leon angel eye headlights problem

[badat_81]

hi,

just been to the garage to get my headlight beam sorted when he looked at it he straight away asked where i got the headlights from etc and said look at the beam they are both slating up on the right hand side he said these are not made for the uk etc he said it should be going up on the left hand side but these are both going up on the right

he said you get stickers to change the beam but it'l make it look crap so i suggest you sell them and get some normal lights on

i have seen quite a few members with the same headlights on here how did you adjust them etc

or is there a rhd/lhd lever or adjuster i missed

thank you

 

[kassim]

From what i know matey there is a manual adjuster on the headlights that you can fiddle around with . im sure ive read about it somewere .

try doing a search with "Projector headlights" in the cupra forum search bar im sure there will be some info


were did you buy these ??

try searching for a Guy called Taz . he previously had Angel Eye headlights im sure he will be able to help you becasue he sold his recently so he must have seen weather or not his ones came with adjusters etc

 

[leon_81]

If they're from eBay or similar it may be that you've been sent European ones - i.e. for a left hand drive as the 'kick up' of the light pattern is the other way round to in the UK...

i.e. __/ __/ rather than \__ \__

 

[tsurumaru]

If they're from eBay or similar it may be that you've been sent European ones - i.e. for a left hand drive as the 'kick up' of the light pattern is the other way round to in the UK...

i.e. __/ __/ rather than \__ \__

Agreed sometimes the sellers don't or try to avoid telling you this, as has been mentioned before top end lights such as the Hella set I had on my old Golf had a lever on each headlight that you could move to change from LHD to RHD.
Best to get this sorted as you will be blinding all oncoming traffic, and become something of a police magnet!

 

[badat_81]

hi guys

thanks for the replies
ivedriven with them for over a year and ive been ok so far i remember on my polo when i bought angel eyes they had levers to change

when i bought these headlights i was told they were rhd i think i have the box them too somewhere il have a look

there are manual adjusters to make the beam go up and down there is a similar adjuster near the indicator bulb would that make any difference for example if i completly made the drivers side beam flat level with main beam would that be ok?

even tho the passenger would still be going up on the right

 

[LEE69]

Strip them down and flip the plate in the projectors over.

All you do is remove the dome for the projector (4 screws) as in the below pic and flip the plate over

 

[badat_81]

argghhh lee seriously? my car had no front end on it for months as i were going to put a cupra r bumper on it but then something came up and i just put everything back on yesterday after 8months of it being off. hmm looks like im going to have to take bumper off again il do it when im doing my brake discs. other then that would beam deflectors work for now?

 

[LEE69]

Yeah they should but you need ones for other EU cars visiting the UK (as you have there headlights now)

 

[badat_81]

ok do you think the will look stupid ive got a idea got some headlight protectors tint them and put them on top so you cant see the beam deflector is it legal?

 

[LEE69]

Yeah look crap imho, just remove them and swap the plates over, bit of time, but least it will be done right.

 

[badat_81]

true might do it this weekend 1 more question there are two adjusters one on each side i no one of them makes them go up and down will the other be for the vertical beam?

 

[LEE69]

Not as easy as that, you have to move them both to alter them, park against a wall and try it.

 

[badat_81]

hiya guys quick question when i do take the lense off do i completly remove all the old glue and reseal with fresh? if so which glue should i use?

 

[LEE69]

Mine was a rubber seal, not like standard headlights.