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Old 03-31-2008, 01:22 PM
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one of the foglights burned out on my t/a. after trying to remove it to replace it, the bulb broke off from the connection and is no lodge inside the foglight. is there a way to pop off the lense of the foglight to fish it out?
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i have small hands so i just poped the hood and my hands fit down to change them...I dunno if thats the way most ppl do it or not. If your hands are much bigger than mine i dont see that way working
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i got smaller hands than most girls, i dont have a problem swapping out bulbs. but my problem is that when i was taking out the bulb, the bulb broke in half and one half if it fell into the fog light housing. I dont see any way to get it out other than popping the lense of of the fog light housing.

Also, the plastic end of the bulb got melted and created a blockage. i cant even get a new bulb into the housing anymore. hopefully i can pick at with a pair of pliers if i can find a way to get the lense off.
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maby put somthing sticky on a coat hanger and put it in the hole.
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its worth a try, put it would be better if i can get the lense off the housing becuase i still got to pick at the burnt plastic anyway. i might even consider new foglights if they're easy to replace
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How hard is it to remove the foglight from the car and shake it out?
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thats what ill probably end up doing




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