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Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters
Reply #60 - 05. Apr 2010 at 20:40

all seams complicated to me. i repaired both left/right adjusters for pennies using m5 allen key headed bolt ground down to fit the inner ball socket, two rivnuts and a longer m5 bolt.one rivnut is used to joint the threaded ends, the other fitted into a hole drilled in the headlight casing opposite the ball adjuster. takes a bit of time but cheaper than new lights still with the bakelite fittings inside.

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Sparkesandnoise Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Southampton Gender: Drives: anything	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #61 - 06. Apr 2010 at 13:08 Fitting these will be quicker, easier and looking at the shape and size of the part I don't think too expensive either.
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #62 - 06. Apr 2010 at 13:17 Sparkesandnoise wrote on 06. Apr 2010 at 13:08: Fitting these will be quicker, easier and looking at the shape and size of the part I don't think too expensive either. Having fited some fabricated parts on my own, I totaly agree! Keep us posted.
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Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters
Reply #63 - 10. Apr 2010 at 11:20

Ok, so I'm done (I hope), I have made 3 parts, fitted one to the broken unit I was given, I'll send one to Dave Elite for evaluation and donate the other to fix the other unit provided, which also appears to be snapped.

The part is pictured below, I am planning on putting them on eBay for £15 (+p&p) each, but if anyone from this forum wants them then how does £12 plus £2 p&p sound? I've also written a 'how to' manual, which I can email to purchasers to make fitting simpler.

If you're interested email Marribo on gad74@talktalk.net and I'll run more off next week.

Looking forward to your feedback.

If there are any other parts that are hard to find or highly over priced that I may be able to help with just let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Thanks
Gregg

[http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz329/sparkesandnoise/Omega%20headlight%20adjusters/CopyofOmegaadj5.jpg]

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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #64 - 10. Apr 2010 at 11:47
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Sparkesandnoise Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Southampton Gender: Drives: anything	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #65 - 10. Apr 2010 at 11:55 Cheers, I'm having a talentless day!
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #66 - 10. Apr 2010 at 11:58 Sparkesandnoise wrote on 10. Apr 2010 at 11:55: Cheers, I'm having a talentless day! Don't worry about it I'm probably half blind but is that adjuster the threaded one as I can't see the thread EDIT: ignore that I can see it now I'm looking at the pic upside down
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #67 - 10. Apr 2010 at 12:35 They look superb and thats an excellent price. Many thanks!
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Sparkesandnoise Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Southampton Gender: Drives: anything	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #68 - 10. Apr 2010 at 13:03 Thanks, how many thousands do you want?
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #69 - 10. Apr 2010 at 13:34 Sparkesandnoise wrote on 10. Apr 2010 at 13:03: Thanks, how many thousands do you want?
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #70 - 10. Apr 2010 at 13:46 Sparkesandnoise wrote on 10. Apr 2010 at 13:03: Thanks, how many thousands do you want? Put me down for 0.002K
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Matchless Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1746 Nottingham Gender: Drives: The one at the end of the drive	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #71 - 10. Apr 2010 at 22:13 They look good. Have you any more photos?
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Sparkesandnoise Newbie Offline Posts: 9 Southampton Gender: Drives: anything	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #72 - 10. Apr 2010 at 22:25 I do, but I didn't have much luck putting them on this morning. If you pm me your e-mail address I'll send them to you.
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The Red Baron Omega Baron Offline On me tod. Posts: 4072 burton on trent.staffs Gender: Drives: chipped 3.0mv6/corsa 1.2	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #73 - 10. Apr 2010 at 22:52 that looks just the job, well done.
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Matchless Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1746 Nottingham Gender: Drives: The one at the end of the drive	Re: Aluminium headlight adjusters Reply #74 - 10. Apr 2010 at 23:32 Some more pictures from sparkesandnoise:
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