Headlight reflector repair

[pgiraud]

Hi folks,

Do you know what I can do to to repair this part of the headlight reflector? This is for a 56' oval window beetle.
On one of the 2 reflectors it's made of metal whereas on the other (the broken one, encircled in red in the pictures) it seems to be rubber.

This piece is the point around which the reflector pivots for the light height adjustment.

Do you think it's possible to repair this? Any advice appreciated.

[BulliBill]

Your photos didn't make it into your post. Are you talking about European spec headlamp reflectors, or USA spec ones?

Bill
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Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton

Thanks for any help!

[finster]

here are the photos

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[piet&som]

The metal pivot is the older version while the one with the rubber pivot is more recent. I would just remove the broken rubber and put a new one in. I used a solid piece of rubber hose that I cut to the exact length.
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[tasb]

The non metal pivot appears to be either a non oval era assembly or a reproduction item. You might want to consider finding an original.
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[BulliBill]

...and as long as we're talking about headlamp reflectors, especially Euro spec bulb type chromed reflectors, can anyone recommend a source for new/NOS reflectors, or a source for re-chroming them? Thanks!

Bill
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I'm looking for these license plate frames from old Volkswagen dealerships for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton

Thanks for any help!

[Zwitterkafer]

[my3bugs]

i have made my own replacements many times . i think it was the braided VW vacuum line i used , just a short piece maybe 1 inch long , shove it in the hole then the adjuster piece fits into the vacuum hose hole like the original . now you can adjust it like always .

[my3bugs]

look here , wolfsburg sells a repo piece similar to what i described . its just a short piece of hose , cheap rubber hose disintigrates fast so i use the braided stuff , it lasts for years .

now i dont know every year of headlight buckets bosch/hella but see if this help fix yours . #16 . i dont think mine was exactly like the diagram but it also used a similar piece of hose ......pretty sure one set of my headlights are repo but it still used the same little hose . your just creating a place for it to pivot when you turn the screw in or out .

https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111941147

[pgiraud]

Thanks for your suggestions.

I purchased the rubber mounts from Hoffman Speedster. They probably come from Wolfsburg West.

https://en.hoffmann-speedster.com/cojinete-de-goma-reflector-7.74-3-piezas