I can understand your umbrage because you are justifiably proud of your work and the DYI you've made but I have taken these(NSX) apart and other headlamps apart as well to refinish , customize or repair for customers.
I don't know about being proud of it. I fixed mine and people wanted to know how, that's why a created the DIY. You have taken them apart but did you actually look at the clips and the mounting slots for them? By the statement below i would say no.
This is what I am saying. It fits tight when new but wears out over time and loses it's tight hold.
That is not correct. The clips were always too small for the slots. They didn't wear away, they are too small. Look at my DIY pics again, the gap between the clip and bracket is easy to see.
IMO the deal is this. When the car is new and the headlights are adjusted where they should be, there is tension on the large spring bracket in the front bottom. Gradually the spring bracket for whatever reason looses some of it's Resistance which allows the assembly to move because of the clips being too small. You could probably keep adjusting the lights down to account for this but they would no longer be in correct alignment.
You have fixed the problem by putting in rubber ( what looks like a sliced hose) to act as a wedge and make it fit tighter.
I used 600V, 1400psi cross linked polyolefin adhesive lined sleeves with the adhesive turned toward the mounting bracket. It's like heat shrink on steroids. :wink:
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