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[HerefordElite]

maybe thats what have already been fitted to these projectors they only just touch the sides of the slider bit they run into adjusters are about 1.25 inches long without ball joint what do you think

unlikely that old style adjusters would fracture as they are no where near as brittle as the new style :-/

what happened to MDTM making adjusters in extruded aluminium? :-?

[kjf7]

maybe thats what have already been fitted to these projectors they only just touch the sides of the slider bit they run into adjusters are about 1.25 inches long without ball joint what do you think

unlikely that old style adjusters would fracture as they are no where near as brittle as the new style :-/

what happened to MDTM making adjusters in extruded aluminium? :-?

i'll have a pair of those! how long are old style adjusters then

[unlucky alf]

the projector adjusters are black & the old style are white, to make the old style fit you have to extend them or youll be plane spotting , what i did was to join 2 of the nylon inserts together [the bit that clips to reflector & pops onto the adjuster},the way i done it is awkward to explain but easy to do & works fine.

[HerefordElite]

maybe thats what have already been fitted to these projectors they only just touch the sides of the slider bit they run into adjusters are about 1.25 inches long without ball joint what do you think

unlikely that old style adjusters would fracture as they are no where near as brittle as the new style :-/

what happened to MDTM making adjusters in extruded aluminium? :-?

i'll have a pair of those! how long are old style adjusters then

no idea as they're on my car (about 20mm shorter than the new ones i think)

i did toy with the idea of getting a local machine shop to mill me a pair of new ones as wouldn't be to difficult, ended up bodging with old ones though (a bodge that has been on my car for 12 months and 1 MOT mind)

[kjf7]

ok thanks everyone i think i've got a plan but no time to do it at the mo the other thing is after all of this am i likely to have lights that allow me to see where i'm going esp on dip beam?

[HerefordElite]

the projector adjusters are black & the old style are white, to make the old style fit you have to extend them or youll be plane spotting , what i did was to join 2 of the nylon inserts together [the bit that clips to reflector & pops onto the adjuster},the way i done it is awkward to explain but easy to do & works fine.

i didn't bother, they still reached the thread but didn't reach the slider, was a bit concerned when i was setting then up (worried that the adjuster would fall off the end of the thread )

but all worked fine - got the headlights checked at my local MOT station - and passed MOT 6 months later

[HerefordElite]

ok thanks everyone i think i've got a plan but no time to do it at the mo the other thing is after all of this am i likely to have lights that allow me to see where i'm going esp on dip beam?

to be honest with you they are still not brilliant considering the performance of the rest of the car

but they are sooooo much better than the old lights

[tmx]

Get Hids if you have an elite theres no excuse! aslong as you have s/l suspension obviously top keep pc plod happy

[HerefordElite]

Get Hids if you have an elite theres no excuse! aslong as you have s/l suspension obviously top keep pc plod happy

is self levelling fitted to estates then? my elite already has the headlight wash so at first glance i'm sure plod would be none the wiser

[kjf7]

mines got self leveling sus as far as i know the guy (a mate) who owned it before me said he had the replaced/fixed? or something, Suppose it would make sence as bound to get some heavy loads in that massive boot and come to think about it have read something in manuel. Whats headlight washers got to do with it?

[kjf7]

getting ready for 2nd try fixing these projectors using the parts from old lights got some black gutter sealer is it best to strip off all the old sealer and start again or can i leave it on? as it bloody awful messy shite

[kjf7]

getting ready for 2nd try fixing these projectors using the parts from old lights got some black gutter sealer is it best to strip off all the old sealer and start again or can i leave it on? as it's bloody awful messy shite

yo yo yo friendships where have you gone  

[tmx]

Get Hids if you have an elite theres no excuse! aslong as you have s/l suspension obviously top keep pc plod happy

is self levelling fitted to estates then? my elite already has the headlight wash so at first glance i'm sure plod would be none the wiser

Some saloons have it too!

They are far superior to halogen bulbs

sorry kjf7 but i managed to bodge my'n together with a sawn off 2inch nail dont ask!

[unlucky alf]

get out any big lumps of the old stuff first or it wont seal down flush all round, you wont get it all out

[kjf7]

ho i'll need to take off washer jets wont i haw do you do that i know they usually fall off but they seem quite tight cheers