under dash lights thingy

[Brenner5]

i have one of these under dash light things..

it does not seem to work, the liquid in the tubes is not moving.. what would be best, remove it or leave it as it is..

the reason for asking is that i need a need underneath panel and if get one without the hole, should i make one and fit it??

[dannosail]

BMW Specialist garage I took mine too said the hydraulic headlamp adjuster where always a bit of a nightmare. Touring I bought had the tubes cut and the adjuster knob glued solid.

Unless you tow stuff and need to adjust the dip of your headlights or, like me, are a sucker for things being 'original' I wouldn't bother. Don't know what other zoners think?

[Brenner5]

hmm..

i doubt i will get it fixed maybe try find a panel which has the hole to fit it..

[t11mfn]

Mine doesnt work either!!

[A1BMW325iSport]

96quid from bmw as well

[mrLEE30]

never seen one working!!! be careful about the fluid though it is similar to anti-freeze and is toxic i am told. cut the pipes at your firewall, bend then back on themselves and tape the up, never to be bothered with again!!

mrlee

[Jos]

Lol mine never had any fluid in it to begin with It don't work either. I think whats normally done is to replace that panel with one off a 316/318 which doesn't have level adjusters

[Cloggy Saint]

I cut my pipes as they were just extra clutter in the engine bay. It's still nice to have the illuminated switch on the interior panel even if it doesn't do anything!

[mrLEE30]

It's still nice to have the illuminated switch on the interior panel even if it doesn't do anything!

he he he I do that too!!!

[jcjdavis1]

Hi my tubes are all cut away as same prob as everyone else.
I have lights to illuminate switch but can't find where they plug into,any ideas?

[AndrewL]

Oh well, stick up for BMW time... Mine have worked for nearly 14 years and I would guess it's very difficult to get the panel with the cut-out. I just never figured out why BMW fitted them to a convertible…

[cougar]

Lol mine never had any fluid in it to begin with It don't work either. I think whats normally done is to replace that panel with one off a 316/318 which doesn't have level adjusters

iv got 316 and 318 thayv got level adjusters did not work took them of the head ligts and fitted a manuel ajuster

[nickso]

has anyone tried to adapt the e34 5 series electric adjusters to an e30? spied them in the scrappy last week but one of the motors on the lights was missing...might work with a bit of fiddling