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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Arpy on 25 May 2014, 13:45:17

Title: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Arpy on 25 May 2014, 13:45:17
Hi
Recently been travelling to france but just keep getting confused with the settings for the HID headlights
there is a little lever to shift a little plate in front of lamp. so for this country as you are looking at the car what should the left light be set at plate up or no plate
and the right head light plate up or plate down
I am thinking no plate for uk and both plates for francais???
Help
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Varche on 25 May 2014, 16:38:03
Lever position for Europe driving of a UK car is:

Driver lever up, passenger lever Down
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Arpy on 25 May 2014, 16:53:18
thanks will sort that out tonight when dark just for curiosity is the plate blocking the passenger light
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: TheBoy on 25 May 2014, 20:41:26
The levers blank off the kick-up on both headlamps, making it effectively a lower beam.
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Arpy on 25 May 2014, 20:45:29
ah
so if I have understood correctly the passenger should have the plate up to stop dazzling the frenchies when I drive on the wrong side of the road!!!!
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: TheBoy on 25 May 2014, 20:51:25
ah
so if I have understood correctly the passenger should have the plate up to stop dazzling the frenchies when I drive on the wrong side of the road!!!!
Both sides need to have the kick-up blanked. Both sides.

From memory, that means one lever up, other down, as explained in the user manual.
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Andy B on 25 May 2014, 21:01:04
ah
so if I have understood correctly the passenger should have the plate up to stop dazzling the frenchies when I drive on the wrong side of the road!!!!
Both sides need to have the kick-up blanked. Both sides.

From memory, that means one lever up, other down, as explained in the user manual.

 ;) ;) ;)

Drive up to a wall/garage door when it gets dark. Lights on & before you alter anything, you'll see \_____   \_____ on the wall/door. Alter the levers up & down, you'll mask the left hand upsweep & end up with  ______   ______  :y
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: TheBoy on 26 May 2014, 13:35:58
ah
so if I have understood correctly the passenger should have the plate up to stop dazzling the frenchies when I drive on the wrong side of the road!!!!
Both sides need to have the kick-up blanked. Both sides.

From memory, that means one lever up, other down, as explained in the user manual.

 ;) ;) ;)

Drive up to a wall/garage door when it gets dark. Lights on & before you alter anything, you'll see \_____   \_____ on the wall/door. Alter the levers up & down, you'll mask the left hand upsweep & end up with  ______   ______  :y
I need to set mine for euroland soon.  If only I could find a garage door ;D
Title: Re: setting headlights for abroad
Post by: Andy B on 26 May 2014, 13:56:11
..... 
If only I could find a garage door ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D