Headlight issue, anyone seen this before?

[bren172]

Took the headlights off for a good Polish and noticed one rattling. The insides have come loose. Had anyone else had this issue?

 

[Brigsy]

Common issue, adjuster has broke. Can be replaced, but fiddly but doable

A bmw one fits think i bought this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13317145...QrVQpEdQKi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[bren172]

For a couple of quid it's worth a try..
cheers mate

 

[Brigsy]

I done mine a while back, reasonably easy. Angled long nose pliers work well for the job.

 

[bren172]

How do you access them to replace?

 

[Andy P]

@bren172 here’s a video on how to replace the part in the headlight

 

[bren172]

Lovely job, cheers mate

 

[bren172]

Update!
It's not just the adjuster, the whole unit is all over the shop!!!

 

[Clio_fool]

There's a ball and socket towards the bottom of the headlamp that will have popped off. You can get it back on, I just can't remember how I did it🤔.

 

[Clio_fool]

Can't see too clearly on there unfortunately but the broken adjuster is on the outside of the headlamp and the other mount is the motorised one bottom center as you look at the back of the headlamp.

 

[bren172]

Did you take your headlight apart or find that photo somewhere else??
If you did take it apart, how did you do it?
Shite video in the end but the whole of the inside of the light has come off of the 2 sleeves holding it down, and the xenon surround has cone away separately from that, I can see the plastic has gone brittle and just sheared off

 

[bren172]

It's slipped off of this bracket and the other one same as that

 

[Clio_fool]

I pulled that one apart, and never did another one 😂. It didn't go back together properly and now they are even more rare I wouldn't dare try it again.
I think if you replace the broken adjuster at the side you can use that as a pivot to click the motorised adjuster back on. I'm sure the insides are only held in those 2 places. I might have a spare motor thingy if yours has broken.

 

[bren172]

The adjuster isn't even broken, it's obviously not connected because the bit I arrowed above has come off of the brackets

 

[Brigsy]

Ive seen the plastic socket snap off before. Repairable with epoxy resin or similar if you strip the light