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ekuiken

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Maassluis
Posts: 42

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

JW Speaker LED headlamps

Got JW Speaker LED lamps, quite confusing how to order them.
Since I live in The Netherlands (so LHD) I thought I had to order the LHT version, WRONG I need the RHT version.
They say that the way you drive on the road in your country is the way they mark their lamps.
Anyhow, what a difference! Very clear dipped headlights, high-beam less impressive. Maybe because the dipped is to clear and long range already...
They look great on the car. Black KBX grille on a Aintree Green car.
Erik

8th Dec 2013 11:14am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8578

LHD or RHD = Left Hand Drive or Right Hand Drive and basically means what side of the vehicle the driving seat is viewed from rear of the vehicle

LHT or RHT = Left Hand Traffic or Right Hand Traffic

LHT = UK, Australia, Japan etc

RHT = Europe, USA etc

So Netherlands is RHT as a country

However the cars in the Netherlands in general terms are LHD but RHD cars are legal and do occur in the Netherlands.

Cars registered/owned in the Netherlands be they they LHD or RHD needs RHT headlights.

How do you check what headlights are what?

On the lens of the headlights there are lots of engraved/embossed symbols.

Quote:

→ Low beam is suitable only for use in Left Hand Traffic (e.g., Britain, Australia, Africa, Japan)

[NO ARROW] Low beam is suitable only for use in Right Hand Traffic (US, Canada, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, etc.)

↔ Low beam is adaptable for use on either side of the road (many projector lamps and older reflector high/low lamps)

The traffic-handedness marking applies only to low-beam headlamps.

For a better explanation read THIS or this

Or alternatively just buy from a trader that you respect and trust to understand your requirements.

Brendan

8th Dec 2013 12:17pm

ekuiken

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Maassluis
Posts: 42

Hi Brendan,
Thanks for the reply, my dealer worked well and sorted it out befroe delivery of the lamps.
Fitting was staightfoward, all connectors where matching.
Erik

8th Dec 2013 12:22pm

ekuiken

Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: Maassluis
Posts: 42

Here, in The Netherlands, I had to pay € 980,- without VAT.
Next time I have a look at your website first

8th Dec 2013 12:24pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8578

Hi Erik, like lots of things associated with cars, things can be confusing.

I knew there was a symbol on the headlights for which way they dipped, but until your post I had never bothered looking for an explanation of all the different symbols! So I have learnt something.

I always checked the markings on the box, however have found out recently on a non electrical item that the box markings might be correct, the bag inside the box can be correct, but contents of the bag can still be incorrect!

Have a good look around our website there is a few interesting items on there and even more we supply which are not on the website!

When comparing prices from abroad just remember different VAT rates, Germany 19%, UK 20%, Eire 23%. (our prices include UK VAT), your bank will probably only give you 1.23-1.25 euro to £, bank charges and carriage costs. It costs us about 2-2.5 times the money to ship to Europe compared to the UK. All things to bear in mind.

Brendan

8th Dec 2013 1:03pm

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