MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: AndrewWillis on March 16, 2015, 07:01:55 pm

Title: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: AndrewWillis on March 16, 2015, 07:01:55 pm: I was swapping out my yellow sidelights on my projector headlights, and the new LED dropped into the light housing, how the hell do I get it out again???
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: hugh on March 16, 2015, 09:02:39 pm: unlucky :( would say the headlight would need to be removed then with a good bit of luck turned up side down and shaken out. Good luck :)
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: K9 on March 16, 2015, 09:39:55 pm: remove bumper and remove the headlight and try to wiggle it out :happy2:
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: AndrewWillis on March 17, 2015, 06:05:21 pm: I have good news, the bulb is out! Hurrah!
Luckily the headlights are awaiting installation, I was just putting fresh bulbs in beforehand! All I did was wiggled the headlight until the bulb was visible when looking head on...
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fah275%2FAndrewWillis26%2FAFCFFC47-CC1C-42EC-B795-A797FAEF51A4_zpsnvqpn34l.jpg&hash=aa9f4c6bc77803498e4163092033f2b3bfbbe7fa)

Grabbed the little bugger with some Biopsy Forceps...
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fah275%2FAndrewWillis26%2F42E8EBC7-9997-46A1-9468-A98AF04FEEA0_zpsqgzsvngf.jpg&hash=974270c4c7d0b911a5d998d8c1dec66271e2121f)

And pulled it out!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fah275%2FAndrewWillis26%2F65DC582F-4F0E-4A0F-8C17-E40FC8FBFF31_zpstnn3brc8.jpg&hash=67f84305647560c70a5b10664b35b4612d1b8c60)

They are incredibly handy tools to have lying around!
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: MC71 on March 17, 2015, 06:10:37 pm: ^^^^ I so want that tool! Looks Uber useful. Off to hunt eBay......
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: AndrewWillis on March 17, 2015, 06:19:57 pm: I was lucky enough to grab this one when we were having a clear out at work! It's really good when it comes to wiring! They can be priced anywhere between £10 and £500, depending on the brand and age...
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: bennyx_o on March 17, 2015, 07:05:15 pm: Embarrassingly enough this happened me too. Have LEDs on the Lupo that are quite bright and white so I put them in the Golf. They were a slight bit smaller than the hole and weren't canbus, and when taking them out they both fell in!
Title: Re: Help needed, LEDs
Post by: AndrewWillis on March 17, 2015, 07:12:44 pm: That's exactly what happened to me! It is such a terrible design. I'll have to start a search for a smaller pair!