Hello everyone. Quick question. The well known for being brittle and breaking plastic adjusters on the inside of the headlights how many are in each headlight?? Was getting ready to change out headlights and I’d like to already have them so I can make the job quicker and not have to wait on ordering them
2002 standard headlights

 

Are these the ones that’s so brittle??

 

I have attached 2 links below that have all of the details for repairing the headlights for the X-Type. I have done the same job in the past.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-X-ty...IAAMXQeW5TcGx6

 

I've done this job a few times. pretty straightforward once you get the front bumper and under-shield off. Where I differ from the video is that I put the headlight in my kitchen oven at about 175-200 F for about 10 minutes. That way you avoid the hot spots you can get with a heat gun. You DO NOT want to melt anything.

 

I have 2 headlights apart right now. I found that all of the plastic adjustment pieces are fragile and brittle. Purchase one of the kits off of E-bay or online and replace all the parts in the kit..

 

Ok thanks everyone for the links and info. I have a bulb out and was planning on just replacing them all at once to avoid having to keep taking the bumper off every week lol. My lights currently doesn’t seem to be broke as in their not bouncing when a bump is hit so they might not be broken but I just wanted to go ahead and have the needed parts in case they are broke when I go to do the bulb change. Again thanks everyone

 

It is a little fiddly but you can change bulbs without removing the bumper.