on the lens to align the blackout tape,?

My solution was to buy protective lens covers and they do have the alignment marks on .two birds with on stone really ! ;)