smashed bulb in headlight
Discussion
as above, was changing a bulb and the bloody thing smashed inside the headlight! now got pieces of glass stuck inside. does anyone know how long it would take a garage to take it out labour wise? guessing with being a sealed unit the best thing to do is shake upside down, or vacuum and hope for the best? not gonna attempt myself as trying to even change a bulb in such a tight space let to a lot of difficulty and cursing in itself! car is 2008 A4
ohtari said:
I wouldn't have the balls to ask a garage to work on such a problem 
I sent the girlfriend into the garage to play the helpless woman card when I couldn't get a dead bird out from the front of the car. Took them 30 seconds apparently!Taking headlights out can be a pain though in some cars, or rather getting them back in and being all lined up correctly.
m44kts said:
Hoover nozzle with a length of garden hose taped to the end, should be able to get that into the light housing and get the glass out no problem.
That'll be the best way.On a modern car, don't be afraid to remove the headlights, as they'll go back in exactly as they came out (as far as alignment is concerned).
UPDATE:
Hi All
Just to keep you updated on this, I thought the garden hose thing sounded like a good idea, but I didn't have one to hand, so I thought I would buy one, but saw the prices, over 20quid for something that I was only going to cut up and use once!
So I thought I will take to the garage, and if they can do it for around the same price for a token labour fee, I might as well do that and save myself the hassle.
I have just got back from the garage now, I recommended the hose to him, and he said yeah lets give it a try, it was a fiddly job, but it worked a treat! pretty much all the glass is gone now, apart from two chunks that are wedged tightly in-between two pieces of the headlight, but these are pretty much invisible unless you look for them, and certainly not worth "melting" the headlights open for.
The charge? all done for a fiver! which included changing the headlight bulb which I was trying to do that caused the issue in the first place, so this saved me another PITA job.
I know it's probably not very PH to get a garage to do what may seem like small tasks, but if they will do it for a fiver, and a hose I would cut up and use once is over 20quid, then what's the point of going through all the hassle myself!
Hi All
Just to keep you updated on this, I thought the garden hose thing sounded like a good idea, but I didn't have one to hand, so I thought I would buy one, but saw the prices, over 20quid for something that I was only going to cut up and use once!
So I thought I will take to the garage, and if they can do it for around the same price for a token labour fee, I might as well do that and save myself the hassle.
I have just got back from the garage now, I recommended the hose to him, and he said yeah lets give it a try, it was a fiddly job, but it worked a treat! pretty much all the glass is gone now, apart from two chunks that are wedged tightly in-between two pieces of the headlight, but these are pretty much invisible unless you look for them, and certainly not worth "melting" the headlights open for.
The charge? all done for a fiver! which included changing the headlight bulb which I was trying to do that caused the issue in the first place, so this saved me another PITA job.
I know it's probably not very PH to get a garage to do what may seem like small tasks, but if they will do it for a fiver, and a hose I would cut up and use once is over 20quid, then what's the point of going through all the hassle myself!
Edited by gregpot2000 on Wednesday 7th November 14:58
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