Tonyrec
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Hertfordshire,UK
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We are off to sunny Denmark on Friday in the D3 and we need to alter the directon of the Zenon Headlight beam. Its law that the headlights are always on whilst driving so we need it done.
Ive read a few posts about 'flicking a switch' behind the headlight but what i want to know is, has anyone actually done this at the ferry port or should it be done at the dealers the day before. I suppose that what im asking is, is it easy and quick. The last thing i want at portside is to be worrying about the Headlights.
We are taking it on the overnight ferry and we are fortunate that the height restriction is 1.85m before you go over and get charged a hefty £90 for the privelige.
Fingers crossed that when the ride height is lowered and locked that it actually stays down 
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Ocsid
Member Since: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Hampshire
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I have done it twice. Its not easy even after that, but its notparticuarly difficult, its just not the sort of job you need to do in a rush. The steel slide tabs that release the headlights were very difficult to budge first time.[easier now they have silicone grease on them. Also the lever is not that obvious and its spring centred so you are not confident you have moved it. Also there are differing opinions as to which way to move it for the continent up or down!!!
Sugessed you have dealer do it and watch him carefully; please report back which way he moves it for the rest of us.
john
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| Sun May 21 2006 8:01pm |
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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I miss the old days when U just set the lights at the lowest setting, were too drunk to go out in the dark & prayed the local gendarme equivalent did not get dazzled.
Derek
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| Sun May 21 2006 9:23pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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you obviously missed those days a lot 
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DG
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Especially when you see what they do to the motors of drunks they've already caught
 Existential Phenomenologist.
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| Sun May 21 2006 9:52pm |
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Tonyrec
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Hertfordshire,UK
Posts: 231
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I took the car to the dealers this morning and they wipped out the Grill and headlights in 2 mins. When you put your hand inside, the whole bulb unit swivels, or should i say moves left and right. It was thought, quite wrongly that when you push it over to the offside then its job done.
By the time i had driven home again they had moved back to their original position.
This is the easy bit.
I then took off the grill and lifted the headlights out a small distance (2 clips to raise). Moved eack headlight carefully sideways (or you could just disconnect the wires and lift headlight off completely) so that i could look inside (with a torch) and i could then see a little piece of metal sticking up- quite easy to break so be carefull, down by one side of each headlight. You have to use a long thin scredriver to push this 'switch' down and then carefully reassemble.
I did both sides in 5 mins total and it really is quite easy. I have even checked the beam and it has definately moved over to the offside for continental driving.
The swivelling of the headlight bulb unit is part of the 'Adaptive' headlight system and not connected with altering the beam.
To sum up, an easy job to do once you get over the thought of taking off the grill and moving the headlight out and to the side. Each side should take no more than 3 mins to do.
Hope that this helps and clarifies the situation.
Well id better dash, ive got a ferry to catch in a few hours. 
You just have to be careful moving the headlight unit whilst its resting ion the bumper. Better to rest it on a cloth or something.
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| Fri May 26 2006 12:01pm |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Playing with the Grey Dogs
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I never really bothered if you look at the european cars coming over to the UK just count how many have beam deflectors on. Also how many HGV's bother and they drive in Europe far more than we ever do.
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| Fri May 26 2006 12:38pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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So did we get to the bottom of the up or down for UK / Europe ?
The lever tends to spring back making it not too clear when looking at it.
Crap system really when you think of how well the D3 is designed overall.
-s
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| Sat May 27 2006 6:35pm |
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| Sat May 27 2006 6:43pm |
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Ocsid
Member Since: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Hampshire
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Simon.
I posted this a while back and I still remain confused as to which is the "right" way.
Some time ago Nickhearne gave some really excellent photo information on this subject. However the advice on which way to move the main lever "A" in that information contradicted the advice my dealer specifically obtained for me from Land Rover.
i.e.: I was told the lever was to be pushed up for continental use, whereas Nick believed it was up for UK.
I went to the continent having set it the way quoted by the dealer and changed back on my return. Later after I saw Nickhearne's published info I started to have my doubts and still have no idea, which is correct.
Is anybody sure which way is correct?
I have since had the beam pattern checked by the dealer and they were “correct”.
You can see which direction it was last moved by looking at the little lever "B" in Nick's article; this is left set the opposite way to which the spring loaded operating lever "A" was last moved.
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| Sat May 27 2006 8:04pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sitting pensively in front of the mouse trap looking at the cheese
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Thanks but is it up for UK or down when the lights are in situ ?
-s
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| Sun May 28 2006 9:59am |
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Ocsid
Member Since: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Hampshire
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Simon.
I simply dont know for sure as there is conflicting info out there.
I was told by my dealer to push the lever down for UK use.
If any one has an uninterfered with unit they can tell us. The right hand unit is the easier to see the particular item inside; the key will be the position the secondary lever "B" [in Nicks writeup]. It moves the opposite way to the operating lever, so if its "up" then the rightway to move the operating lever is indeed "Down". Obviously if its down then I have been given the wrong info and I have been driving both on the Continent and the UK with the incorrect settings!!
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| Sun May 28 2006 11:10am |
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Ocsid
Member Since: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Hampshire
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I need to add that the lever "B" stays where its moved to, unlike the operating lever that just parks itself in the centre position, so gives no insight to the question. Its where is lever "B"?
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| Sun May 28 2006 11:13am |
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Tony
Member Since: 20 Apr 2006
Location: Adelaide Hills
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Could you not shine the dipped lights onto a wall, then adjust the lever and see which way the low beam pattern has moved? Ex Defender 110 200Tdi owner.
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