Broken Headlight Adjusters

[Jimbob 2705]

Bought a set of Xenon Headlights with the black inserts, to change for my grey insert ones, off a lad on here and they've unfortunately arrived with the adjusters broke on both lights

It is the adjuster which his behind the big rubber cap, by the Xenon unit itself

It's the same on both of them unfortunately

Now obviously the lights won't adjust, but also the light internals move all around as they aren't fixed in place, so they're not much use

Is it possible to change the adjusters over from my current Xenon lights easy enough, or does it require the whole unit having to be split? (Something I don't want to have to do due to resealing, condensation, etc)
Looks like it would a pig of a job to get to them, but it may be doable?

What I've said to the lad is that I'll try and swap them over, as he's told me they weren't insured by the Courier he used...

Any advice would be appreciated,

Cheers, James

 

[mossyv6]

Yes you can change these over mate, there is a recent guide on here that shows you.
You can also fit BMW adjusters.

 

[Paris 182]

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/broken-xenon-adjuster-repair.789977/#post-11139811

Have a look

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Yes you can change these over mate, there is a recent guide on here that shows you.
You can also fit BMW adjusters.

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/broken-xenon-adjuster-repair.789977/#post-11139811

Have a look

Thanks both, although much to my dissapointment it looks like a split the headlight job...

Might as well of just split my original headlights and painted them black, saved myself £100 then!

On the plus side you can get adjusters which is good I guess, so they're not wrote of completely - just I've heard horror stories of melting them and then condensation being a pain in the future

 

[mossyv6]

You can do it without taking the lens off mate - I have done it myself
@Jimbob 2705

 

[Jimbob 2705]

You can do it without taking the lens off mate - I have done it myself
@Jimbob 2705

Silly me, didn't scroll down on that link and see that comment with pliers

Is that the way you did it?

 

[mossyv6]

Yes mate - lone nose pliers and thin fingers, lol.

 

[Mash84]

I know this is an old thread, but (using what I read on Cliosport) I made a video on how to do this: