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Where can I buy stickies to divert head lights reflectors European driving

Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2020 10:37pm
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Hi all drove from Uk and we had reflectors stickies on head light just notice one come off.  Does anyone know where I can buy them here 

Posted: Fri Jul 3, 2020 8:55pm

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Posted: Fri Jul 3, 2020 8:55pm

Lisa wrote on Thu Jul 2, 2020 10:37pm:

Hi all drove from Uk and we had reflectors stickies on head light just notice one come off.  Does anyone know where I can buy them here 

We have struggled to find them when we have been there. You could try Norauto but they are in Almeria or Murcia I think. Alternatively you could try ordering on Amazon and getting some delivered. If you can’t get any we are driving over soon and could pick you up a set. 

Posted: Fri Jul 3, 2020 10:11pm

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Posted: Fri Jul 3, 2020 10:11pm

Jacksie wrote on Fri Jul 3, 2020 8:55pm:

We have struggled to find them when we have been there. You could try Norauto but they are in Almeria or Murcia I think. Alternatively you could try ordering on Amazon and getting some delivered. If you can’t get any we are driving over soon and could pick you up a set. 

Thank  you my mum coming over soon and she is going to bring them.  We have a Spanish car as well just need them when we drive Uk car back.  Thank you for your kind offer 

Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 4:26pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 5, 2020 4:26pm

no need to buy anything fancy,just get some electrical insulating tape(black) and put little strips in the area for the fancy ones

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Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 4:15pm

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Posted: Mon Jul 6, 2020 4:15pm

hartcjhart wrote on Sun Jul 5, 2020 4:26pm:

no need to buy anything fancy,just get some electrical insulating tape(black) and put little strips in the area for the fancy ones

we did this and to remove the sticky use Duraglit

Posted: Sun Aug 2, 2020 9:28am

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Posted: Sun Aug 2, 2020 9:28am

Jacksie wrote on Fri Jul 3, 2020 8:55pm:

We have struggled to find them when we have been there. You could try Norauto but they are in Almeria or Murcia I think. Alternatively you could try ordering on Amazon and getting some delivered. If you can’t get any we are driving over soon and could pick you up a set. 

Thank you a Uk friend brought some over 

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Posted: Sun Aug 2, 2020 4:03pm

Beam deflectors must be available to buy in Spain to adapt headlights for driving a Spanish car in the UK. Or as already suggested they can definitely be bought from Amazon UK, and perhaps also from Amazon Spain.

However if your car is fitted with LED headlights which are being increasingly common you do NOT need beam deflectors. The reason for this is to do with differences in the spread of the light beam between halogen and LED headlamps.

Roy

Posted: Mon Aug 3, 2020 9:31am

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RoyW wrote on Sun Aug 2, 2020 4:03pm:

Beam deflectors must be available to buy in Spain to adapt headlights for driving a Spanish car in the UK. Or as already suggested they can definitely be bought from Amazon UK, and perhaps also from Amazon Spain.

However if your car is fitted with LED headlights which are being increasingly common you do NOT need beam deflectors. The reason for this is to do with differences in the spread of the light beam between halogen and LED headlamps....

 

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Thank you will check if they are led its 2013 so could be.  My friends have brought over some now 

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