Headlight adjuster adjustment

[Mike E]

hey foks,

I figured out that the headlight adjustment thingy is hydraulic. Is there a way to bleed it? Does it have a reservoir? How do I make it work? Turning the knob, I observe fluid moving in the tubes, but lots of air...

[lino]

I don't know, but would like to see a pic of the headlight adjuster controls if possible.

[shifty]

To both of you, JBort is your huckleberry.

[Jon in Richmond]

There was some discussion about this before. I believe that the system is sealed when manufactured. Once air gets in or it cracks and the fluid escapes it is useless. You will have to buy another system. Mine does not work either.

HTH

[Mike E]

Thanks Jon, and... Bugger.

Shifty: What the?

[shifty]

[QUOTE="Mike E"]Shifty: What the?[/QUOTE]

You asking why my name is Shifty?

I did a 5-speed conversion that took, um, a little longer than I had expected it to! Here's the link to the conversion:

http://www.oo00oo.com/tranny

I polled the board for a new handle, and they came up with Shifty! It was Lars Bend OR's idea on the Roadfly board:

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e28/2810583-1.html

[Aaron from Aus]

Shifty: I think he means What the hell is Jbort>??? or something.

Mike, the replacement Hydraulic adjuster is about $650 Aus dollars from BMW ....they failed on nearlyt every E28 12months after they left the Showroom. it was the only POS on the car. LOL.

[shifty]

Aaron, you could be right. JBort is one guy on here that's done basically a full Euro conversion of his 528e. He did the bumpers and the Euro headlights with wipe/wash/adjustment. He did a lot of his own wiring and plumbing on those parts, so I think he knows just as well as anyone about this stuff.

[Aaron from Aus]

Hey, mate, What is with you...dont take shit so seriously... like i said...and what i thought....we are wondering what you where referring too when you said J-bort.

We were not sure..sorry that we dont know every nick on this forum mate

You said:
To both of you, JBort is your huckleberry

We dont understand american litrure that well over yonder ... we do not have a clue as to what you meannt....but now we do..no offence.

[shifty]

Aaron,

No offense taken, my friend from Down Unda! Next time, I'll be sure to don my Doc Brown mind-reading contraption!

[Velocewest]

So that's it? It leaks and you give up? Doesn't sound like the BMW hack mechanics I know. If man built it, man can fix it. We need one of these units as a guinea pig.

[C.R. Krieger]

[QUOTE="Aaron from Aus"]Hey, mate, What is with you...dont take shit so seriously... like i said...and what i thought....we are wondering what you where referring too when you said J-bort.

We were not sure..sorry that we dont know every nick on this forum mate

You said:
To both of you, JBort is your huckleberry

We dont understand american litrure that well over yonder ... we do not have a clue as to what you meannt....but now we do..no offence.[/QUOTE]

Hey, don't feel too bad about it, mate. I'm from Ohio and I had no idea what he said, either. Must one o' them generational thangs ...
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[Mike E]

Shifty: More love to y'all!

I've spent most of a wet Grand Prix saturday watchin BMW-Williams slide around the home track, (Go Webber!) and surfin' the pics on your site! I also delved into Mark Twain to surmise that you meant that JBort could be my life-long brother in arms on this issue

On the lamp adjustment adjuster thingy, i'm thinking of cutting the lines, inserting a bicycle hydro brake bleeder somehow, and charging it all up with whateveer goes in there.

When the GP-stopping rain has ceased, I will venture outside into our glorious summer... brrr...

[JBort]

To both of you, JBort is your huckleberry

I knew what Shifty meant.

Here's the entire system:



It is a sealed pneumatic unit. Once it's open, it's JUNK.

The control unit is part of the sealed system.

Everything you see pictured is about USD$140.

I've installed the complete system twice.