Altering headlights for driving abroad.

Will you tell me how to alter the Bi-Xenon headlamps for driving abroad please. I cannot use the normal light deflectors with these lights. My local Ford agent does not know and Ford do not reply to...

Should I use foglights in wet weather?

I have recently started to use my front fog lights during wet weather. It seems to reduce the dazzle from oncoming cars and lights up the near verges so that I do not get too close when dazzled. Is this...

Volvo V70 dashboard - faulty main beam light

I own a 2001 Volvo V70 2.4. The headlight main beam light works intermittently; my Volvo Garage has inspected it and has suggested a full instrument binnacle replacement at over £600. They said that a...

Peugeot headlights aren't working

I have a 2005 Peugeot 307 1.6 HDI. My problem is that when switching on the lights, I get sidelights but no headlight. Flash works okay, the two fuses under the bonnet are okay. I found a fusebox under...

Headlight alignment

Looking at on-coming car headlights at night, should the offside headlamp appear brighter than the near side headlight if correctly aligned? Or should it be the other way round?

Why are modern cars designed with headlights where changing the bulb is so difficult?

On of your correspondents mentioned the number of cars driving with a light not working. One reason may well be the tendency for manufacturers now to make a lightbulb change a garage job. In recent years...

My HID headlights don't seem to self-level

I'd appreciate your advice - I bought a new Mercedes-Benz C220CDI Sport Estate just over a year ago. The 'Intelligent Lighting' has never seemed to be properly aligned, being too high, and from the start...

Does my Audi have xenons or not?

I have a dipped beam headlight bulb on my 2009 Audi A6 2.0TDI SE which has blown. How can I tell whether the bulb is Halogen or Xenon?

Replacing driving light bulbs on peugeot 5008

One of my driving light bulbs has blown on my 5008 - Halfords has never changed such a bulb, and my local dealer requests about £90 to remove front bumper and headlamp assembly to access the bulb housing...

Why are there so many cars on the road with faulty lights?

This winter I've noticed more and more cars with faulty lights. Obviously they have not been MOT tested recently, so is it reasonable to assume that they are not taxed or insured either? To me the scariest...