[s-cars]Anyone know if the headlight reflector mounting clips can be ordered?

[Dave Ellis]

Thanks for the info Tom!  Let me know if you have any clips, it looks 
like I need four of them.
-Dave


Tom Green wrote:
> When we did the euro lights GB from PG performance a couple of years  ago,
> one headlight arrived with one of the adjusters broken.   It took  Paul 
> Jr. over
> six months to get the replacement from Hella, with prompting phone  
> calls from
> me about twice a month.
> 
> I would want a better connection to the factory if I was trying that  
> route again.
> 
> They are not available through the Audi Dealer.
> 
> In the meantime a lister (sorry, forgotten who) with a headlight with  
> broken
> exterior mounting tabs, saved me with the part.  Perhaps Force Five  
> recognizes
> the value of the inside pieces for the crash damaged lamps and  doesn't 
> discard
> all the broken stuff.
> 
> I doubt you will have any success with repairs (even with some of the  
> super
> adhesives like ECS body repair adhesive) and still retain adjustment  
> features.
> 
> Tip:  Gentle prying of the tit from the recess with a thin blade  
> screwdriver to help
> release the clip will prevent breaking the clip.  Ensure they are  
> aligned properly
> as you reattach one at a time.
> 
> You have shown the broken upper clip and the right side lamp lower  
> adjuster.
> IIRC, the left lamp lower adjuster is white.   I think I have the  black 
> clip, I will
> search bits and pieces.  The two lower clips are mirror image parts  so you
> can put it on backwards and work ok for the opposite side.  No top   
> clips,  though.
> Perhaps another lister has some squirreled away.
> 
> If this does not work, there are used lamps on ebay.  I would not pay  
> much since
> they are probably as dirty as your old ones and  Shokan sells them on  ebay
> for $245 each last look I had.  Not continuous auctions, but fairly  often.
> 
> Oops, those are A6/S6 headlamps.  S4's don't have the same commonality.
> Good news, clips are the same, 100/S4 and A6/S6.
> 
> I'll check what I have available.  No charge if you need it.  You pay  
> customs. :-)
> 
> You guys getting cabin fever already ?  Or, is it just getting dark ?
> 
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 Avant
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:48:55 -0500
>> From: Dave Ellis <UrS4 at sympatico.ca>
>> Subject: [s-cars] Anyone know if the headlight reflector mounting
>>     clips can    be ordered?
>> To: "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Message-ID: <43925917.5020700 at sympatico.ca>
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>> I finally got around to putting in the HIR bulbs I bought last  year, and
>> while disassembling the lens housing to clean and install a relayed
>> wiring harness, had four of the reflector mounting clips (the ones  that
>> are adjustable to aim the headlamps) break off where they attach to  the
>> reflector.
>>
>> These clips are *really* brittle.  Two broke off during disassembly  and
>> two broke off during reassembly.
>>
>> After much cursing and a quick look at etka (which doesn't appear to
>> show the correct part), I've decided to turn to the collective  wisdom of
>> the list for help.
>>
>> Here's a link to a photo of a good clip, and a broken clip:
>>    http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/54496/img_3571_mod.jpg
>>
>> Has anyone run into this problem before and come up with a successful
>> solution?  Can these clips be ordered separately from somewhere?   Or am
>> I stuck trying to glue these things back together and hope they hold?
>>
>> Any help appreciated!
>> -Dave
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