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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #15 on: 05 January 2009, 19:10:26 »
I could do with a couple of sets ;)
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #16 on: 05 January 2009, 19:13:25 »
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 My cousin has access to a workshop full of CNC tools. ....

Looks like a potential volunteer!  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #17 on: 05 January 2009, 19:18:47 »
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BTW: I might know someone who could help with the milling. Any idea what sort of quantity we would be interested in / how much work is involved? My cousin has access to a workshop full of CNC tools.

Kevin


What minimum batch could he do, maybe be quite a lot of interest depening on cost involed.

This sort of problem seems to pop up  a lot, so if not silly money I would have a set as a back up.
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #18 on: 05 January 2009, 19:29:13 »
All I need is some lengths of T section.....

So in theory its little more than take a piece of square section and mill the two sides off....plus a small channel in the top
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #19 on: 05 January 2009, 19:41:07 »
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All I need is some lengths of T section.....

So in theory its little more than take a piece of square section and mill the two sides off....plus a small channel in the top

I'd be able to manage that if the CNC Kid can't/won't.  :y
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #20 on: 05 January 2009, 20:18:26 »


Each one is about 40-50mm long (two per car)
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #21 on: 05 January 2009, 20:29:45 »
OK. I will forward that to him and see what he says. :y

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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #22 on: 05 January 2009, 20:33:04 »
Its the sort of thing that would be cheap if cut fom extruded lengths but, the cost of extrusion is a bit steep given how much you have to buy!
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #23 on: 05 January 2009, 23:19:14 »
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Its the sort of thing that would be cheap if cut fom extruded lengths but, the cost of extrusion is a bit steep given how much you have to buy!


out of interest what are your plans for attaching the ball to the end of the section?

or is there a patent pending ;)
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #24 on: 06 January 2009, 08:24:27 »
Once we have the section made, its s case of drill two holes, one in each end and tap them.

One end then threads onto the existing adjuster bar and the other end has an 8mm ball screwed into it ala used on bonnet strutts etc  :y
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #25 on: 06 January 2009, 08:46:36 »
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Once we have the section made, its s case of drill two holes, one in each end and tap them.

One end then threads onto the existing adjuster bar and the other end has an 8mm ball screwed into it ala used on bonnet strutts etc  :y


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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #26 on: 06 January 2009, 10:11:08 »
I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result as I have 2 sets of headlights in the garage with broken adjusters
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #27 on: 06 January 2009, 10:38:33 »
They key cost will be these pieces of machined aluminium, the ball sections are around a quid each.

There is then the need to cut to length, drill and tap the parts to.....guess my pillar drill will get some hammer!
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #28 on: 06 January 2009, 10:48:01 »
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Its the sort of thing that would be cheap if cut fom extruded lengths but, the cost of extrusion is a bit steep given how much you have to buy!

Well, he actually has a rubber company that does (or at least used to) do rubber and plastic extrusions so that might also be an option if he can work with a suitable material.

I will see what he says....

Kevin
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Re: Quick Headlight Question adjusters
« Reply #29 on: 06 January 2009, 10:56:15 »
I think plastic is best avoided given it seems to go brittle due to the temps in the lamp and the exposure to large doses of UV from HID bulbs. That and the extra work required for drilling and tapping into plastic not being such a nice material to work with.

Tooling would be a bit prohibative possibly to
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