LED light Beam pattern-- does it happen to be flat?

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Hello,
Does anyone happen to know on the new 2024 L/C ( LHD version) LED lights have a flat beam pattern? The reason I ask is if the LED lights are not flat, is it possible to switch the lights to RHD (beam pattern) for a short period and then return to LDH some months later? I have not been able to get an answer from Toyota Europe (yet) on this issue. I am hoping to import an European version (with COC-- certificate of conformity) 250 LHD to the UK BUT I must be able to have the light beam pattern pass the UK inspection (flat beam pattern will pass). Some months later I will be moving back to the Continent (LHD). And stickers on the beams won't work-- only for cars more than 10 year old.

Any thoughts welcome on this esoteric topic. I changed my LHD lights on my 2006 HDJ100 in the UK to RHD lights-- but with halogen not a big expense, however changing LEDs would be prohibitively expensive I fear.

Many thanks as always,
 
Hello,
Does anyone happen to know on the new 2024 L/C ( LHD version) LED lights have a flat beam pattern? The reason I ask is if the LED lights are not flat, is it possible to switch the lights to RHD (beam pattern) for a short period and then return to LDH some months later? I have not been able to get an answer from Toyota Europe (yet) on this issue. I am hoping to import an European version (with COC-- certificate of conformity) 250 LHD to the UK BUT I must be able to have the light beam pattern pass the UK inspection (flat beam pattern will pass). Some months later I will be moving back to the Continent (LHD). And stickers on the beams won't work-- only for cars more than 10 year old.

Any thoughts welcome on this esoteric topic. I changed my LHD lights on my 2006 HDJ100 in the UK to RHD lights-- but with halogen not a big expense, however changing LEDs would be prohibitively expensive I fear.

Many thanks as always,
Hello here is an update to what I have learned from Toyota Europe. The beam pattern is NOT flat. This means this likely would fail UK MOT. Does anyone have a clue (for example from Australia, Japan) if there is any adjustment or reprogramming of the LED lights to change the beam pattern? I know this is an odd question as I fear one option that is expensive is simply changing the lights which is no doubt expensive. If anyone has any suggestions how to achieve success for a 1 time MOT test and then revert the lights to LHD it would be most opportune.
I cannot even get the part number for LED replacement lights UK cost to learn what is involved to replace and how simple or difficult this might be.
Many thanks
Ed
 

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