Ahhrrrrgh pilot bulb popped out in headlight help please

[hiltonig]

Chaps need some help, changed the pilot bulb for led type and it popped out laid in the bottom of the reflector, how on earth can I get it out ? Mines the same headlight as u chaps and cannot remove the reflector cheers for the replies

[Alexdaredevilz]

A bit of welding wire with sticky tape on the end going through the main H4 bulb hole

[EGB]

May work. Some blue tack on wire. Wire with small bent curl on end to fix blue tack. Good careful gentle pressure on bulb should retrieve. Good luck.

[gavgavgav]

Magnet on a pole may work

http://www.screwfix.com/p/magnetic-pick-up-tool/18...

[PeteGriff]

hiltonig said:

Chaps need some help, changed the pilot bulb for led type and it popped out laid in the bottom of the reflector, how on earth can I get it out ? Mines the same headlight as u chaps and cannot remove the reflector cheers for the replies

This may be helpful, but you will have to have a close look with a torch! If my memory serves me right the dipped beam lights are of the same make (Hella) and construction as the main beam units underneath. The bulb mounting plate (the one with the spring clip on) is fixed to the main light reflector by two self tapping screws, if you remove all the wires and bulbs, then carefully take out the two small screws the whole back plate comes off revealing an opening of about 50mm. This if successful should give you plenty of room to extract the bulb with any of the methods the other lads have suggested (might even get some small fingers in there). Be very careful when fixing the mounting plate back as the plastic material the screws fix to may be a bit brittle. Hope this helps, Pete

[hiltonig]

Got it a small Magnet on a flexi snake... Sorted what u should have in your tool box, cheers chaps, never let it be said griff boys don't help chim boys