Re: 405 headlight recall

Philip Glotfelty (glotfelty@fuse.net)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:26:55 -0400

Michael A Savage wrote:
>
> A dealer friend just indicated that Peugeot of North America has just
> revised the 405 headlight recall to include the headlight "buckets"
> (whatever those are) which are probably the receptacles in which the
> headlights are placed. The inclusion of the buckets is a result of the
> problems encountered with broken headlight adjusters. I am not sure, but
> it sounds like if you replace the buckets, you don't need to replace the
> adjusters?
>
> Regardless, it sounds like the recall is back on ( after having been on
> hold for a while), and I would suggest any 405 owner waiting for the
> replacement, check with their dealer to get a current update.
>
> Mike Savage
> '89 405 Mi16

Mike,

This is great news. The adjuster on my car were rusted/frozen/wouldn't
budge stuck. Peugeot doesn't sell the adjuster separately, so the only
option is to buy the entire "bucket" for about $125 each!! (yeah right.)

Since none of us are going to do this, the recall makes the car look
better but the lenses can't be adjusted so what good are they?

Since my 405 is in the shop today, (having its A/C blower replaced) I
asked them once again to try and properly align the headlights. They
were doubtful that it could be done, and were unaware of any change to
the recall.

I will be more than happy to inform them of this latest announcement and
see if I can get a refund for the $65 they charged me for the last
alignment attempt.

Big time Kudo's Mike for this news.

-Philip
89 405 dl
135,000mi