Converting headlights designed for driving on the right to driving on the left — VW
Converting headlights designed for driving on the right to driving on the left on VW: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B6 (3C, 2005–2010)
📋 Procedure
- Turn light switch to position "“0”".
- Remove protective backing on application film (C) in area (D) only.
- Align application film (C) edge (A) with the third line on the lens of the headlight.
- At the same time, align application film (C) with its radius to line (B) on the lens of the headlight.
- Push down firmly in area (D) on the lens of the headlight.
- Carefully pull application film (C) off the lens of the headlight again
- The masking film (D) remains on the headlight lens.
- Remove protective backing on application film (C) in area (D) only.
- Align application film (C) edge (B) with the third line on the lens of the headlight.
- At the same time, align application film (C) with its radius to line (A) on the lens of the headlight.
- Push down firmly in area (D) on the lens of the headlight.
- Carefully pull application film (C) off the lens of the headlight again
- The masking film (D) remains on the headlight lens. [Note: Remove any remaining adhesive using only alcohol-based or alcohol and water-based cleaning fluid. For example a cloth soaked with isopropyl alcohol .Customers should be informed of how to remove residual adhesive after detaching the masking section.]
- Check the function of the masking film using headlight alignment unitVAS 5046, for example.
- The upper light/dark zone is supposed to touch the setting line and run across the whole width of the measuring screen horizontally.
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