Hi

I hope some of members may be able to assist me with an issue i have with my 2002 reg octavia tdi.

the issue i have is that drivers side headlight beam / range is very low, this was normal until weekend, but noticed that the beam has lowered. i have used the headlight range switch inside to see if it will move, but it only moves pasenger side light.

there is a black box / control unit behind headlight , when using switch the one on passenger side activates but on drivers doesnt, are theses units separately fused ? as fuse to activate left hand one is ok ... can this unit be bought separately to a headlight or is it integrated into headlight..... ?

need to get this sorted asap

in anticipation

Mick

yes you can buy them seperate. Do a search there is a fair bit about them. Yours may well have seized like mine were.

thanks martin, any idea on what website to search any help greatly appreciated

This one !!!!

Do an advanced serch in mk1 octy section for "headlight adjusters"

yeah changed my motor last week because of the exact same thing.

motor costs £25-30. it's easy enough to change

thanks martin, any idea on what website to search any help greatly appreciated

Here you go

http://briskoda.net/octavia-i/adjustable-headlights/96889/

I had this problem on my '02 RS. Offside light adjusted OK but nearside not moving. I stripped out the light unit & removed the black box that is the headlight adjuster motor unit.

With this out you can lever the cover off & get to the internals. I eventually found that on mine the variable resistor on the PCB was 'worn' & not working unless the moving part was pressed down onto the track. I got over it temporarily by gluing the Y-shape from the gear onto the variable resistor such that it was exerting a little bit of pressure; holding it in contact. It worked ok after that but I think for £27 (see other thread mentioned above) I might just replace it.

The variable resistor is ringed in red. The long hex thing is my Torx bit.

And, in case it confuses anyone else as much as it did me , the white cog on the motor turns the black cog, which turns the outer part of the large white cog, which is internally threaded such that when turned it drives the threaded inner white rod up & down.

The one i sprayed with wd40 still works although it does sound a bit rough.

I suppose the best long term solution is a new motor.

yeah the wd40 trick didnt last long for me, it finally just went mad and groaned constanly, so i changed it last week for a new unit.

sorry to re awaken this....

 

did you get genuine adjuster motors?

Genuine are £40.97 from TPS currently, S1J0941295A. Ouch!

Just bought some non-genuine ones from veedubmachine ltd.

 

Will report on quality, but were £34 delivered for a pair!

I have a spare working motor, PM me if anyone requires one

Just tried to fix mine what a nightmare, checked all fuses before I bought the new motors and on plugging them in nothing happened? This was with ignition on and headlights on. Am I not doing something right?

Maybe a fault with the actual dial wheel in the car? Has this ever happened to anyone?

Maybe a fault with the actual dial wheel in the car? Has this ever happened to anyone?

Yes. The manual up/down adjuster on the headlight is attached to a clip as crappy as the one that attached to the adjuster motor. And it does break easily. My drivers side had a broken one, and it prevented the motor from doing anything much.

 

It's easy to remove the headlight and check though.