Mazaki

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Was putting in my VLEDS parking lights and the little jerk on the passenger side fell into the headlight housing! And not the reflector section, but the INSIDE of the headlight. Tried reaching it with some tweezers, but I just couldn't get the right angle. What can I do besides take out the whole headlight?

myk1013

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sorry, I can't think of any other way except taking the whole headlight assembly out and shake it out of that hole.

SkyMG37x

Maybe you could securely attach a small magnet to a wire and snake it out.

Kidcane

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Take the headlight off the car.

Mazaki

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What about the possibility of just going through my day normally, and checking if it's shifted at all at the end of each day? It's not gonna kill me to have a little $5 led in there. And it wouldn't melt to the housing or anything, would it? Then if it shifts back into a sweet spot, I can try and grab it with some tweezers, or the magnet on the coathanger thing.

Black Betty

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If it's worth it to you, spend about $6 at an auto parts store and buy a flexible reach tool.


LED's will get hot and burn out quickly in the headlight housing anyway.

xixonmn

I have a pair of VLEDs in my G35 for 4 years and they still works.

Mazaki

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Let's not get off topic.

I'll go to Autozone and see if I can find one of those. Does it come with a magnetized tip?

Black Betty

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It just has the claw. You an get one like this:

Magnetic Pick-up Tool: CRFs Only - Your Source For Honda CRF Parts, Accessories and Information...

I don't know where you could get one locally.

PSYH

This is a first, I didn't even know something like that could happen!

Mazaki

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Thanks for the helpful information, Betty. I'm gonna see if autozone has either of those.

dainjarouz

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the SAME THING happened to me 3 days ago...i removed the entire bumper/headlight and got it out. it wasnt TOO hard, but i dont recommend it. however, it was fun doing it..i think im a mechanic at heart.

Mazaki

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Welp, I went to Autozone and got some tools. Found a magnetic tool, plus the first tool Betty pictured. I really wish I had the first one last night, cuz the bulb was inside the relfector at the time and would have been cake to get out with that tool.

Unfortunately, the magnetic tool was too fat to fit, so I'm gonna have to get the tool Betty posted and wait.

I'll just have to take out the other one for now so it doesn't look stupid. Man, it's so easy to reach the headlight through the top on the driver's side, but the water bottle tube blocks the passenger side from being so easy. The lamest part if that I have to take off the wheel every time I want to fix this issue.

There isn't a way to move the water bottle tube, is there?

hispeed-lowdrag

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lol if you are talking about the washer fluid tube just take out the plastic bolt and pull it out. It pops right out VERY easily.

Mazaki

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Really? The washer tube just pops right out after removing that plastic rivet?