Headlight connectors

trufflestu

trufflestu

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Both connectors on my headlights the clips are broken, they have been like this since I've owned the car.

I have 2 other clips I can replace them with but having looked at the connectors they don't look like they can be replaced, Am I missing something or are the connectors not able to be changed without buying a whole new cable? They look moulded into the connector.

On another note I have changed my headlights as the rubbers had perished, the replacement headlights would not be fixed in position by the torx bolt, after much head scratching I ended up having to file about 2mm off the plastic adjustment to get the bolt to bite in the hole, has anyone else experienced this before?
 
yes I have a 2001 TDI and 2002 1.4 petrol, the headlight rear plastic moulding was changed on the latter cars to make the inner fixing point stronger, it is a few mm deeper (thicker) that the early model headlights. As a result the threaded boss that mates with the headlight and the torques bolt goes through is taller and therefore needs a longer bolt by about 6 to 8mm
 
trufflestu said:
Both connectors on my headlights the clips are broken, they have been like this since I've owned the car.

I have 2 other clips I can replace them with but having looked at the connectors they don't look like they can be replaced, Am I missing something or are the connectors not able to be changed without buying a whole new cable? They look moulded into the connector.

On another note I have changed my headlights as the rubbers had perished, the replacement headlights would not be fixed in position by the torx bolt, after much head scratching I ended up having to file about 2mm off the plastic adjustment to get the bolt to bite in the hole, has anyone else experienced this before?
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Yes,

They can be changed, you just need the special tool that releases each pin (It looks like a small screwdriver but has two thin prongs on the end) I bought one on eBay ages ago and I have yet to use it so I am not 100% sure that I bought the right size, but they are fine foir releasing the pins (just remember / note the wiring colours / positions when you start.

As for the positoning of the headlamp and the bolts, I have never experienced a problem with that and I have removed and replaced tens of headlamps, but you have to make sure that they are fitted corr3ectly and with the plastic rounbd pin in the correct position.

Steve B
 
depronman said:
yes I have a 2001 TDI and 2002 1.4 petrol, the headlight rear plastic moulding was changed on the latter cars to make the inner fixing point stronger, it is a few mm deeper (thicker) that the early model headlights. As a result the threaded boss that mates with the headlight and the torques bolt goes through is taller and therefore needs a longer bolt by about 6 to 8mm
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Thanks that is reassuring that they changed the thickness of the plastic
 
Birchall said:
Yes,

They can be changed, you just need the special tool that releases each pin (It looks like a small screwdriver but has two thin prongs on the end) I bought one on eBay ages ago and I have yet to use it so I am not 100% sure that I bought the right size, but they are fine foir releasing the pins (just remember / note the wiring colours / positions when you start.

As for the positoning of the headlamp and the bolts, I have never experienced a problem with that and I have removed and replaced tens of headlamps, but you have to make sure that they are fitted corr3ectly and with the plastic rounbd pin in the correct position.

Steve B
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Thanks Steve,

Are they these by any chance

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3pcs-Car-...e:Audi&hash=item3ad35634f4:g:KxMAAOSw5cNYOQIO
 
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