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[The Barge Captain]

Has anybody else suffered from broken adjusters in projector type headlights?
Mine failed it's mot today on headlight aim, and it wouldn't adjusted.  When i got home and stripped the lights out, on both sides, the left to right adjuster was broken on the internal nut assembly.
I tried to glue it back together, but then different bits kept breaking off.  Almost as though the plastic has become brittle - maybe due to heat.

[Taxi_Driver]

No sorry not had that.....so dunno....still glueing back my front fog lamp.....after a towbar took it off  
Hopefully when done the aduster on that will still work  

[DaveL]

Had my adjusters damaged after Mrs DaveL ran into the back of another Omega. Found that a good repair can be carried out using Loctite plastic repair kit. It comes in two parts. One is the actuator in a felt tip pen type container. And another which is a sort of super glue. You rub the actuator onto both parts of broken plastic. Put the second part (super glue) and place parts together. Total repair in about 2 minutes. Watch though that you do not get the super glue onto your fingers.

I bought my Loctite kit from Halfruds. My Omega passed its MOT today with the repair so it does work.
 8-)
DaveL

[The Barge Captain]

Worth knowing, although it is a beatch getting the front perspex off of the assembly though.

[Dean]

Yes, i have had the same problem with my HID's I managed to fix one using super glue and re-enforcing it with thin wire threaded through a small hole on each side of the break.... strong as on ox...

However the otherside had broken into a million pieces and just kept breaking! Total crap...

Its a shame there is not a metal worker out there with some aluminium who could make them, would'nt take long and he would make a few quid!

I am having to but a whole projector unit just for the adjuster... when I get it think i will re-enforce it even if its not broken...yet!

[DaveL]

Worth knowing, although it is a beatch getting the front perspex off of the assembly though.

i agree that it took best part of a morning to get the front off and most of the goo. The end results though did work but at the end of the day it did seem like over kill with the goo holding the plastic lens on with metal clips.

The comments by Dean seem to be very sensible. Cannot only be Megas that have this plastic adjuster prob. Suppose by the time a manufacturer has set up a run of metal parts, the cost would be up to the price of a new light unit. This is i guess the price we pay for a throw away society. :-?

i would still have a go at fixing the thing though, thats why i get so much satisfaction getting over unusual mechanical/electrical problems (challenges).
 8-)
DaveL

[The Barge Captain]

This just leaves me struggling to find a pair of replacements for Monday.