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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: cube on 17 January 2011, 17:30:54

Title: Headlight problem ????
Post by: cube on 17 January 2011, 17:30:54

Hi,
I've just fitted my "nightbreakers" and after first run today in the dark i noticed that the reflector part of the headlight wasn't flush, with a gap of approx 5mm to the right hand top side of the right light and the same gap with the left hand top side of the left light   :o :o (whilst stood in front of car)

Is this right ??? or have they dropped ??????   :-/ :-/

Cheers

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: RobG on 17 January 2011, 17:38:26

Grab the back of the dipped beam bulb. If you can push the reflector back & forth you`ve busted the adjusters when fitting the new bulbs

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: cube on 17 January 2011, 17:42:18

Yep the whole lot moves around  :o

I didn't move them that much, what are they made of, cheese ??
(lol).

Can they be fixed ????
Thanks

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: RobG on 17 January 2011, 17:46:04

Adjusters go brittle. They can be fixed by replacing said adjusters with ally ones.http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1271424451
Got a pair of lights with adjusters intact for £50 posted but you take your chance as to whether the adjusters get damaged in the post

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: cube on 17 January 2011, 18:15:17

Just for show and clarification  :-/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-d-s-headlight-2001-/130473179550?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e60ceb99e

mine are like this, does mean the adjusters have gone on this as well ??
TIA

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: RobG on 17 January 2011, 18:20:06

Not necessarily. Send him a question, ask if the reflector moves back & forth. The pair I`ve got look exactly the same as that but the adjusters are in intact. problem with the mig lights is that some people offer them for sale not even knowing that the adjuster is busted

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: cube on 17 January 2011, 18:35:22

Thanks Rob, i meant the gap just to check ??

i'll have a look again tomorrow morning.
If i need to replace them i'll buy yours and collect them, don't trust the post with something that fragile.

Fingers crossed i might have a run down to Bristol soon, go to Clevedon (BS21) now again with work.

Cheers mate :y

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: RobG on 17 January 2011, 18:47:30

Gap looks normal but doesn`t mean adjuster is OK. Here`s pics of mine with the adjusters OK.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/P1040137.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/P1040136.jpg)

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: deadline on 18 January 2011, 21:35:41

same thing happened to me. I adjusted it "too much" with the screwdriver :)
i took the headlight out. luckily it was broken near the "long lights" (don't know how the "not-city-lights" are called in english, sorry) and I was able to repair it with some super glue and some pincers.
good luck

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: mathewst on 19 January 2011, 08:53:21

Long lights = Main beam
Short lights = Dipped beam

Title: Re: Headlight problem ????
Post by: cube on 19 January 2011, 20:43:13

Well lights sorted  :)

I put them in wrong  ::) ::), clip wouldn't fasten right  >:(

 :-X

Yeah excuses excuses lol