plastic weld it with a soldering iron

 

How do I do that mate?

 

gaffa tape

 

as long as the headlight is secure and aligned then I doubt it would be a problem if a bolt fixing is missing

 

The issue is that the light now wobbles a bit and is loose and I think this would be an mot failure :-(

 

"wobbling around at idle" and "one bolt not quite doing its job" are two different things.

I went through two MOTs with a headlamp with a similar issue. Literally just wedged in place, and all was good

 

Only moves when I push it etc, when driving I don't see it moving at all and beams don't move, it's just loose when I push it or touch it, so assume this is a fail so want to secure it incase it's a failure.

 

mine passed like that, for two years (different garage each year, as I moved)

As long as, like I said, it's not rattling around - all they do is check the bulbs work, and the beam pattern

 

I move headlights when I test them to see if they are insecure or broken like this...

I test properly though, It IS a fail and if it passes well done, you got a poor tester, what else did he miss

To plastic weld you get a hot soldering iron and a piece of fairly decent plastic and weld/melt it onto the crack

 

My 25 MOT failed on snapped mounting lugs,and I changed the light unit(bumper off and all that malarkey).I would do as above also,and melt the two halves back,not as hard as it sounds.

 

Well I've seen expanding builders foam used before to get through an MOT!

 

Don't matter if its secure...

 

Just something that isn't flimsy, it's not guaranteed to work but worth a shot, I have a pair of lights one is broken, If it's not the drivers side your welcome to have it free as it's only gonna be thrown away, just pay the postage.

 

Hi mate I will give it a go tonight but if your one that's good is the drivers side then I would be very interested.

Let me know mate and I will update you later regarding any success

 

I have used this with small self tappers and epoxy putty. 3 years on and it is still OK

 

Oh cool mate thanks for the link, does this just stick over the two parts that have broken away and then you simply put the bolt through the hole into the slam panel as it was? What's this stuff made of metal and where can I get it (or just online) ?

 

The band is not self adhesive. It is flexible metal and cuts with lightweight snips or hacksaw. It is narrower than the bracket arms and fitted comfortably inside my bracket moulded reinforcers.
I cut a length to bridge the two parts, drilled 2 small holes in the lamp bracket arms one each side of the break & coresponding to the holes in the band. I then stuck it on with epoxy putty (which also fills any voids) & reinforced/supported by small screws. The screws hold the repair together whilst the epoxy cures. Don`t forget to clean and rough up the surfaces so the epoxy bonds well.
I didn`t extend the strip to the bracket fixing screw (it was the lower arm/lug) but assuming the holes in the band are big enough can`t see why not.
The band should be available from electrical & builders merchants and from the link I gave (£10 min. order threshold for free next day delivery - they do quite a few automotive goodies - spray underbody wax, brake cleaner to mention a couple, so getting to a tenner should not be a problem).
Hope this has helped.

 

Morning all

Firstly I got to work as explained by Pengy and it was going well and went relatively well but I was unsure about how long it would last plastic weed as I had to do it with the light on the car still so I also attached some screwed on metal brackets as shown in the images.

After all this I can see the light beams are not in line (so is this a fail or an alteration as part of the mot)?

Please see images below of fix and light beams, the first light shot is main and the second full beam.

Can someone tell me how to set these up myself if I need to for an mot, thanks

 

See if you can slacken the bolts and carefully push the headlight upwards bringing the patterns closer together, once sort of close to each other you can ask the tester to adjust the pattern with the actual adjusters during the test,

Normally they would do it for free, some places don't.

I'll look see which headlight I have spare later for you.

 

So am I right the drivers side looks too high? is it only in image two (full beam on)?

Do you mean the two bolts I have shown in my pics? slacken them off? how do I being the light up as I can't seem to get it to move at all apart from back and forward a bit, but not enough o really make a difference...

Thanks reg light also

 

I'd just put it through the test and see if they can adjust them up.

They aren't that bad, main beam isn't subject to headlamp aim during mot

 

I've only got a broken zr drivers and a good rover 25 headlight

 

Hi mate

Are they the same or does that mean the one you have wont fit ?

Thanks

Carl