Technical Changing DRL's...

[Turtle]

...and this happened:

Bulb popped off the holder whilst refitting

Is the sidelight/DRL housing a sealed unit, or will I be able to get into it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[SiliconS]

A chopstick with a very sticky bit of tape on the end might be enough to pull the bulb out, if you've got enough access at the back of the headlight unit to poke a chopstick through.

 

[Turtle]

Good idea! Think I will need something more flexible though, so going fishing with a bit of Cat5 cable wrapped in Duck tape!

 

[Engineered]

One of these should sort you out!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600mm-24-...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item519351b3d6

 

[Engineered]

.....but you might have to go in through the headlight hole.

 

[RUI]

Good idea! Think I will need something more flexible though, so going fishing with a bit of Cat5 cable wrapped in Duck tape!

Use Cat 6 it will be quicker

 

[grimwau]

Use Cat 6 it will be quicker

Don't listen to him, lol. Over the distance we are talking about the difference in speed will be minimal. :yum:

 

[RobinPJ]

Don't listen to him, lol. Over the distance we are talking about the difference in speed will be minimal. :yum:

Or just use a cat. Might have to be a small one, mind you.

 

[oncepastthepost]

Use Cat 6 it will be quicker

I believe 802.11n is the standard these days...

 

[Turtle]

Cat5 and Duck tape worked great (after an hour or so of trying) :slayer:

 

[RobinPJ]

Cat and Duck worked great (after an hour or so of trying) :slayer:

I like your style - why use one animal when you can use two?

 

[306maxi]

Moral of the story, if it aint broke don't fix it.

 

[arorat]

wow great answers... they will all work but mine is better and permanent

I had the same issue (some time in the near future) and found it best to make a hole in the headlight using an diamond tipped industrial drill, job done in 2 minutes.

God speed !

 

[Turtle]

 

[RobinPJ]

 

[impromptuandy]

I did that too...

I bought a magnetic telescopic screwdriver thing for 99p. The base of the bulb is magnetic and after bending the screwdriver to a banana-shape and some mild swearing I retrieved the bulb!

 

[Turtle]

On a more serious note, I don't think i'm going to bother fitting them again, as they didn't seem a great fit (and this was proven when it popped out the holder inside the lamp!)

I bought these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310337678548

which was a mistake anyway as the original items are dual fillament!

I think these are the ones other people have been fitting (a bit dearer at over £35 )

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIAA-H366-Mirror-White-Bulbs-Fiat-500-DRL-T20-27-8W-/330604961639

Am I right in thinking the fact the ones I tried to fit today are single fillament should make no difference to the actual fitment?

 

[306maxi]

the bulbs are dual filament for a reason

 

[muffin8118]

I did that too...

I bought a magnetic telescopic screwdriver thing for 99p. The base of the bulb is magnetic and after bending the screwdriver to a banana-shape and some mild swearing I retrieved the bulb!

Bought it from the 99p store?

 

[impromptuandy]

On a more serious note, I don't think i'm going to bother fitting them again, as they didn't seem a great fit (and this was proven when it popped out the holder inside the lamp!)

I found that you need quite a bit of force to get the bulb in the holder properly. It should make a definite click.

Polarg make a dual filament bulb with a whiter light than the stock bulbs. An eBay seller in the States sells then for about £10 a pair with p&p.