Ellipsoid adjusting screws

[Sam Cogley]

Yeah, I've searched.

Anyone know where to get a deal on these? My dealership wants $14.50/each, Pelican wants $12/each. Right now the passenger-side low beam on my Euro ellipsoids is pointed at the ground, and the screw is all fecked up. Too bad the US sealed beam adjusters are different or I'd salvage them off of my old lights.

[Van Westervelt]

Its under $20. Whats the problem?

[Sam Cogley]

Its under $20. Whats the problem?

It's a problem when you need more than one of the stupid things. There are eight in the pair of headlight assemblies.

[Van Westervelt]

By your description, you only needed one. Sorry for misinterpreting your words.

[Sam Cogley]

By your description, you only needed one. Sorry for misinterpreting your words.

They're all in bad shape, but one is giving me fits. I'm afraid that I'm going to lose a few more when I start trying to fine-tune things. I guess I'll order one, then pull the others out and see if I can clean them up. It would be nice if BMW would offer a frame rebuild kit at a bulk-purchase discount.

[NOMAD]

Do they offer just the little black clip things? I'm going need to look for those.

[Aptyp]

how many adjuster you need?

[NOMAD]

Talking to the OP? like 6 or so of the black things for me.

Real OEM says its part number 63121378369

[BigSam]

Those little black things are right near $7 a piece at the local dealership. The full set of adjuster screws was $150 IIRC. Clean the ones you have, they clean up pretty well and don't cost a shit ton of money.

[Sam Cogley]

I've got one sitting at the dealer now, I'm going to try to clean up the other 7.

[NOMAD]

mine have some broken tabs.

$7 ea at the dealer? I'll just pay the shipping and get them from rmeuropean.com then because I found them for $1.09 each!

[Aptyp]

Lol, i got loads of them sitting around. I took all of them from e32's and e34's in hope I one would get ellipsoids. Now I got a set of Euro Hellas.

[The Barvarian]

Talking to the OP? like 6 or so of the black things for me.

Real OEM says its part number 63121378369

Mine are white plastic that fit into the adjuster screw. Are we talking the same thing?

[NOMAD]

the adjuster screw has a ball at the end where the phillips head is and these little black cone shapes clip onto the ends and then they are inserted into the ellipsoid mounting tabs.
The little black clips hold the light onto the adjuster basically.

http://www.rmeuropean.com/BMW-Headlight-Adjuster-Bushing-Clip-p/63121378369.htm

[e30frosh]

http://www2.maximumautoparts.com/parts/maximumautoparts/wizard.jsp?year=1989&make=BM&model=325-IS-001&category=P&part=Headlight%20Adjust%20Screw&returnurl=null&dp=false

http://www2.maximumautoparts.com/parts/maximumautoparts/wizard.jsp?year=1989&make=BM&model=325-IS-001&category=P&part=Headlight%20Adjust%20Nut&returnurl=null&dp=false

This is where I went for my goodies.