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Title: headlights
Post by: elitekev on 24 July 2009, 19:38:11

i have hella hid headlights on my mini-facelift omega, and the reflector/lense assembly is loose/floppy(for want of a better word) the ploblem is the black plastic adjustment slider on the adjuster thread(as you stand infront of the car its the ones on the right of each headlight, for adjusting the beam from left to right), the piece is broken in half off the thread the same has happened on both sides, are these availabe seperately? are the fixable with 2 part epoxy? how easy are the headlights to take apart? and what is used to seal the front lense to the unit(just incase i have to dis-assemble the headlight unit)?
cheers

Title: Re: headlights
Post by: unlucky alf on 24 July 2009, 19:50:08

im affraid you cant buy the adjusters, epoxy might stick it o,k but if the threaded bit has crumbled id say its totally knackered, to get the h/light apart warm up the edge with a hair drier gently prising it apart as you go. :y

Title: Re: headlights
Post by: sparkyw666. on 24 July 2009, 19:57:52

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i have hella hid headlights on my mini-facelift omega, and the reflector/lense assembly is loose/floppy(for want of a better word) the ploblem is the black plastic adjustment slider on the adjuster thread(as you stand infront of the car its the ones on the right of each headlight, for adjusting the beam from left to right), the piece is broken in half off the thread the same has happened on both sides, are these availabe seperately? are the fixable with 2 part epoxy? how easy are the headlights to take apart? and what is used to seal the front lense to the unit(just incase i have to dis-assemble the headlight unit)?
cheers

snap mines was the same on both sides snaped into three bits i used 2 part epoxy and seemed to work ok take the hole clip out of the light start glueing leave it over night to set good then put it back together fingers crossed for you :y

Title: Re: headlights
Post by: Andy B on 24 July 2009, 19:58:10

I spilt my head lights by carefully slicing through  the black mastic/glue with a Stanley knife. I did glue mine with 'Double Bubble' a type epoxy two pack about a year ago ........ so far so good! I filled all around the thread though to use as much glue as I could get in & around it - I sprayed silcon on the thread first though so I didn't glue to it.

Title: Re: headlights
Post by: elitekev on 24 July 2009, 23:15:31

cheers, will a clear silicone sealer be ob to re-assemble the headlights if i decide to completely strip it? on do i need to take any precautions with the HID/ ballast packs etc?

Title: Re: headlights
Post by: Andy B on 24 July 2009, 23:28:19

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cheers, will a clear silicone sealer be ob to re-assemble the headlights if i decide to completely strip it? ...

There was enough mastic left on mine each side of the 'cut' to just stick them back together.