Morning all,
Can't seem to find definitive help online for this, so apologies if it's already been talked about on here. I've got a little European road trip planned this summer. I've never driven through Europe before, so just found out I need to switch my lights from RHD to LHD so I don't blind oncoming traffic or something. I've been told some cars have a switch. Otherwise I need to stick on deflectors. Does my E86 have a switch? If so, where is it?
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I think the switch on the right of the dash light switch unit does that. It is 13 years since I drove my Z4 in Europe though, so I might have that wrong.
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Mine doesn't have thoise additional switches I think it varies based on Xenon / Halogen etc.buzyg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:41 pm I think the switch on the right of the dash light switch unit does that. It is 13 years since I drove my Z4 in Europe though, so I might have that wrong.
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However, I found this after another search > https://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopi ... 0&start=35
Which perfectly answers my Q. Sorted!
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Cool, glad you got it sorted.Abbas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:46 pmMine doesn't have thoise additional switches I think it varies based on Xenon / Halogen etc.buzyg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:41 pm I think the switch on the right of the dash light switch unit does that. It is 13 years since I drove my Z4 in Europe though, so I might have that wrong.
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However, I found this after another search > https://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopi ... 0&start=35
Which perfectly answers my Q. Sorted!
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There's no chance in hell an E85 or E86 Z4 headlights could ever blind anyone.
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I wouldn't bother switching the lights over,my cars registered in france and i switch over only for the controle technique every two years as it just cuts the beam,i do a fair bit of night time driving and I've never been flashed by oncoming traffic.
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I never bother switching mine over when I go abroad in it, like someone else said, candles are brighter then the Z4 headlights
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thecremeegg wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:42 pm I never bother switching mine over when I go abroad in it, like someone else said, candles are brighter then the Z4 headlights
haha that's good to know! Might not bother then. I can just take those stickers with me to be safe incase I get pulled up? They seem a lot less faff than sticking my head in the wheel arches to be honest
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You could do but tbh I don't think you're ever going to get pulled for it. Put it this way, nobody that comes to the UK puts stickers on thieir lights
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