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Old 12-30-2016, 10:59 PM
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left hand drive lights?

Bought a couple of hella (002395991) h4 bulbs on amazon to replace my stock sealed beams. Just installed and realized the beam pattern appears to be for RHD/ left side of the road driving -beams look like this: \___ \___

...anyone dealt with this before?

Did you keep them or find something for LHD?

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Old 12-30-2016, 11:38 PM
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If you have the wrong ones you'll want the right ones for safety.
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Old 12-31-2016, 12:14 AM
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Aside from being illegal in the US, you aren't illuminating signs on the right side of the road. I wouldn't use them.
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Old 12-31-2016, 01:48 AM
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Do they say "DOT" on them? Are they installed and aimed correctly?

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Old 12-31-2016, 02:19 AM
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They're e-code lights (ECE) and they're installed correctly.
Just appears that they were for the UK, India or Japan, all RHD countries.

Those of you using e-code lights on your w123 -what brand are you using?
If Hella, where did you find them? Ebay and Amazon are full of RHD lights which are useless...
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Old 12-31-2016, 02:29 AM
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I would talk to Amazon and send them back, since the page for those says "Conforms to SAE/DOT standards for street and highway use," which can't be the case if they're ECE. There are 1-star reviews that complain about the same.

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Old 12-31-2016, 09:25 AM
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And, the low beam pattern is aiming towards oncoming traffic even though they might be "aimed and installed properly" at 25 ft.
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I would talk to Amazon and send them back, since the page for those says "Conforms to SAE/DOT standards for street and highway use," which can't be the case if they're ECE. There are 1-star reviews that complain about the same.

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E code lights are legal in the US on motorcycles.

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