3rd Mot in as many days!!! Help before I go mad!

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tannerman8807
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:23 pm

Right Failed three times now on the lights to low. I have new units in but the auto adjusters arnt working. Can you agjust manually? Iv had them out three times and cant seem to get the auto adjust bit to go any further.
Also I not that the pipe that goes from it is light blue and goes to the knob under the dash, yet how is it powered? as there is no power to the knob, and there is no wires to the light end? If I can get this going I might be able to adjust up. If not is there anyone out there that I can "borrow" there headlights to pass the Mot. Its driving me Fing crazY!!! :cry:
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:27 pm

Phill,the adjuster on the dash is hydraulic(i think) and they never work!

How about using washers to pack out the backing plates a little?
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:29 pm

Thought of that but the screws anit that long. If Hydrolic where the flack does it get it power?
Alos Grats on the baby. GOt any sleep yet?
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:32 pm

Yeah mine never worked on my sport!

I took the little rods out and either screwed them in backwards or put little bolts in (can't remember which!! :mad: ), so the lights were 'held' in a more up position.
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:32 pm

the lights were a sealed hydraulic unit, hence why they are so pony and hardly work on any e30s.

as tony suggested, use wasers of some screw to bodge it in place thats what i did!
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:39 pm

Main prob is iv got to come up about half an inch on the mot light machine, now thats not going to happen with 2 washers!
Anyone out myway ? can I bowrrow your lights for 30mins? I can do a pit stop change now on them 5mins a side!
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:58 pm

Im :?

you should be twisting the adjusters to aim the lights. not trying to get the hydraulic part to work.
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:59 pm

The systme is water and glycol mix under light pressure that is activated by the hand pump adjuster inside the car. No power needed.
With the hydraulic auto adjusters, there should be a knurled ring on the outside of the black plastic slave unit at the headlight assembly the pipe enters, turning this will allow some height adjustment, they should also have the standard threaded bar on the inside that can be adjusted in an out to further adjust height. These can also be replaced by the standard OEM hand adjusters with the normal white plastic ends fitted once the slave unit is removed as the headlight unit is exactly the same but with the slave carrier attached.

The hyraulic system can be recharched by immersing it all in water and removing the small alloy pins at each end and use a small bicycle pump filled with water to re-pressurise the system but it's hit or miss.
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:28 pm

Flack that sounds like hard work. Think ill bin them and try to fit manual one. Prob with bar on unit is it will on;ly give me a few turns before its locked against the unit. What doughnut thought this up! Dark ally comes to mind!
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:36 pm

Ok getting some longer screws in the morning, hope i dont break the plastic tring to bend it!

Its a good job my mate dont charge me for retests!
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:39 pm

ARE YOU SURE YOUR NOT TURNING THE WRONG ADJUSTER ?
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Post Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:11 pm

Sorry what do you mean? The big fat Bastartd with the pipe coming out the back. There is only one. I thoght?
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