1300 headlight for europe
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Never done it. Never been flashed etc. I don't know anyone that has?
I simply take the headlight bulb out and rotate it 180 degrees . This changes the beam from Uk to mainland Europe .
No 180 degrees is for Australia ,it's 90 degrees for Europe!
I got my bike in Germany, never had an issue here apart from needing to adjust the spots. I think the comment on the flat beam is correct. I had a Volvo CC90 in Spain for a month, modern LED headlights on certain vehicles don’t need adjustment.
Easy enough to check, just point your bike towards a wall and check the top of the beam pattern to see if it is flat, or kicks up one side or the other.
Flat = no issues
Kick up on the right = Euro spec
ditto left = UK spec
Flat = no issues
Kick up on the right = Euro spec
ditto left = UK spec
Another check is to look at the arrow marker on the headlight glass - if it's double headed it's a symmetric (flat) dip. If it's a single headed arrow then it's an asymmetric dip and for UK vehicles it'll point to the right when viewed from the front.
See section 12 of the manual for full details.
See section 12 of the manual for full details.
Also the law in a lot of EU countries is to carry a bulb kit which is of no use to any vehicle fitted with full LED lights.
Are you sure thats right?
Don`t you have to stand in front and look in a mirror over your left shoulder to prove its EU/right shoulder UK?
The requirement is there so I always carry.....Also the law in a lot of EU countries is to carry a bulb kit which is of no use to any vehicle fitted with full LED lights.
????? Sorry- No idea what you mean, it’s nowhere near as complicated at that.
The purpose of the kick up is to light up the footway for pedestrians… and they are on the nearside for UK vehicles in the UK..
Now put that same UK vehicle on the other side of the road as in that there Europe and the kick up( on the left side) will now light up(blind) oncoming vehicles as the footway is on the other side.
HTHs
I searched the user manual this morning - couldn't find any adjustment for LHD / RHD
seems odd - its quite normal these days you do in the cluster and say which side of the road you want to ride on - and they swap
post#9 is correct - just face a wall - MOT guy does it every vehicle that comes in
seems odd - its quite normal these days you do in the cluster and say which side of the road you want to ride on - and they swap
post#9 is correct - just face a wall - MOT guy does it every vehicle that comes in
Not sure why you find it odd. BMW bikes have had symmetric beam pattern since at least the first LC models and quite possibly before.
the lighting of the pavement area is a sensible safety idea for pedestrians and the rider - its why 99% of all vehicles in all markets had it - yes I was aware Opel halfwits left it out on the insignia with option xenon lights
wasn't aware BMW decided they liked to kill people.... disappointing
they had it on the k1600
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