I replaced the screw and the plastic adjustor with a product called
Thread-Serts from JcWhitney.  It required filling in the large hole holding
the plastic and then drill a smaller hole and inserting something like a
threaded pop rivet.  Then get a long screw and you're back in business.  No
more plastic....
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Shultz <eshultz@GENUITY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: plastic parts to hold-in and adjust headlights are crumbling

> Frank,
>
> Please post your results if you find any. Mine are split and crumbling
> also. I'm afraid every time I remove the front grill and the light buckets
> for something.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
>
> At 08:40 AM 11/02/2001 -0500, fty@CISCO.COM wrote:
> >Ah, the joys of old cars ..
> >
> >Nearly all the platic parts that hold in and adjust the headlights are
> >crumbling on my '86.  ETKA shows all the part #s (see below).  Was
wondering
> >if there was another source other than the dealer - checked Bus Depot's
part
> ># lookup and it has none of them.  It's also hard to tell if the part #
> >refers to the plastic bit *and* the screw, or just the screw.
> >
> >Anyone else has headlights that are falling out?  Better check!
> >
> >cheers - Frank
> >
> > >From ETKA:
> >Position        Part #          Description         Quan (total for both
> >sides)
> >8               255 941 133     adjusting piece                 2
> >9               255 941 133 A   adjusting piece                 2
> >10              255 941 141 C   adjusting piece                 2
> >11              191 941 297     adapter with adjusting screw    2
> >                                 for vertical adjustment
> >12              255 941 141 B   adjusting screw                 4
> >
> >9&12 are for the Hi-beam (smaller light)
> >8,10,11 for the Lo-beam
> >
> >
>
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