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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Pike on March 10, 2006, 19:18:19

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 10, 2006, 19:18:19

panic,panic,...........has anybody got any of those little black plastic headlamp adjusters from a 200 tdi disco,mine are nacked,they are shaped similar to a rocket with a threaded hole all the way through and push into a square hole on the body.I need two,and I cant get any any where Land rover want £30 but you have to buy the whole kit and ive tried paddocks and craddocks to no avail,has anyone got a couple lying around?........ill pay summat!!!

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Richie_EB4 on March 10, 2006, 19:23:23

Im breaking my 200 so will have a look 2morro if that helps.

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: chuggaman on March 10, 2006, 19:50:44

visit scrapyard and look for montegos maestros leyland vans discos and i think rover sd1


mike

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 10, 2006, 20:33:08

cheers boys,went to prb services in leeds,he wasnt very helpful,but if you have a couple Richie can you chuck em in an envelope and let me know how much (£) and post em to me,ill pm you my address...thanks

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Matt_H on March 10, 2006, 20:49:54

easy bodge fix for those, re cut the thread if its not good, I think its an m6 down to about the last few inches where mine went to a different size

You can do this two ways depening on if the shaft does taper.  If ti doesnt' taper, spin a nut onto the thread, a big washer, place back in place, then another washer and a nut done up tight to hold in place.

If it does taper put a small tube or a pack of washers on the outside, one washer on the inside and do up as before.

Adjustment should be obvious.

Matthew

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 10, 2006, 22:01:06

ok ill try that 2 morrow it might be a temp fix if i can find a couple of nuts

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Matt_H on March 10, 2006, 22:03:26

it was a temp fix for me that lasted 11 months :-)  then the reflectors went so I bought new ones in the end!

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 10, 2006, 22:18:23

you sound like a willy bodgit just like me.....well we both run discos!!!!

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Matt_H on March 10, 2006, 22:39:52

some things have to be fixed before they get worse - other things like headlights can have a perefctly good "alternative repair"  :)

Matt

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: muddyjames on March 13, 2006, 15:32:31

but he (matt) doesnt run a disco anymore do you  :lol: :(

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Wanderer on March 13, 2006, 16:30:12

You get them to grip the thread again by gently forcing some of the plastic back into the threaded area with a soldering iron tip.

Ed

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 13, 2006, 18:26:03

cheers fixed(bodged)it now

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Matt_H on March 13, 2006, 19:57:31

Quote from: "Pike"

cheers fixed(bodged)it now

go on then.. what was your prefered bodge?

Matt

and to James, some of us now have a much sexier 90 (albeit now in red and blue but the greens been ordered!)

Matthew

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Richie_EB4 on March 13, 2006, 20:09:53

Quote from: "Pike"

cheers fixed(bodged)it now

Glad to here mate........not had chance to have a look at mine.

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Pike on March 14, 2006, 13:32:28

like you said matt,loads of washers and a couple of nuts spun on

Title: Headlamp adjusters
Post by: Matt_H on March 14, 2006, 20:50:39

nice one :)