I may be just being stupid but I'm getting fed up. Changed my headlight over but now can't get this thread, nearest bonnet to grip. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks.
Great resolution Steve,Later headlights (probably the majority of them) require a longer bolt than the early ones. The later bolt has 50mm of thread, compared to the earlier ones at 40mm.
It caught me out the first time too.
They felt like they were fixed but I was a bit scared of breaking something.Can you swap the big plastic hexagonal nut that is underneath the long headlight screw? If the earlier shorter bolts also have the shorter hexagonal plastic nut fit these onto the later headlights and use the existing shorter bolts. Whatever solution you end up with you will need to have the lights adjusted correctly by a garage.
Can you swap the big plastic hexagonal nut that is underneath the long headlight screw? If the earlier shorter bolts also have the shorter hexagonal plastic nut fit these onto the later headlights and use the existing shorter bolts. Whatever solution you end up with you will need to have the lights adjusted correctly by a garage.
Try to measure the plastic nut ( sorry do not have an early headlight myself to check ). If shorter by about 10mm then go for the swap. Certainly the later ones just unscrew not sure about the early ones.