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Vauxhall Omega BANNED Offline Posts: 78 Chester Gender:	Headlights 09. Feb 2011 at 22:20 Hello everyone. I've had a problem with my headlights (HID) thats been bothering me for a while. The internal reflector bits move about freely. It has always passed its mots ok. Is this a common problem? And is there a fix? Thanks for any help.
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Headlights Reply #1 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:21 Afraid you've got broken adjusters.. There is a fix listed, replacing the plastic ones with Aluminium ones
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Headlights Reply #2 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:23 http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1271424451
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Vauxhall Omega BANNED Offline Posts: 78 Chester Gender:	Re: Headlights Reply #3 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:23 Lazydocker wrote on 09. Feb 2011 at 22:21: Afraid you've got broken adjusters.. There is a fix listed, replacing the plastic ones with Aluminium ones Oh great, did GM make the aluminium adjusters? Or are they after market items?
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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Headlights Reply #4 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:24 Click on my link
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Re: Headlights
Reply #5 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:26

Vauxhall Omega wrote on 09. Feb 2011 at 22:23:

Lazydocker wrote on 09. Feb 2011 at 22:21:

Afraid you've got broken adjusters.. There is a fix listed, replacing the plastic ones with Aluminium ones Thumbs Up!

Oh great, did GM make the aluminium adjusters? Or are they after market items?

As Rob said, probably as you were typing, they were commissioned by a member here and will fix it. Or you might be lucky and be able to glue them like I have, although I doubt it will be a permanent fix

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Vauxhall Omega BANNED Offline Posts: 78 Chester Gender:	Re: Headlights Reply #6 - 09. Feb 2011 at 22:27 Wow thats great, I bet Dave Elite, Sparkesandnoise and maribo are all in it together ha ha. But it is a very good looking product. Well that looks like the way to go then, thats for the quick resposes and help
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duggs Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1072 Felixstowe Gender: Drives: 2000 3.0 V6 ELITE	Re: Headlights Reply #7 - 10. Feb 2011 at 01:06 OR....as I did literally yesterday...hope to strike gold and get complete replacement headlights from a wreckers WITH the adjusters in tact. It would appear that the broken adjusters were throwing up a field of vision error. Problem finally went away once I changed the headlights entirely.
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Re: Headlights
Reply #8 - 10. Feb 2011 at 08:02

duggs wrote on 10. Feb 2011 at 01:06:

OR....as I did literally yesterday...hope to strike gold and get complete replacement headlights from a wreckers WITH the adjusters in tact.

It would appear that the broken adjusters were throwing up a field of vision error. Problem finally went away once I changed the headlights entirely.

Think that's probably a coincidence TBH Undecided

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Re: Headlights
Reply #9 - 10. Feb 2011 at 10:43

The field vision error is yet another Omega HID problem caused by the sensor not the broken adjuster.
I also have the same broken adjuster problem (on the nearside) and I'm really impressed that you managed to find a second hand headlamp at a breakers yard with the adjusters in tact. Huh

I would still consider splitting them and putting in the aluminium adjusters (which BTW are superbly manufactured) as sods law says that having gone through the hassle of changing the lamps over you will have to get the alignment re set and at that point the adjuster will break. Another problem on these things is that many seem to have peeling silver on the reflector and many have evidence of leaking and continual misting (which may be why the silver flakes off).
I think its fair to say that these lamps were not one of Hella's best efforts. Sad

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