Lost LED in eyelid housing
11-07-2012, 07:03 PM
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Lost LED in eyelid housing
After replacing all 3 bulbs perfectly I get to the far passenger side bulb, and somehow manage to make the LED fall out of the socket when I attempted to put it back into the housing. Anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve it? I can't fit my fingers into the housing and have no way of seeing where the LED actually is.
11-07-2012, 07:19 PM
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Needle nose pliers, awkward bending, patience. You actually can see inside the housing if you are looking upside-down. If you can't seem to get a view, you'll have to dig around gently with the pliers.
11-07-2012, 07:23 PM
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I had to take the headlight out, bake it, then take off the lens and out popped my LEDs.
It wasn't that hard seriously.
While your at it, spray the headlight inserts before you replace the outer lens.
It wasn't that hard seriously.
While your at it, spray the headlight inserts before you replace the outer lens.
11-08-2012, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Knightmare69
I've done that before, in the end I just left it and one day while changing my lowbeam bulb I saw it just sitting there ans snagged it up.
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11-08-2012, 11:44 AM
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hmm, is there anything that could happen if I get a new bulb and drive around with one somewhere in the housing? I'm pretty busy between work and classes and was hoping this would be a quick mod lol so I probably won't get around to removing the headlight for a while.
11-08-2012, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by itsnaveyo
hmm, is there anything that could happen if I get a new bulb and drive around with one somewhere in the housing? I'm pretty busy between work and classes and was hoping this would be a quick mod lol so I probably won't get around to removing the headlight for a while.
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11-08-2012, 04:40 PM
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I'm going to try using a string with double sided tape to fish around for it, if that doesn't work I'll try the vacuum method. If not looks like I'll have to order another LED. Wish me luck haha.
