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UK Xenon Lights differnt from US??

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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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UK Xenon Lights differnt from US??

Hey guys, I found this on ebay.

Is the UK Xenon light different from ours (2000-2004) ?!?! It looks cooler.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-...20329544QQrdZ1
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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Thats an odd looking light, Australian perhaps, i know they have a few wierd things....
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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I think you will find its not even a MINI headlight. I saw one much like that and email them telling them that it didnt look normal. They emailed me back telling me that "oops thats actually a VW beetle headlight, sorry". The one i was looking at looked a lot like this one, so it may be the same problem.

this pic looks a lot like the ebay one. This is what a beetle headlight looks like.

 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 08:13 AM
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Even if it were a MINI light, if it came from a country where they drive on the left (UK, Australia, etc) the light beam would be all wrong for the US.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by petecrosby
Even if it were a MINI light, if it came from a country where they drive on the left (UK, Australia, etc) the light beam would be all wrong for the US.
Exactly. For left side-drive countries, the beam does one of these:

\_____ \______, while in the US it does this:
______/ ______/. The sides flare up to allow better vision of the side of the road....
 
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