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#288671 - 14/03/11 10:24 PM well my night couldn't of ended any worse.
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so i tried de-tango'ing my fiesta..

my tools that i had, and the bulb..



breaking it up, all going very well.



scratched the silver a little bit but not to much to worry about..




so after about 30 mins of doing this, i'll be the first to admit im not the most paitent person in the world, so i got a little bit aggresive with braking it up... i've managed to break the wireing away from where the bulb is ment to sit.. so i have pretty much ruined my indicator light basically need to buy a new headlight now (probably go to a scrappy) seeing as i won't be able to get at the wire.. surely? oh yeah and it was the wrong bulb...

Looks alright though..




ohh and also got my back three windows tinted. i'll post pics of that up tomorrow....
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#288672 - 14/03/11 10:27 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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Can you not get at the wire at all? Soldering iron?
If not its possible to split the whole headlight but think its quite tricky putting it back together
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#288673 - 14/03/11 10:28 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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I haven't done this yet but I'm sure it would of been easier with 2 pairs of needle nose pliers
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#288674 - 14/03/11 10:29 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Adam08]
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I knocked my wire as well but managed to get it back. Unlucky if you cant get to it
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#288675 - 14/03/11 10:31 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Adam08]
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Can you not get at the wire at all? Soldering iron?
If not its possible to split the whole headlight but think its quite tricky putting it back together




yeah i've heard its a pain to get it back toghether. not going to try it. and yeah i can't get at the wire at all... jeeez, why didn't i just wait.
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#288676 - 14/03/11 10:32 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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Any chance of bending a paper clip in there if you can still see it?
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#288677 - 14/03/11 10:34 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Duncan_P]
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Any chance of bending a paper clip in there if you can still see it?




good shout.. i didn;t think of that. i think the slot that it sits in though is pretty much nackerd now..
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#288678 - 14/03/11 10:37 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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Surely it's worth a bash though? Mine was a little worse for wear by the end but it still makes a contact ok
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#288679 - 14/03/11 10:41 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Duncan_P]
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ill see what i can do, give me a minute or two..
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#288680 - 14/03/11 11:03 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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paper clips ftw, we have light again!!, but.. im still amber bulb'less. but no worries that can wait..
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#288681 - 14/03/11 11:04 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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Well at least that solved that problem. Probably should have considered the bulbs before though
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#288682 - 14/03/11 11:13 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Duncan_P]
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haha. i had the bulds that 'apparently' fitted my car, according to the bloke at halfords. dreading doing the ol switcheroo for the new bulbs when i get them.. :/
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#288683 - 14/03/11 11:13 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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Ah right, classic halfords...
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#288684 - 14/03/11 11:19 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Duncan_P]
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excatly, will be fuming when i go in there tomorrow..
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#288685 - 14/03/11 11:21 PM Re: well my night couldn't of ended any worse. [Re: Rowelly_93]
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I never trust them or their books, I always take the part in with me to double check
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