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guys, you are going to laugh at this :P

Anyway, I was replacing my bulb which blew and the bulb snapped off and fell back into the low beam area of my front lamp.

Have a look at the picture. See the thing in red? that's the old bulb.. It's fallen into the enclosure.

Seriously,Does anyone know how to take that broken bulb out of that area?

ta!

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Piece of Blu-tac on the end of an opened-out (wire) coathanger fed through the globe fitting hole.

You are a genius!! thank you !! I will try tonight when i get home from work. I tried using a straw but it can't bend..

thought abt blue tack but blue tack only works IF u were to hold 2 pieces together-then it will stick . Else it does not... anymore ideas??

You are a genius!! thank you !!

Stop, you're embarrassing me :)

If Blu-tac doesn't work, something like chewing gum, or maybe dollop of fresh (un-cured) silastic on the wire.

Stop, you're embarrassing me  :)

If Blu-tac doesn't work, something like chewing gum, or maybe dollop of fresh (un-cured) silastic on the wire.

YEAH!!!1YES!!! THe Age Old Yankee "power tool" - Chewing Gum!!! Damn!! It Slipped my mind!!WOO HOO!!!!!

(People reading this must think i am going outta my mind ..It is actually considering i can;t sleep over it. It is my bro's car and i am taking care of her while he is abroad working).

man i almost dropped the gum in the damn low beam chamber. Gave up and decided to shuff the farking thing in this little 'line' section in the chamber...

damn

guys, anyway of opening up the damn light chamber safely without damaging it??

man i almost dropped the gum in the damn low beam chamber. Gave up and decided to shuff the farking thing in this little 'line' section in the chamber...

damn

guys, anyway of opening up the damn light chamber safely without damaging it??

did you not read my post up above?

hey there

it's weird... your post wasn't showing before... yeah that was what i was thinking and i did post up-"how did you open up/remove the headlight unit?".

ta! :D

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