Headlight stopper rubber needed

[FlipFlopGriff]

The light units have a bracket on them with a mushroom shaped piece of rubber which when the lights are up would site under the front of the car just behind the bumber. I assume they act as a stopper and hold the units in place. I have one which is solid and could do with replacing but don't have the other side. I have tried a conventional grommet but its not deep enough. The mushroom head is approx 17mm across, 10mm deep, with the shaft 10mm long and approx 8mm diameter.
I have remade the brackets in aluminium but need the rubber mushrooms.
Anyone know where I can get some? Assume all Wedges have them???
Cheers
FFG

[BadRedWedge]

Paul, sounds a bit fancy for a wedge, but yours is early, the later ones use what looks like a piece of hose pipe screewed on which acts as the stopper

[djc1001]

Agree - Piece of heater hose screwed to the adjustable bracket

David

Edited by djc1001 on Friday 11th July 16:05

[FlipFlopGriff]

The bracket isn't adjustable - it was a strip of steel bent to suit, attached to the recess at the bottom of the light pod and this rubber bit to stop it flying out.
Must be able to get some somewhere.
FFG

[djc1001]

FlipFlopGriff said:

The bracket isn't adjustable - it was a strip of steel bent to suit, attached to the recess at the bottom of the light pod and this rubber bit to stop it flying out.
Must be able to get some somewhere.
FFG

Sounds similar, the later ones are still bent metal with rubber but fastened in slots to give some adjustment.
One mounted to the bottom of the pod for the up pos'n and one mounted in the pod recess for the down pos'n. I guess some form of rubber door stop from B&Q may do the trick.
David

[Mystic Slippers]

Sorry to jump in ,my passenger side pod sits lower then norm,is it a case of adjusting/bending these stops to get it correct?

[djc1001]

Mystic Slippers said:

Sorry to jump in ,my passenger side pod sits lower then norm,is it a case of adjusting/bending these stops to get it correct?

Depends how low it is.
The tie rod should be adjusted so that the pod goes slightly too low and then the lower and upper stops adjusted so the pod sits against the stop in both up & down pos's. Means you can get the down pos'n level and the upper stop takes out a lot of vibration with the lights on

David

Edited by djc1001 on Friday 11th July 18:58

[BadRedWedge]

FlipFlopGriff said:

The bracket isn't adjustable - it was a strip of steel bent to suit, attached to the recess at the bottom of the light pod and this rubber bit to stop it flying out.
Must be able to get some somewhere.
FFG

Paul, you adjust it by the very technical procedure of cutting the length of the tube to allow more or less squash or thicker/thinner tube, along with the adjustment on the arms, as already posted the rubber just stops the pod springing up and down on the arms ( least that’s how I did it on the black 280 )

[BadRedWedge]

Have you been here Paul ?

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/rimmer/tr7/electrical

or here ?

http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/en/list+rubber+an...

or here ?

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Auto-Performance-Silicone...

when you Google 'rubber ' you get some very eeerrr...... interesting sites

Edited by BadRedWedge on Saturday 12th July 06:49

[grahamw48]

Yep...I got 'Max Mosley'

[gingerclive]

Mystic Slippers said:

Sorry to jump in ,my passenger side pod sits lower then norm,is it a case of adjusting/bending these stops to get it correct?

I have the same problem. tried altering the arm but then the pod wont return flush. also swapped the motors over but still no cure, if you sort it let me know how becouse im stummpped on this one!

Clive

[Mystic Slippers]

Took passenger side pod off today because it was pretty erratic-most of the time not lifting untill lights had been switched off a minute or so !
Cleaned connectors and lubed joints etc-sorted ! light raise properly
also as a bonus cleaned contacts for rad sensor-for the first time i heard the fan running today (maybe coincidenece as quite hot day today)

gingerclive said:

Mystic Slippers said:

Sorry to jump in ,my passenger side pod sits lower then norm,is it a case of adjusting/bending these stops to get it correct?

I have the same problem. tried altering the arm but then the pod wont return flush. also swapped the motors over but still no cure, if you sort it let me know how becouse im stummpped on this one!

Clive

on inspection i found a 4" length of hose which was attached to a bolt fitted to the floor under the pod housing it was quite loose i tried to tighten it up but it snapped off
i guess this was meant to be angled to stop the pod lowering too far,although it looked a bit of an half-assed affair- will look into this again when ive got more free time.Might get a block of foam rubber and attach it under the pod assembly.