MK6 Golf passenger side headlight
MK6 Golf passenger side headlight
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dontfollowme

Original Poster:

1,189 posts

263 months

Monday 6th July 2020
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I am embarrassed to post this but here goes:

Essentially I have dropped not only the new bulb but separately to this the bulb holder within the housing of the headlight. The trouble is due to the limited access I can't get my hand in far enough to retrieve either of the dropped items.

Is the only option to get them back to remove the whole headlight?

Edit: Managed to drag the holder back to the back of the housing using a small screwdriver and squeeze my hand down enough to grab it. No idea where the missing bulb is hiding.

At least I have a working headlight now.

Edited by dontfollowme on Monday 6th July 18:32

GreenV8S

31,027 posts

314 months

Monday 6th July 2020
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A flexible pick-up tool would probably be your best bet if you're still stuck - maybe in conjunction with a small mirror. You can probably get one with an integral endoscope if you want to get fancy.

E-bmw

13,531 posts

182 months

Tuesday 7th July 2020
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Or bent coat hanger & blob of blutac.