 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / BMW Cars / November 2006Is it straight forward to adjust headlamps?
Ho do I adjust the headlights on a 540? Is it as straight forward as turning adjuster screws behind the lamp? pete -- http://www.brazierbridgewood.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipswich/ That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and another up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of loctite on the screws. >Ho do I adjust the headlights on a 540? Is it as straight forward as >turning adjuster screws behind the lamp? >pete --- AntiSpam/harvest --- Remove X's to send email to me. >That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and another >up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of loctite on the >screws. I will have to give it a try as I am getting flashed by other motorists. Thanks. pete -- http://www.brazierbridgewood.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipswich/ > >That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and > >another up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of > >loctite on the screws. > I will have to give it a try as I am getting flashed by other > motorists. Thanks. You've not got HID lamps, have you? In the UK these are self levelling and this can fail. One way to do a quick check is on level ground to drive up close to a wall etc, square on, and mark on the wall the centre of the *main* beams. Now back away in a straight line as far as possible. The main beams should be below that mark.  Signature*Life is hard; then you nap Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. >> >That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and >> >another up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >back away in a straight line as far as possible. The main beams should be >below that mark. Yes I have self leveling lights Dave. I don't understand why I hadn't noticed they were out of alignment before but that is probably because I have mainly used this car during the summer months. I went to the chap who services my motor and he has fixed the problem. Many thanks. pete -- http://www.brazierbridgewood.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipswich/ It is that straight-forward if the adjusters are not broken. Unfortunately, they are made out of plastic that completely crumbles after a few years. Mine did. My dealer quoted my $1100 to replace the headlamp. Luckily I have the internet and found multiple sources on how to repair them. $26 in parts from that same dealer. If they won't adjust and bounce a bit, the adjusters are broken. Go to www.bmwtips.com for instructions on replacing them. Tom > That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and another > up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of loctite on [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>turning adjuster screws behind the lamp? >>pete >It is that straight-forward if the adjusters are not broken. Unfortunately, >they are made out of plastic that completely crumbles after a few years. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >If they won't adjust and bounce a bit, the adjusters are broken. Go to >www.bmwtips.com for instructions on replacing them. That is a good link. Thanks. pete -- http://www.brazierbridgewood.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipswich/ >My dealer quoted my $1100 to replace the headlamp. Luckily I have the >internet and found multiple sources on how to repair them. $26 in parts >from that same dealer. When I replaced my lenses, I replaced all the plastic bits -- they were, as you noted, crap. I think, including lenses & all the assorted plastic bits & screws, I was well under $300 (more if you count the fog lamps) Surely the $26 wasn't including replacement lamps, was it? just hte plastic bits.... Replacing the headlamp on a 10-15 year old car (or more) can make a huge difference in light intensity -- they do get sand pitted and blurry. --- AntiSpam/harvest --- Remove X's to send email to me. > >My dealer quoted my $1100 to replace the headlamp. Luckily I have the >>internet and found multiple sources on how to repair them. $26 in parts [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > make a > huge difference in light intensity -- they do get sand pitted and blurry. No, just the adjusters. They're Xenons and still going strong. > That's how I did it on my 735 -- there's two -- one right/left and another > up/down For peace of mind, when I was done; I put a drop of loctite on > the > screws. Not necessary and not to be recomended IMO. The adjusting screws are a friction fit in the plastic adjusters within the h/light, so are unlikely to move once set, but the main reason they shouldn't be loctited, is that as others have indicated, the adjusters do break When they do, the adjusting screw, has to be unscrewed from the broken part of the plastic adjuster, to allow removal of the broken part, which isn't easily done if the screw is loctited into it's bush. The screw is retained in the h/lamp housing, and is not normally replaced when fitting a new plastic adjuster, which in the UK cost about £8 each. Mike. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.