Yeah, do it - lots don`t bother but I can remember a team of Police once pulling every car without them over as they left the ferry. Although perhaps they have other things to do, these days.

I use black Gaffer Tape and remove the residue with a little white spirit - followed by a fairy liquid wash. Fiat provide a little diagram in the handbook and I just snip it to shape.

Never had a problem with that - although see the warnings above

Incidentally, I buffed up the clear plastic of the headlights with Brasso metal polish last Summer using a cloth and hand pressure - they came up like new.

Edited by oilrag on 14/04/2010 at 20:00

I think it is a nonsense that you can be fined 80 euros for not having reflectors in place, even for a day trip, and all the makers can tell you is to go and buy a set of beam deflectors (not masks) from Halfords. Ten of thousands of clear lensed UK cars must go to the Continent every year and need this eqipment and manufacturers can't/won't come up with anything at all. It can be done, at a price, the new Audi A8's sat nav knows what country you are in and changes the headlights to suit. This is a refreshing change from going to the main delaer and having the front bumper removed, twice, to change the lights for the continent and back to UK. I also see no signs of any deflectors on the headlights of any foreign registered car touring the UK.