DIY vaz 2110 optics repair

In detail: do-it-yourself repair of VAZ 2110 optics from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Many car owners of domestic cars, faced with problems in the headlights, try to repair this part on their own, or install additional options. The optics on the VAZ 2110, currently on the market, will not only improve the appearance of the car, but also significantly increase driving safety.

The illuminators offered by different manufacturers can fit into the concept of the tenth family and favorably emphasize those points that make the car more attractive.

Finding high-quality optics for this model of a domestic car is not so easy. Often these parts come to our market from China and Taiwan. This is especially true for xenon headlights and lamps. They do not differ in the quality of workmanship, and their durability, according to the results of tests, is inferior to standard factory copies. High-quality illuminators cost a lot, but they have a long service life.

They do not have to be changed often when buying new ones. But if there is no desire to buy new optics, you can make improvements to the one that is available. You can do this yourself, because this work does not require any special knowledge or skills.

The headlights on the VAZ 2110 differ not only in technology, but also in the manufacturer.

The most common malfunctions of this car part are:

Breakage of the hydraulic corrector, which is better to replace with an electrical corrector,
Trembling light
Incorrect adjustment of the light beam.

It is often necessary to adjust the light beam, especially with a heavily loaded trunk of a car, when the light is directed into the eyes of drivers traveling to a meeting. If the reflector has fallen, and the adjustment does not work, you can easily repair the VAZ 2110 headlight corrector with your own hands. An example of the repair procedure is presented on the Kirzhach optics.

Video (click to play).

We remove the headlights.
We disassemble them: remove glass and metal clips (there are 6 of them).
Cut off the sealant with a knife.
Cut off the U-shaped convex profile on the glass.
We unscrew 3 self-tapping screws from the back side.
Remove the paper reflector.
There is a spring near the hole of the hydrocorrector inside the illuminator, which must be removed.
We perform the same actions with two plastic rosettes from two "twists" holding the reflector.

The ball snaps into the plastic and the metal bobbin into the second groove. She does not allow the adjustment to be twisted further than herself. If you twist the hydraulic corrector while adjusting the headlights, you can break the metal latch. The ball pops out of the plastic and the headlight falls. The whole repair will consist in replacing the metal broken part with a plumbing gasket, which does not make it clear when the adjustment has reached its extreme position. As a result, you can twist it again. It would be more correct to modify the mount: insert a cotter pin made of wire between the petals of this plastic piece.

We assemble the headlights in the reverse order, cleaning the old sealant and applying a new one.

There is another way to repair a hydraulic corrector:

On the adjusting screws, we cut the m3 thread.
We screw them into the illuminator, put on the washers.
We pull out the plastic fasteners.
We put on a bar with high and low beam modules.
From above we put on: a washer, a spring, another washer. It is desirable to use a locknut. We twist everything.
We fix the structure with an anaerobic sealant.

Particularly clever, you can try to snap the ball at the end of the "twist" into the plastic without removing the glass through the holes for changing bulbs on the back of the illuminator part. For this:

We drill a hole opposite the plastic latch on top of the headlight.
We insert a screwdriver into the hole.
We click the collet on the ball of the regulator.
We glue the drilled hole.
We take one hinged hinge from the furniture cabinet for each knot torn out in the corrector. Hinges 5-6 cm long have holes for fastening to the cabinet and an oblong cutout on top with a hole on which it clings.
Carefully insert the canopy into the slot on the adjustment screw.
Move the screw so that the slot is in the narrow part of the canopy.
While supporting the canopy, we unscrew the screw with an effort until it stops. This is how the canopy is clamped and fixed, which must be placed in a horizontal plane.
With an electric drill with a 3mm drill, we make a hole in the metal base of the illuminator in the place where there is a hole on the canopy.
We wrap a not very long self-tapping screw there so that it does not rest against the reflector of the high beam. This slot will secure the adjusting screw securely and will not break.

Some owners of the domestic VAZ 2110 noticed that the light trembles while driving. Such a problem often appears in Kirzhach headlights, but in this part from Bosch this phenomenon rarely occurs. Cause: Rattling of the reflector itself.

To eliminate the shake of light, you need to check:

Is the reflector in place in the latch;
Is the thrust of the adjusting bolt in place;
Does the hydraulic corrector rod rest against the seat;
Is the thread slack (swap the high and low beam lamps)
Is the tube frayed in the hydrocorrector?

Some of the most successful troubleshooting methods include:

Replacing the hydrocorrector with an electrocorrector.
Increasing the length of the hydraulic corrector rod, which will help to tighten the spring.

This folk method allows you to get rid of the jerking of light by putting a cap on the hydrocorrector rod.

Use as a cap:

plastic dowel 8mm long,
a cap from a brake union,
another plastic cap.

The procedure is simple:

We take out the hydrocorrector from the illuminator.
We put a cap tightly on its stem. It is important that it does not slip inside.

We insert the hydrocorrector into the seat.

Sometimes the VAZ 2110 headlamp unit must be completely replaced. The job shouldn't be too difficult.

1. Disconnect the wire from the "-" terminal of the battery.

2. Remove the radiator grille.

3. Disconnect the wiring block.

4. Press the latch of the hydraulic corrector cylinder, turn it clockwise 90 ° until it stops.

5. Take it out of the socket without disconnecting it from the hoses.

6. Unscrew the three mounting bolts and move the headlamp back.

7. Move the cover to the center of the car by about 4 cm so that its hook comes out of engagement with the wing.

8. In order to move the pad, loosen the tightening of the bumper mounting bolts from above to press it forward.

9. Press down on the bottom of the pad so that the flange disengages easily and remove the pad.

10. Unscrew the nut of the lower fixture of the illuminator.

11. Disconnect the block from the direction indicator, push the illuminator towards you and remove it.

12. Unscrew the fastening screws for disassembling the illuminator.

13. Disconnect the headlamp and the direction indicator.

14. We remove two hooks on the indicator body from engagement with the body of the optics part.

15. In the reverse order, we assemble and install the headlamp unit.

In addition to troubleshooting, car owners often tune the VAZ 2110 headlights, thereby improving the appearance of the car. A well-made tuning will enable the car to look more fashionable, more modern and more beautiful. If you choose the right accessory, you can change the appearance of the "dozens" quite dramatically.

The most popular tuning of the front optics in the form of tinting.

It can be carried out in various ways that have little or no effect on road lighting.

The process of painting optical parts is shown in the video.

For those who do not want to paint or tint, you can purchase ProSport headlights for the VAZ 2110. They are already sold in black or chrome. It remains only to install them in place of the old regular ones. However, they are not of high quality and bright light.

The second most popular tuning method is the installation of VAZ 2110 fog lamps, which are a useful thing, but domestic cars are rarely equipped with them. The process of installing fog lights is not difficult, but you can do it on your own. There are VAZ 2110 fog lights, both corrugated, scattering light, and transparent, shining spots. The latter are considered fashionable, but they are worse in use. To connect such optics, you additionally need to purchase:

key,
headlight frames,
key indicator (yellow),
relay,
wires,
the terminal is narrow and wide "mother",
terminal narrow and wide "daddy",
terminal ground,
plastic pads.

The diagram for switching on the fog lights is shown in the photo.

Operating procedure:

We find 2 wires in the Ш1 connector - yellow with black and yellow.
In the bundle from this connector, we take 3 wires: yellow-black, yellow and thin yellow-black.
Disconnect the wires under the cap from the washer reservoir and from the fluid level sensor.
We unscrew the nut that holds the washer reservoir.
We pull out a bundle of wires from under the left side member.
Cut off two pieces of wire from the yellow wire, pull them into the salon.
We clean the wires, crimp them with dad terminals, insert the wires into the block so that the yellow-black wire joins the marked wire.
We connect the block.
We press the two yellow wires to the harness and the washer reservoir.
We put everything in place.
We cut off two pieces of wire 50 cm long, crimp the terminals for ground with them.
We attach all this together with the mass from the headlight on a hairpin.
We extend the fog optics wire in the front spar.
We pull out both wires at the headlight attachment point.
We squeeze a wide mass for each wire.
We put on the staples on the bumper, we put on the wires a block for a wide mother.
We prepare the lights ourselves: we install the bulbs in them so as not to touch them with our fingers. Otherwise, they will burst immediately when heated.
We attach a yellow wire to the lamp, and a black wire to the body.
We install the headlights in place.

This procedure will take about an hour and a half.

It is necessary to adjust the light beam of headlights quite often, especially on station wagons, when the trunk of the car is heavily loaded and the light is directed into the eyes of oncoming drivers. If at one moment you notice that the reflector has fallen and the light adjustment does not work, then you can try to make DIY headlight repair 2110.

It will be about Kirzhach optics. First, we remove the headlights, and then we disassemble (remove the glass that is on the sealant and 6 metal clips.) Cut off the sealant around the perimeter with a knife:

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On the glass we cut off the convex U-shaped profile, and on the plastic the headlights are "convex". We remove the reflector from paper, for this we unscrew 3 small self-tapping screws from the back side.

Inside the headlight, in the area of the hydraulic corrector hole, we see a spring that must be removed. Also 2 plastic roses from 2 "twists" that hold the reflector. Remove the reflector by squeezing the roses.

The ball at the tip snaps into the plastic, and the metal bobbin snaps into groove 2 and prevents the adjustment from being unscrewed further than it.

If, when adjusting the headlights, you twist the hydraulic corrector too much, then it is easy to break the metal stop / latch. Therefore, the ball jumped out of the plastic and the headlight "fell".

All headlight repairs will involve replacing the broken metal part with a plumbing gasket.

Such a rubber gasket is not quite the right decision, because it does not give a clear understanding of when the headlight adjustment has reached its extreme position and rested. Therefore, it can also be easily twisted again and will have to be repaired again.
It is more correct to modify the mount, for example, insert a cotter pin made of wire between the petals of this plastic piece.

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Accordingly, in order for the light to burn and not disappear, you will have to twist the corrector again. To prevent this, the adjustment of the headlights of the VAZ 2110 must include another retainer, for example, a wire cotter pin, which can be installed between the petals of the aforementioned rose. Disassemble the structure as a whole carefully. Before connecting the tuned optics, you need to clean the remaining sealant and coat the headlamp around the perimeter with a new layer. Before removing the headlight on a VAZ 2110 and working with an electrician, the battery should be disconnected.

As for the alternative option for adjusting the optics, this method includes the following steps:

it is necessary to cut the threads on the lighting adjustment mounts;
then you need to tighten the screws and put on the washers in the lanterns;
after that, the plastic clips are removed;
mounting of a bar with low and high beam devices;
another washer is installed on top of the bar, a spring and another washer are also mounted;
the whole structure must be fixed with a counter nut (video by proVAZ-2110).

The headlights can be adjusted without dismantling them, but for this it is imperative to fulfill the following conditions:

The vehicle's gas tank must be full.
Lantern lenses must be rinsed to keep them clean.
The vehicle must be equipped with everything necessary - a spare wheel, tools, fire extinguisher, etc.
It is also important to ensure that the tires are not deflated.
You will need a flat, vertical surface such as a fence or wall. There should be enough free space in front of it - at least 8 meters.

Scheme for setting lighting on the "top ten"

The selected surface should be correctly marked out the wall, do it as shown in the figure.

So, how to adjust the headlights on a VAZ 2110:

The car is driven away from the wall and set in such a way that its longitudinal part passes through the center of the surface.
The lighting comes on.
The regulator of the hydrocorrector must be set to position 1 - driver.
Adjust the lighting as shown in the figure.

What to do if the emergency gang does not work, the dipped beam is gone, the stop does not work? If the brake lights do not light up and the headlights do not work, the first step is to check the performance of the relays responsible for their functionality. The operability of the lamps themselves is also checked - often they are the reason for the lack of lighting. If everything is in order with them, the problem in any case will be in the electrical part.

Installing xenon on a VAZ 2110 will provide better lighting for the car. In order for the car to have an original appearance, you can connect the DRL and tune this optics element. We have already written about how to change and how to connect daytime running lights in this article.

As for the replacement of lamps on the "top ten", it is carried out as follows:

First, you need to disconnect the wiring from the lights, and then dismantle the upper grille, for this, unscrew a few bolts with a 10 spanner.
Next, you need to disconnect the wiring from the direction indicator elements and dismantle the hydrocorrector device. To do this, press the latch and rotate the device 90 degrees clockwise.
Unscrew the three optics fixing screws with a wrench, the headlight can be moved back. Move the so-called eyelash of the optics a few cm, pushing it over the edge from its engagement with the wing.
After these steps, you can loosen the two screws of the upper bumper retainer. Dismantle the so-called eyelash.
Now you just need to unscrew the last fixing nut with a wrench, after which the lantern can be raised and removed. If necessary, the headlight is repaired or tuned.

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How to polish the headlights on the top ten with your own hands using toothpaste, see the video below (the author of the video is Dima Artist).

Many motorists, faced with a VAZ 2110 headlight malfunction, try to repair the headlight on their own, so to speak, with their own hands, or to improve the headlight by expanding its capabilities.
However, finding high quality optics is not easy. Most often, cheap headlights from China or Taiwan come to the market.
Especially xenon headlights or bulbs. They do not shine with the quality of workmanship, and the durability leaves much to be desired, according to the test results, they are inferior to the standard classic specimens.

The price of high-quality illuminators is considerable, however, they last several times longer. You can make repairs or modifications to the optics that are already available if you want to save money.
This can easily be done independently, the work does not require special knowledge or additional skills. Headlights for VAZ 2110 differ in technology and manufacturer.
Standard brands of headlights:

Bosch headlights (contain reflectors only, no focusing lens)
Kirzhach headlights (focusing lens and reflector are present)

The most common headlight faults are:

Broken hydraulic corrector, which is more practical to replace with an electric corrector;
Jitter of the light beam;
Knocked down beam adjustment.

Correcting the light beam happens quite often, especially when the trunk of the car is heavily loaded, the light strikes directly into the eyes of the drivers of cars moving towards you. If the reflector has gone down, and the adjustment does not work, our instructions will help you repair the VAZ 2110 headlight hydrocorrector, the repair will take very little time.

We unscrew the headlight fasteners and remove them;
We disassemble the headlights: carefully remove the glass, then metal clips (6 pieces);
Using a knife, we clean the glass from the sealant;
Cut off the convex profile (in the shape of the letter P) on the glass;
We unscrew the self-tapping screws (there are 3 of them) from the back side;
We take out the paper reflector;
There is a spring located near the hole of the hydrocorrector inside the illuminator body, which must be removed;
We perform the same actions with two plastic rosettes from two "turntables" that attach the reflector.

For your information: The ball of the hydrocorrector snaps into the plastic groove, and the metal bobbin into the second groove. It stops the adjustment, preventing it from unscrewing further than itself.
If you squeeze the hydrocorrector when adjusting the headlights, the metal latch will break. The ball will jump out of the plastic and then the headlight will "fall";

The repair will consist in replacing the broken latch with a gasket, which will not make it clear that the adjustment rested against the extreme position;

Broken iron hydraulic corrector latch

Rubber pad to replace a broken latch

As a result, there is a high probability that the corrector is squeezed again;
The correct solution is to improve the fastening by inserting a cotter pin made of hard wire between the petals of the plastic piece.

For VAZ 2110, the repair of the headlight hydrocorrector is over. We assemble the headlights in the reverse order to disassembly.
We pre-clean the old sealant, then apply a new one.

We cut a thread on the adjustment screws (metric 3);
We twist them into the illuminator itself, then put on the washers;
We take out the plastic fasteners;
We put on the bar with the high beam and low beam modules located on it;
From above we put on: a washer, on a spring washer, on top of the spring there is another washer. The use of a locknut is recommended;
We twist everything;
We fix the structure with an anaerobic sealant.

You can snap the ball into the plastic at the end of the "turntable" without removing the glass, through the light bulbs on the back of the illuminator:

We drill a hole strictly opposite the latch at the top of the headlight;
Insert the screwdriver into the hole;
We fix the collet on the corrector ball;
We glue the hole we drilled;
We attach it along a hinged hinge from a furniture cabinet (hinges 5-6 centimeters long, with mounting holes and with a cutout on top, on which it is attached) to each broken off node of the corrector;
We put the canopy into the slot of the adjustment screw;
We move the screw so that the slot is in the narrow place of the canopy;
Holding the canopy, unscrew the screw with effort until it stops. This is how the canopy is fixed, which needs to be placed in a horizontal position;
With an electric drill, using a 3 mm drill bit, make a hole in the base of the illuminator where the hole is on the canopy;
We twist a shortened self-tapping screw into the hole so that it does not reach the high beam reflector. This slot fixes the adjustment screw securely, it will break again.

Many owners of the VAZ 2110 find that light shaking is observed when the car is moving. Such a breakdown often manifests itself in Kirzhach headlights, and such breakdown rarely occurs in Bosch parts.
There is only one reason: the rattling of the reflector.
To eliminate light jitter, check:

Whether the reflector is in place in the latch;
The presence of the thrust of the adjusting bolt;
An emphasis on the seating recess of the hydraulic corrector rod;
We check the sagging of the thread (we swap the high beam and low beam bulbs);
The integrity of the tube in the hydrocorrector (it can fray).

The most successful ways to eliminate jitter are:

We replace the hydrocorrector with an electrocorrector;
We increase the length of the hydraulic corrector rod to tighten the spring.

This method allows you to get rid of light shake by putting a cap on the hydrocorrector rod..

Instead of a cap, use:

Plastic dowel, eight millimeters long;
The cap removed from the brake union;
Another plastic cap.

We take out the hydrocorrector itself from the illuminator;
We put a cap on the corrector rod tightly. The main thing is that the cap does not slip inward;
We install the corrector in the landing slot

Sometimes the entire headlamp needs to be replaced.
The work is done without any problems:

Disconnect the negative terminal from the battery;
We take out the radiator lining;
We remove the block along with the wires;
Press on the latch of the hydraulic corrector cylinder, turn it clockwise 90 degrees until it stops;
We take it out of the recess, without disconnecting it from the hoses;

We take out the block with wires, we take out the hydrocorrector

Unscrew the bolts securing the headlight (shown in the photo with white arrows), and push the headlight itself back;

Unscrew the bolts securing the headlight

We move the pad about four centimeters to the center of the car so that its hook comes out of the mount with the wing;

Loosen the screws securing the buffer

Press on half of the lining so that the flange comes out of the mount, and take out the lining;

Unscrew the fixing nut of the illuminator from below;

Disconnect the block from the direction indicator lamp, pull the illuminator towards you and take it out;

We unscrew the fastening screws for disassembling the illuminator;

We separate the headlamp from the direction indicator;

Separating the headlamp from the turn signal

On the body of this indicator, we unhook two hooks from the body of the optics part;

We assemble in the reverse order of this and install the headlight assembly.

Congratulations! Do-it-yourself headlight replacement is completed, if anything remains incomprehensible to you, I recommend watching the video on request VAZ 2110 headlights repair.Car enthusiasts often tune their car headlights to improve their appearance. A well-made tuning gives the car a fashionable look and beauty.
If you choose the right accessory, the appearance of dozens changes thoroughly.The most popular among motorists is headlight tuning in the form of toning.
It is carried out in a variety of ways that practically do not affect the brightness and quality of road lighting.
Types of headlights tinting:

Headlight mask painting;

Glass coloring;

Glass tinting with film.

The process of such tinting is best shown in the video.
For those who don't want to paint or tint the headlights themselves, there are ProSport headlights. They are sold already in black or chrome.
You just need to install them instead of the standard headlights. Only they cannot boast of high quality or bright light.

Often, motorists are faced with the need to repair the headlight hydrocorrector on the VAZ 2110 with their own hands. There may be several reasons for this. But in any case, they are associated with the impossibility of normal adjustment of the light beams. The system works as follows, with a standard load, the headlights shine on the road.

If you put something heavy back, then the stern of the car will sink, and the front will rise. Accordingly, the headlights will no longer shine on the road, but slightly higher. This reduces visibility and increases the risk of dazzling oncoming drivers. To correct such situations, a hydrocorrector is used.

With an increase in the mass of the car, the headlights go down a little, and the road is normally illuminated. When the load is reduced, the lights rise.

Do-it-yourself repair of a headlight hydrocorrector on a VAZ 2110 has several features. All of them are associated with the structure and location of this device. In general, this device consists of several elements:

The master cylinder, it is located behind the dashboard;
Working cylinders. They can be seen on the headlights;
Pipelines, they connect the master cylinder to the workers;
Special liquid.

This whole structure is not demountable. In the event of a malfunction, the entire element must be replaced. The system works as follows. By turning the corrector knob, you advance the cylinder piston. Accordingly, the fluid pressure increases and the headlight cups are set in motion. They lean forward a little.

Many motorists are tormented by the replacement and installation of a hydraulic corrector. But in reality, this work is not difficult. And if everything is done correctly, then no problems should arise in this case. The replacement consists of the following steps:

First, preparation is done. Remove all clamps securing the tube to the body. It is also advisable to remove the radiator expansion tank. This will make it easier to access the headlamp. In the cabin, they remove the control knob, for this they simply pull it towards themselves;
Next, you should get the cylinder. To do this, grab the switch on the panel and pull it off. In most cases, it can be easily removed. After that, the cylinder is unscrewed from the switch. This is done using a head 22. After that, the cylinder is pulled by the tube under the torpedo. As a result, he must hang on the hoses;
The slave cylinders are disconnected from the headlamp. They are dragged into the salon. This completes the dismantling of the corrector.

Assembly is carried out upside-down. When doing this, pay attention to the seals. They should be level. Otherwise, it will be noisy in the cabin, and in winter it will blow from there. Do not forget to check the operation of the new hydraulic corrector. If it turns out that it does not work, you will have to repeat the procedure.

The hydrocorrector should be replaced only in case of fluid leaks. Also if he cannot push the slave cylinder for some reason. Most often due to malfunctioning tubes. But sometimes the reason for the failure is not the cylinder itself. Then the repair can be made without replacing this part. The correction mechanism itself is located in the headlight block. It consists of:

Metal ball;
Plastic clip;
Bobbins;
Limiting groove on the headlamp housing;
Recoil spring.

The slave cylinder, resting on the bobbin, moves the ball along the groove, thus, the headlight lowers. When the piston of the cylinder moves back to its original position, the spring pushes the cage with the ball back. It often happens that a plastic part cracks or a spring bursts during adjustment. This is easy to fix without replacing the entire system.

To do this, you will have to remove the headlight. Remove the bulbs from it. Dismantle the glass. It is attached with a sealant and 6 metal staples. Then the spring is removed from the reflector and, after unscrewing a couple of screws, it is removed. After that, the damaged parts are replaced. Assemble in reverse order.

The hydrocorrector is not very reliable. Therefore, many motorists replace it with an electrical analogue. This is done as follows:

The battery is disconnected;
Next, the hydrocorrector is dismantled;
A new seal is installed;
Remove the corrector adjustment knob and connect a new electrical appliance to it. To do this, use the key for 22;
Connect the positive wire to the mounting block, you need to connect to socket 20, block Ш2;
The minus is attached to the nearest body stud;
A new actuator is installed in the headlamp;
The wires can be pulled over the location of the old tube;
The pads are connected to the main mechanism. The operation of the device is checked.

An electric corrector costs a little more than usual. But it is more reliable. You do not have to change this part for a new one every few months.

Video (click to play).

Conclusion... The correct operation of the headlights is extremely important for road safety. Thus, the job of a proofreader is a must. Do-it-yourself repair of a headlight hydrocorrector on a VAZ 2110 is quite within the power of every motorist. Some of the difficulties are more than offset by travel comfort.

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