C-Class (W204) 2008 - 2014: C180K, C200K, C230, C280, C300, C350, C200CDI, C220CDI, C320CDI

Eye Lid broke off and stuck in Headlight housing.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 05-07-2017, 09:06 AM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
aegyo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
C350
Eye Lid broke off and stuck in Headlight housing.


Anyone have idea's how to remove the broken off t10 bulb wedge. I tried a vaccuum but it didn't moved at all.
Old 05-07-2017, 11:45 AM
  #2  
Member
 
Demvang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 191
Received 18 Likes on 17 Posts
2011 C300 4Matic Sport
Happened to me ... I just yanked it hard and it came out with a piece of surrounding housing I believe the heat is the cause.
Old 05-07-2017, 12:08 PM
  #3  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
aegyo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
C350
Yeah the housing is too narrow so the heat can't be flowed away.
The construction of the eye lid housing is just poorly designed hence t10 led bulbs will wear out in a matter of time.

Did you managed to remove the broken parts out of the housing and how?
Old 05-07-2017, 11:47 PM
  #4  
Member
 
a1rh3adsz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NY
Posts: 124
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
'06 mz3, '12 R6, '09 W204, '02 A4 B6, '14 IS350
the only way to remove it without any damages is to remove the entire headlight unit, and shake it out. It will be super hard to come back out of the eye lid socket. so shake it enough where it will drop inside the low beam/high beam/side lights.Then remove the side light bulb and you will have enough room to drop it out.

I did this a while back when my led for the eye lids were going bad and had to remove it and it fell in. So i said bye bye to LED and swap back to stock bulbs.
Old 05-08-2017, 12:44 AM
  #5  
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
chrisridebike8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,750
Received 408 Likes on 290 Posts
'10 C63
maybe one of those claw grabber things like you use when you drop something in a crack or the engine bay. see if it fits in the socket and try to grab it. otherwise take the headlight out and shake it.
Old 05-09-2017, 06:49 AM
  #6  
Member
 
psaldanha's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Oporto, Portugal
Posts: 162
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Mercedes C220 AMG Style
Better option is as said before, take the unit out and shake it till the led part comes out...

Till today cant find a single led that can work for more than six months.

Its all the same: too much heat and poor dissipation.

The best led for our cars would be the led resistor be outside the housing with just the led inside. That would make it!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 


You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Eye Lid broke off and stuck in Headlight housing.



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:30 PM.