WTB Headlight Adjuster repair kit

[dnp840ci]

Anyone have these lying around? I need to do some repairs to my headlights and BMW says that there are none in either the US or Germany. Otherwise I guess I will just have to fabricate something.

Thanks
Dave

No.	Description	Supplement	Qty	From	Up To	Part Number	Price	Notes	Photo
01	Repair kit	E31 HEADLIGHT	1			63210153655	$28.50

[jcs1966]

None available anywhere. Me and a few others have used 3/8 inch copper caps to replace the mounting thinga-majigs.

[dnp840ci]

Thanks. Yeah I figured I would probably end up fabricating. The parts supply for these cars is getting problematic. I was able to get more parts for my 74 Jaguar XKE than my 97 840ci!

[smithlink]

My housing was cracked when I bought the car and ended up failing catastrophically on the highway at a high speed.
I bought a new housing around 3 months ago and it came with new adjusters in it.
If you don't want to fabricate your own parts, the housing is easy to change out and costs $180.
It is part number 1 at this link:
http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...69&hg=63&fg=05

[mjrgroup]

Woah, do all new U.S. housings come with new adjusters?

[dnp840ci]

My housing was cracked when I bought the car and ended up failing catastrophically on the highway at a high speed.
I bought a new housing around 3 months ago and it came with new adjusters in it.
If you don't want to fabricate your own parts, the housing is easy to change out and costs $180.
It is part number 1 at this link:
http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...69&hg=63&fg=05

Thanks - I may end up going this route if all else fails.

Dave

[wmealer]

Woah, do all new U.S. housings come with new adjusters?

The housings are only half of the equation. If you want new "thimbles" you've got to spring for a new lens assembly.

[Max Lumens]

If you just need something to replace the adjuster wheels, I have plenty. Contact me by regular email please, "max@finemotoring.com".

I actually have all the parts needed to completely rebuild the headlights, just don't have time to trim everything and make up a sensible kit.

The hexagonal stainless pieces below make great replacement adjusters. They're threaded for 5mm, but you can drill them out a bit and use them on the remains of the stock splined shafts. They have 2 set screws and are 10mm across the flats, easy to adjust with a 10mm wrench. They come with a 1.5mm allen wrench.

http://bmw8.us/Headlight%20adjuster%20bits.JPG

(There's something odd about the image post function, getting URL error messages)

[Tdm886]

Max, do you still have any adjuster wheels (thimbles) for the E 31 headlights? Thank you.

[8eights]

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