Ellipsoid Headlamp RHD to LHD

[ThatGUY]

I read a while back that there was a lever to allow the headlamps to be used in different countries. Recent info suggests that you can not do this.


What would it take to convert RHD lights for use on LHD.

[Alam]

The lever exists, but it's not used to convert from LHD to RHD or visa versa.
It's used to allow you use to use the car in another country where the traffic uses the opposite side of the road.

In the UK, our beam pattern kicks up to the left, like so... \____ so as to illuminate the the curb/pavement/verge etc.
You being in the states have the kick to the right, like so... ____/

The lever just flattens the beam pattern and gets rid of the "kick up" so to speak, so you are not blinding oncoming road users when you are in another country.

Hope that explains it

[ThatGUY]

What would it take to convert RHD lights to proper LHD then? It must be the reflector.
Whare can I get the parts?

Andrew

[Alam]

Ellipsoids don't use a reflector (or the glass, LHD and RHD glass is the same) to create the beam pattern.
They use a plate in front of the bulb but behind the ellipsoidal lens (the bit that looks like the fish eye) to create the pattern.
You'd realistically need to flip over the plate.
How you'd do that? I don't know. Sorry.

[ThatGUY]

That makes sense; thanks for the info.

[GT500]

Send them to me and I will convert them. Not an easy job but it is doable.

PM me for costs.