Not sure how relevant this is, But I changed my plastic mount/holder thingy for a porcelain one after my plastic melted. Now the bulbfits into a ceramic part, not the oem plastic which melts
What's Inside Your Headlight?
- Thread starter Magwych
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Thanks for the images , mine is bol ...xed and always wasn't sure how the intestines look.
Will have go at it whe time allows because rattling headlight is driving me and others mad on the road and a new one is out of my league.
Will have go at it whe time allows because rattling headlight is driving me and others mad on the road and a new one is out of my league.
Bendy toy
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Replacement headlight units are from about £140 on eBay. A replacement glass is also on there so it must be reasonably easy to remove and worth a go at fixing it.
If the glass is stuck on, use electronics grade silicone to refit. The acetic acid from normal silicon will damage reflectors. If its got a gasket igore me
If the glass is stuck on, use electronics grade silicone to refit. The acetic acid from normal silicon will damage reflectors. If its got a gasket igore me
No gaskets, just a bead of sealant/adhesive. I saw a Chinese source on EBay last night, had UK spec glass for £80. You can get a second hand unit complete for around the £150 mark. But, how long before you need another one? Beatmeier, do you want any close ups of any part of my unit - ooer 
No gaskets, just a bead of sealant/adhesive. I saw a Chinese source on EBay last night, had UK spec glass for £80. You can get a second hand unit complete for around the £150 mark. But, how long before you need another one? Beatmeier, do you want any close ups of any part of my unit - ooer
Yes please
. If you have pics that show the mounting of the reflector better I would really appreciate it.Thanks
Top mounting, in the middle:
This is the fixed mount around which the reflector pivots. The ball on the screw fixes into the shell, the smaller white plastic part pushes on to the ball. The socket, the white piece of tubing fixes on the reflector using the screw. The plastic bush, now mounted on the ball on the screw and scrwe into the shell, clips into the socket. A push all the way in secures it.
Removal is a reversal of assembly, but that bush needs teasing part of the way out the socket before pushing hard towards the front of the unit.
This is the fixed mount around which the reflector pivots. The ball on the screw fixes into the shell, the smaller white plastic part pushes on to the ball. The socket, the white piece of tubing fixes on the reflector using the screw. The plastic bush, now mounted on the ball on the screw and scrwe into the shell, clips into the socket. A push all the way in secures it.
Removal is a reversal of assembly, but that bush needs teasing part of the way out the socket before pushing hard towards the front of the unit.
Bottom mounting, in the middle:
There is a plastic half-roudn socket fixed to the rear of the reflector. The black sliding plate pushes into the socket. The late slides in rails in the base of the shell.
The adjuster is a theraded rod that passes through the shell, cam mechansim outside provides the means of quickly lowering the beam.
The screw thread of the adjuster passes through that flat plate that we attached to the reflector.
It is possible to re-align and reconnect these should they get seperated, without taking the headlight apart. You need to push straight down towards the base of the shell.
I had to do that with my first R1200GS.
There is a plastic half-roudn socket fixed to the rear of the reflector. The black sliding plate pushes into the socket. The late slides in rails in the base of the shell.
The adjuster is a theraded rod that passes through the shell, cam mechansim outside provides the means of quickly lowering the beam.
The screw thread of the adjuster passes through that flat plate that we attached to the reflector.
It is possible to re-align and reconnect these should they get seperated, without taking the headlight apart. You need to push straight down towards the base of the shell.
I had to do that with my first R1200GS.
Right Hand Adjuster, Top Right viwed from behind:
Like the bottom adjuster, there is a plastic socket attached to the reflector. In fact it is the same part as the bottom one, but turned around.
The black plastic plate has a ball on it, like the bottomm plate, which engages in the ball on the reflector. The plate slides in rails in the shell.
The treaded adjuster screws into the plate and makes it move.
Not had any epxerience of these coming apart, if they did you would need to align them and push up and to the right.
Like the bottom adjuster, there is a plastic socket attached to the reflector. In fact it is the same part as the bottom one, but turned around.
The black plastic plate has a ball on it, like the bottomm plate, which engages in the ball on the reflector. The plate slides in rails in the shell.
The treaded adjuster screws into the plate and makes it move.
Not had any epxerience of these coming apart, if they did you would need to align them and push up and to the right.
MWH
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Magwych, with reference to the bottom ball and socket, does the white dome just sit over the black ball or does it snap into place. Thanks 
Snaps in.Magwych, with reference to the bottom ball and socket, does the white dome just sit over the black ball or does it snap into place. Thanks
With all the bits in place, and the headlight held in normal orientation, pressure needs to be applied in a downwards direction. The ball is on a plate that slides in grooves in the base of the headlight shell , so a little counter pressure applied from underneath might help.
MWH
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Thanks. Managed to get the socket over the ball and thought I'd done it, need to apply some downward pressure somehow now.
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