L322 long distance drive

Mark Piercy · Jul 11, 2023

Just do your best to maintain it and get in and go. I go everywhere in mine all the time and wouldn't hesitate to go to England or Italy in it, as we have done before.
You could end up with a car full of spares and very little luggage or you can upgrade your recovery and know it'll be delivered home if needs be. Get out there and enjoy yourselves

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

marjon said:
Its a little white lever behind the headlamp cover on our 2011, makes the beam flat, 2012 maybe different.

J

just had a look. passenger side grey cover comes off, nothing in there. drivers side wont budge! need to solve that, not sure how, theres not much room for any tools

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

got it off eventually!! blimey thats tough, not sure why
i can see a little white lever that clicks up and down, but the book only says move the lever to the alternate position!!

thing is, lever sits in the middle, so i dont know if they are properly set

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

right.. headlights..

i was looking at the wrong lever!! thought it was this one, hope i've not broked it

marjon · Jul 11, 2023

kermit_rr said:
just had a look. passenger side grey cover comes off, nothing in there. drivers side wont budge! need to solve that, not sure how, theres not much room for any tools

You only need a finger, Just going out for a **** will get a pic of ours.

Its not that visible if you dont know where it is :vb-groan2:

J

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

marjon said:
You only need a finger, Just going out for a **** will get a pic of ours.

Its not that visible if you dont know where it is

J

careful what pic you take

marjon · Jul 11, 2023

Its behind the black cover not the grey 1
J

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

marjon said:
Its behind the black cover not the grey 1
J

That's awesome thanks!! Are you lhd or rhd lamps and what position is the switch for you? Assuming mine should be opposite.. I'm sure i can check against a wall though to be sure

marjon · Jul 11, 2023

kermit_rr said:
right.. headlights..

i was looking at the wrong lever!! thought it was this one, hope i've not broked it
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It dont move much, but looks like it.

J

marjon · Jul 11, 2023

kermit_rr said:
That's awesome thanks!! Are you lhd or rhd lamps and what position is the switch for you? Assuming mine should be opposite.. I'm sure i can check against a wall though to be sure

Ours is LHD, think mine is down. but yours maybe down but move up and it pulls down the shield.
So just go opposite to what you have

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J

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

marjon said:
It dont move much, but looks like it.

J

not sure what its for

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

marjon said:
Ours is LHD, think mine is down. but yours maybe down but move up and it pulls down the shield.
So just go opposite to what you have .

J

i'll point against the wall, that should show if its set to gb or eu

Datatek · Jul 11, 2023

kermit_rr said:
I'd forgotten about that! I think theres adjustment for the headlights

You need to carry spare specs if you need them for driving. Winter tyres are now obligatory in many French mountain region, best to check on line.

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

Datatek said:
You need to carry spare specs if you need them for driving. Winter tyres are now obligatory in many French mountain region, best to check on line.

thankfully dont need specs at all, yet!! apart from in the office I use tinted lenses without any prescription because the lighting is appalling

Stone56 · Jul 11, 2023

If you vehicle is maintained to a good standard you will be ok have done multiple trips to Croatia I do it in one hit and that is in a defender td5 try and stick to the motorways less stress full more services enjoy it

Datatek · Jul 11, 2023

Insurance with recovery is a must IMO. Breakdown recovery on a French motorway is now €178.70 in working hours and €268.05 out of working hours and that's just recovery to the nearest garage.

Mark Piercy · Jul 11, 2023

Datatek said:
Insurance with recovery is a must IMO. Breakdown recovery on a French motorway is now €178.70 in working hours and €268.05 out of working hours and that's just recovery to the nearest garage.

marjon · Jul 11, 2023

Stone56 said:
If you vehicle is maintained to a good standard you will be ok have done multiple trips to Croatia I do it in one hit and that is in a defender td5 try and stick to the motorways less stress full more services enjoy it

yeah sticking to the motorway is quicker for us/you that just want to go home.
We have said many times we should take a week to do the trip to see the places we keep saying “that looks nice”

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Really depends on why you are doing the trip and how much time you have.

J

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

Datatek said:
Insurance with recovery is a must IMO. Breakdown recovery on a French motorway is now €178.70 in working hours and €268.05 out of working hours and that's just recovery to the nearest garage.

My existing recovery company won't cover the landy in EU, probably because it's over 10 years old

kermit_rr · Jul 11, 2023

This is my dipped beam pattern!! Doesn't look quite right. There's a tick on the driver's side and it looks brighter. I was as square in the the wall as i could see without a tape measure...

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