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#1 ·
I have bought a rhd 156 SW and I am going to re-register it in France. As I need to change the headlights to change dip direction, what I would like to ask is, is it difficult to change the headlights? Do I need to take the bumper off to do it?
 
#5 ·
Thanks for the link looks like a do able but long winded job. I will have to steel myself up to do it. I don't think I am going to need to do anything for rear lights I hope. When I first re registered a car 12 yrs ago you could get away with headlamp converters until one of the headlamps died due to stone damage then fitting the other got lost in insurance claim.
 
#8 ·
I don't think I am going to need to do anything for rear lights I hope.
You are fine with a 156 as they have rear fogs on both sides.


147/GT have a rear fog on the driver's side and a reversing light on the passenger side, but registering a RHD 147/GT in a LHD country they are the wrong way round.
 
#6 ·
I only dropped one end of the bumper when I did mine, was just enough room to change the fixed end :thumbs:
 
#7 ·
Im in a 147, and have been told the reverse and the fog are the wrong way round :(
I don't know if these can be swapped and they'll work (because the plug will know what kind of light it is), or whether i'll end up with a fog light on when in reverse lol.
Good luck - it's really not that hard, just long winded. I done a side at a time, so like 1of1 say, you should be able to create enough room not to have to drop the whole bumper. It's up to you which method of attack you use.
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#9 ·
Perhaps the easiest way is to convert the reversing light to fog light wired to the other fog light and fit a separate reversing light. or get some off eBay somewhere in Europe and then just do a bit of wire extension. I know it is easier said than done.
 
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