H4 light repair..
09-17-2017, 04:15 PM
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H4 light repair..
That 4 piece plastic socket at the bottom of the light, that snaps onto a plastic ball.
one of mine no longer holds, missing too many ears, and it rotates up.
What to do?
one of mine no longer holds, missing too many ears, and it rotates up.
What to do?
09-17-2017, 05:46 PM
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Not really a repair, but I have seen cars where a small zip tie wrapped around the socket rements held the headlight in place.
09-18-2017, 04:20 PM
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One of mine failed. I have yet to make a permanent repair but as a stopgap solution I made a packer out of some silicon tube wrapped in some gorilla tape and wedged it such that it pushed the lamp full down. I then used the aim adjusters point it in a more appropriate higher direction. Not exactly brilliant but it seems to work. Pic is a little blurred
I have it on my project list to do something about it once the cooler season weather arrives. Getting the original bracket out was easy- drill the pop rivets- but as to what to put back in is the thing. A nice little project for someone with a 3D printer maybe if the material is suitable.
I have it on my project list to do something about it once the cooler season weather arrives. Getting the original bracket out was easy- drill the pop rivets- but as to what to put back in is the thing. A nice little project for someone with a 3D printer maybe if the material is suitable.
09-18-2017, 04:31 PM
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One of mine failed. I have yet to make a permanent repair but as a stopgap solution I made a packer out of some silicon tube wrapped in some gorilla tape and wedged it such that it pushed the lamp full down. I then used the aim adjusters point it in a more appropriate higher direction. Not exactly brilliant but it seems to work. Pic is a little blurred
I have it on my project list to do something about it once the cooler season weather arrives. Getting the original bracket out was easy- drill the pop rivets- but as to what to put back in is the thing. A nice little project for someone with a 3D printer maybe if the material is suitable.
I have it on my project list to do something about it once the cooler season weather arrives. Getting the original bracket out was easy- drill the pop rivets- but as to what to put back in is the thing. A nice little project for someone with a 3D printer maybe if the material is suitable.
Let me light the 'Roger Beacon'...
09-18-2017, 04:44 PM
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Is this the part you mean? This is on an H5 but IIRC the same deal on an H4.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
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09-19-2017, 02:39 PM
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I'd be up for a couple, too.
Most everybody probably needs a couple; they just don't know it.
These things are too brittle and easily broken. I wish there were a metal — or at least beefier, less brittle plastic — alternative.
Most everybody probably needs a couple; they just don't know it.
These things are too brittle and easily broken. I wish there were a metal — or at least beefier, less brittle plastic — alternative.
09-19-2017, 02:52 PM
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I know I need two for the crapped out H4's I got from another 928 "expert".
