Driving in France

[Rock]

I will be taking the Omega across to France in February which will be my first bash at driving abroad.

Is there anything I need to do to the car before I go in preparation please? I have already got a long string of garlic ready to hang from the rear view mirror.  

[TheBoy]

If you ain't got HIDs, you need the headlamp sticker things.

Also need:
Warning Triangle
Spare Bulb Kit
First Aid Kit
High visibility jerkin for each passenger

Some of above are legal requirements, some are 'strongly recommended'

[STMO123]

And a big wodge of cash for the french piggies

[Rock]

Sorry for sounding thick, but what are HID's?

[STMO123]

High Intensity Discharge lights (Xenons)

[TheBoy]

Omega HID headlights have levers to adjust beam from UK to a 'flat' setting, hence no silly headlight beam stickers required....

[Rock]

Is there such thing as a "Spare Bulb Kit", or is it just a lunch box with one of each type of bulb in it?

[TheBoy]

Is there such thing as a "Spare Bulb Kit", or is it just a lunch box with one of each type of bulb in it?

I tend to carry a proper one all the time anyway, as I like to fix a bulb immediately, but I guess if you can show spare bulbs, thats enough

[MikeDundee]

Sorry for sounding thick, but what are HID's?

Check this:   http://www.autoxen.com/store/information.html#whid

[STMO123]

Question. Do HIDs need to be handled like halogens..ie, with gloves?

[TheBoy]

Question. Do HIDs need to be handled like halogens..ie, with gloves?

Big thick rubber ones, as the ballast pack will hold a hell of a charge! Hence, book says dealer job.

[Rock]

So do vauxhall sell a proper spare bulb kit then?

[MikeDundee]

So do vauxhall sell a proper spare bulb kit then?

Yes.

[TheBoy]

Halfords are cheaper I think...

[TheBoy]

Tunnie mentioned something about glasses, but it got lost in my little cock-up. I'll ask him to repost...