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Offline AndrewWillis

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Help needed, LEDs
« on: March 16, 2015, 07:01:55 pm »
I was swapping out my yellow sidelights on my projector headlights, and the new LED dropped into the light housing, how the hell do I get it out again???
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 09:02:39 pm »
unlucky :( would say the headlight would need to be removed then with a good bit of luck turned up side down and shaken out. Good luck :)
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2015, 09:39:55 pm »
remove bumper and remove the headlight and try to wiggle it out  :happy2:
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 06:05:21 pm »
I have good news, the bulb is out! Hurrah!
Luckily the headlights are awaiting installation, I was just putting fresh bulbs in beforehand! All I did was wiggled the headlight until the bulb was visible when looking head on...


Grabbed the little bugger with some Biopsy Forceps...


And pulled it out!


They are incredibly handy tools to have lying around!

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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2015, 06:10:37 pm »
^^^^ I so want that tool! Looks Uber useful. Off to hunt eBay......
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2015, 06:19:57 pm »
I was lucky enough to grab this one when we were having a clear out at work! It's really good when it comes to wiring! They can be priced anywhere between £10 and £500, depending on the brand and age...
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2015, 07:05:15 pm »
Embarrassingly enough this happened me too. Have LEDs on the Lupo that are quite bright and white so I put them in the Golf. They were a slight bit smaller than the hole and weren't canbus, and when taking them out they both fell in!
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Re: Help needed, LEDs
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2015, 07:12:44 pm »
That's exactly what happened to me! It is such a terrible design. I'll have to start a search for a smaller pair!
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