t.jonson

hi,cant seem to find out anywhere do i have to alter the lights on my 04
disco td5 to drive in france keep reading about putting black tape on the
triangles but cant seem to see any on mine?

please help i'm off on friday for the first time

thx
m.

SteveG

t.jonson wrote:
> hi,cant seem to find out anywhere do i have to alter the lights on my 04
> disco td5 to drive in france keep reading about putting black tape on the
> triangles but cant seem to see any on mine?
>
> please help i'm off on friday for the first time
>
> thx
> m.
>
>

Yes, you do have to alter the lights to prevent your dipped beam from
dazzling oncoming traffic. This can be done by masking the dip area of
the lights with black tape but that reduces the amount of light you get.
A much better (but slightly more costly) solution is to buy a set of
beam deflectors that stick on the front of your lights and actually (as
the name implies) deflect the dip beam light across to the other side
.... maintaining the overall amount of available light and illuminating
the side of the road. The deflectors have pretty diagrams on the back of
the packet to show you where to put them and some are re-usable.

For details of compulsary requirements in the various EU countries take
a look at http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/ov...equipment.html
and download the free information sheet.

Happy travelling :-)

PS: Don't forget they drive on the wrong side of the road over there!

--
Regards

Steve G

Richard Brookman

so t.jonson was, like...
> hi,cant seem to find out anywhere do i have to alter the lights on my
> 04 disco td5 to drive in france keep reading about putting black tape
> on the triangles but cant seem to see any on mine?
>
> please help i'm off on friday for the first time
>
> thx
> m.

Yes you do. You can do it with a lot of fiddling about with black tape over
part of the light glass (there are markings there to help you - ask if you
need to know which ones). Or you can go to Halford's or somewhere and get
some "beam benders" which cut out the high/left part of dipped beam for
about 5.99 UKP. You can get the same at most ferryports, but you'll get
stung on the price. Clean glass, stick on where told by instructions, peel
off when back in UK.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

GbH

In news:Hb7Ke.85505$G8.37286@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" < <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> blithered:
> t.jonson wrote:
>> hi,cant seem to find out anywhere do i have to alter the lights on
>> my 04 disco td5 to drive in france keep reading about putting black
>> tape on the triangles but cant seem to see any on mine?
>>
>> please help i'm off on friday for the first time
>>
>> thx
>> m.
>>
>>
>
> Yes, you do have to alter the lights to prevent your dipped beam from
> dazzling oncoming traffic. This can be done by masking the dip area of
> the lights with black tape but that reduces the amount of light you
> get. A much better (but slightly more costly) solution is to buy a
> set of beam deflectors that stick on the front of your lights and
> actually (as the name implies) deflect the dip beam light across to
> the other side ... maintaining the overall amount of available light
> and illuminating the side of the road. The deflectors have pretty
> diagrams on the back of the packet to show you where to put them and
> some are re-usable.
> For details of compulsary requirements in the various EU countries
> take a look at
> http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/ov...equipment.html and
> download the free information sheet.
> Happy travelling :-)
>
> PS: Don't forget they drive on the wrong side of the road over there!

Please don't practice before you go!

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maybe skydiving's not for you!

SteveG

GbH wrote:

>>
>>PS: Don't forget they drive on the wrong side of the road over there!
>
>
> Please don't practice before you go!
>

Jeez, you're no fun :-))

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Steve G

t.jonson

"<snip>

thanks guys it's off to halfords then,looked at the site and printed gear i
needed this is first time abroad in the disco i got this urge to drive it
up the alps,blame the adverts i'm easily led...~(anyone know where there
is a desert round here aswell?)


m.

Danny

t.jonson wrote:
> "<snip>
>
> thanks guys it's off to halfords then,looked at the site and printed gear i
> needed this is first time abroad in the disco i got this urge to drive it
> up the alps,blame the adverts i'm easily led...~(anyone know where there
> is a desert round here aswell?)
>
>
> m.
>
>
>

Check the regulations - in some countries (France for instance) it's
law to carry spare bulbs and a warning triangle etc. Hi-Vis jackets
are next on the list of things soon to be required in the EU.

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Richard Brookman

so Danny was, like...

> Hi-Vis jackets
> are next on the list of things soon to be required in the EU.

Small point to add to this. Where they must be carried (Spain at the
moment, I think), they must be inside the vehicle and accessible, not in the
boot or loadspace.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Austin Shackles

On or around Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:25:16 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<newsboy@nowhere.com> enlightened us thusly:

>so Danny was, like...
>
>> Hi-Vis jackets
>> are next on the list of things soon to be required in the EU.
>
>Small point to add to this. Where they must be carried (Spain at the
>moment, I think), they must be inside the vehicle and accessible, not in the
>boot or loadspace.

a lot of saloons have them inside the boot lid, if they're supplied with
'em, e.g. some mercs.
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In message <jimof150vakcutoo175lfe70qknom08u4j@4ax.com>
Austin Shackles <austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote:

> On or around Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:25:16 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
> <newsboy@nowhere.com> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >so Danny was, like...
> >
> >> Hi-Vis jackets
> >> are next on the list of things soon to be required in the EU.
> >
> >Small point to add to this. Where they must be carried (Spain at the
> >moment, I think), they must be inside the vehicle and accessible, not in the
> >boot or loadspace.
>
> a lot of saloons have them inside the boot lid, if they're supplied with
> 'em, e.g. some mercs.

It's getting mad these days - there are so many hi-vis jackets about
now that the person NOT wearing one is the one who stands out....

Richard
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