Switching from RHD to LHD - Europe Trip!

[Abbas]

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?

Thanks in advance!

 

[buzyg]

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.

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1586

 

[Abbas]

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.

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1586

Mine doesn't have thoise additional switches I think it varies based on Xenon / Halogen etc.

However, I found this after another search > https://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6150&start=35

Which perfectly answers my Q. Sorted!

 

[buzyg]

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.

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1586

Mine doesn't have thoise additional switches I think it varies based on Xenon / Halogen etc.

However, I found this after another search > https://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6150&start=35

Which perfectly answers my Q. Sorted!

Cool, glad you got it sorted.

 

[skelters]

There's no chance in hell an E85 or E86 Z4 headlights could ever blind anyone. :rofl:

One candle power on each headlight as per the original design mistake!

 

[Robster68]

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.

 

[thecremeegg]

I never bother switching mine over when I go abroad in it, like someone else said, candles are brighter then the Z4 headlights

 

[Abbas]

I never bother switching mine over when I go abroad in it, like someone else said, candles are brighter then the Z4 headlights

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.

There's no chance in hell an E85 or E86 Z4 headlights could ever blind anyone. :rofl:

One candle power on each headlight as per the original design mistake!

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

 

[thecremeegg]

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 :wink: