How do I remove the headlight assembly from a Carthago Chic C Line to adjust Hella headlights for driving abroad? (1 Viewer)

[AlisonS]

Before we purchased the vehicle, our left hand drive 2017 Carthago did have the Hella 90mm diameter headlights adjusted for driving on the right handside in Europe, until it failed the MOT and the previous owner had the lights adjusted back to driving on the left for the UK. Now we are going away I want to adjust them back but for continental driving. I can see how to adjust the headlights using the screws, but getting to the nuts to do this without taking the whole assembly out from under the bonnet seems impractical to me. I know there won't be an easy way but I'd like to take up the challenge. Before we learn the hard way does anyone have any advice apart from don't do this please?

 

[Lenny HB]

You just need long arms.
I wouldn't bother unless you are doing extensive night driving (most of us sleep in Motorhomes at night) they will be set for flat dipping which is legal for both sides of the channel.

 

[Gazz Kaz+Spag]

I think there is a small adjustment to move them to right and left. Its a screw/bolt to change the direction near the light under the bonnet

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[Badknee]

I had a Vauxhall Calibra many years ago and searched all over for information on how to adjust the headlights (pre google) ended up at the main agents and a mechanic showed me a lever that was hidden if you didn’t know it was there.

 

[Jezzerr]

Hope I've managed to attach correctly pdf received from Hella at Banbury " hellasales@hella.com " who I emailed recently with same question. They were extremely helpful - Let me know if doesn't open and will try again.

 

[Jezzerr]

It does open, wow! Fig 4 is relevent for our Hymer.