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Hi all
I am missing one of my headlight adjuster screws and the small round plastic piece that it screws into. I think this part comes as an assembly because it doesn't show it in PET. Does anybody know where to get these? or a part number. With one of these missing the headlight is loose and moves around.
Thanks,
Searched around & this thread seemed like a good place to post...
My car = 1991 964 Turbo US.
2 Questions:...
1) Has anyone noticed that our metal headlight sockets have locations for THREE adjustment screws (left, right & top)? Yet, our outter trim ring only has TWO of the rubber + plug (so you can stick a small screw driver in w/o taking the trim ring off) - one on the left, and the other on top.
Hence Question: How many adjustment screws came originally on our cars?
2) Does anyone know the actual part number to order these adjustment screws and the plastic cylinder that it screws into?
Those are the standard US H5 light assemblies. I'm not sure that those parts are available separately. PET doesn't list them individually. If it were me, I would post a Wanted to Buy thread looking for H5's from someone who is upgrading to H4's. When I upgraded my cars to H4s, I tossed the old units, maybe you can get them for free or some cheap price.
Those are the standard US H5 light assemblies. I'm not sure that those parts are available separately. PET doesn't list them individually. If it were me, I would post a Wanted to Buy thread looking for H5's from someone who is upgrading to H4's. When I upgraded my cars to H4s, I tossed the old units, maybe you can get them for free or some cheap price.
Are you saying that you believe I need THREE per each headlight assembly?
top & both sides?
Please Note that when I pulled both sides apart, one of my adjustment screws was just laying in the bottom of the socket. And THEN when I saw that each assembly had the RIGHT side adjustment screw (& white plastic) missing from the metal housing, I just assumed that they fell off both sides (or some prior mechanic never put them back on).
BUT, I just find it odd that Porsche would ONLY put 2 of the rubber + grommets on each of the painted trim ring (left & top).
On my car there IS NO rubber grommet on the painted trim ring on the right side (I figured I would say that here, since in my picture above, you can't really see the right side of the painted trim ring)
If memory serves, there should only be two adjustment screws. One to raise/lower and the other to adjust left/right. I have had H4's for a long time, so if someone with H5's can confirm.
Last edited by Rocket Rob; 09-27-2016 at 02:31 PM.
1) Has anyone noticed that our metal headlight sockets have locations for THREE adjustment screws (left, right & top)? Yet, our outter trim ring only has TWO of the rubber + plug (so you can stick a small screw driver in w/o taking the trim ring off) - one on the left, and the other on top.
Hence Question: How many adjustment screws came originally on our cars?
I haven't looked closely, but I suspect they use the same assembly for both left and right headlights. Thus, they have adjustment screw locations on both sides so that the adjustment screw is always in the inside part of the Trim ring (for aesthetic purposes, when looking at car from the side). Only one (left or right) adjustment screw is needed for left/right adjustment.
I haven't looked closely, but I suspect they use the same assembly for both left and right headlights. Thus, they have adjustment screw locations on both sides so that the adjustment screw is always in the inside part of the Trim ring (for aesthetic purposes, when looking at car from the side).
HalV's comment about the aesthetic aspect of having the side adjustment screws on the inside for both LH & RH makes a lot of sense, and it is how I would have thought it supposed to be too.
Hmmm, HalV, but since you have not looked at it closely, could you please double check this (ie your RH pass side trim ring has the side adjustment screw on the inside)??
My headlight assemblies & trim rings are both exactly the same on both sides. In other words, the side adjustment screw is on the left on both sides. And all the part #'s are exactly the same on all parts.
Could you guys all please double check this on your cars. I would find it extremely odd that my all original car (with no accidents at all), would have somehow had RH side replaced with a LH.
Ok, looked closer and both trim rings are the same with the adjustment on hole on the right (from in the drivers seat). I can only assume that I have one adjustment screw on the right since that's all that's needed. Perhaps they intended to fit a left/right trim ring and decided against it for cost reasons?
05-30-2013, 05:28 PM
Missing headlight adjustment screw
