Puddle lamp! Oops

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November 19, 2017 at 4:23 PM #72222

adw
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Hi all

Why is everything to do with lighting on this car such a pain to get at? Haha!

I lost the puddle lamp bulb in the puddle lamp housing on one of my side mirrors. I can’t fish it out.

It looks like the lense can be removed but I can’t figure it out. I’ve removed the screw that connects to the housing but no avail.

I didnt want to apply brute force as I already have an expensive bill for a replacement rear bulb cluster!!

Pls help before I go mad. I can’t have it rattling about all the time!

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November 19, 2017 at 4:25 PM #72225

71-bda
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Im sure you have to take the mirror etc out, sure i saw someone doing that job before just to swap blubs.

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

November 19, 2017 at 4:26 PM #72226

adw
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I took the mirror glass out, that’s the easy part.

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AccessPort / Stratified tune + STuned extended pops & bangs + custom pop and bang intensity / Boomba Racing short throw plate / DMB inlays / Mountune air filter / Mountune RMM / Mountune Recirc / Milltek Non Res Cat Back

November 19, 2017 at 4:28 PM #72227

71-bda
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maybe its the whole cover then that needs to come off ! I remember thinking to myself ” sod that just to change the bulbs”

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

November 19, 2017 at 4:33 PM #72230

adw
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Haha. It’s really pee’d me off. I thought this is going to be straight forward but then the bulb fell in the puddle lamp housing in slow motion.

Then I swore because I couldn’t get at the bugger. Looks like the only option is to take the lense out, but I can’t see how to do it

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AccessPort / Stratified tune + STuned extended pops & bangs + custom pop and bang intensity / Boomba Racing short throw plate / DMB inlays / Mountune air filter / Mountune RMM / Mountune Recirc / Milltek Non Res Cat Back

November 19, 2017 at 4:35 PM #72232

howsey
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WTF is a puddle lamp? Is there going to be a puddle lamp recall? I can’t take this anymore.

November 19, 2017 at 4:39 PM #72234

71-bda
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ADW’s Puddle lamp..

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

November 19, 2017 at 4:42 PM #72235

71-bda
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how you feel after ten minutes on an RS forum..

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

November 19, 2017 at 4:55 PM #72236

adw
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Haha cheers guys you always crack me up haha

They should recall all things which are silly designs!

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AccessPort / Stratified tune + STuned extended pops & bangs + custom pop and bang intensity / Boomba Racing short throw plate / DMB inlays / Mountune air filter / Mountune RMM / Mountune Recirc / Milltek Non Res Cat Back

November 19, 2017 at 6:07 PM #72241

gary1234
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Howsey let’s recall the whole fucking car ? lol

November 19, 2017 at 7:21 PM #72247

adw
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It’s not all that bad haha!

However this isn’t going to make that annoying rattle any better until I some how get it out!

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AccessPort / Stratified tune + STuned extended pops & bangs + custom pop and bang intensity / Boomba Racing short throw plate / DMB inlays / Mountune air filter / Mountune RMM / Mountune Recirc / Milltek Non Res Cat Back

November 19, 2017 at 8:30 PM #72248

kev the rev
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Just tilt the mirror to one side a pull the mirror out. I popped out to change the bulb to change to a led. It took 30 seconds and the mirror pop’s back it back into place. When done.

November 19, 2017 at 9:46 PM #72257

adw
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Hi Kev. Thanks. But the actual bulb has fallen into the lense compartment and I cant fish it out

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AccessPort / Stratified tune + STuned extended pops & bangs + custom pop and bang intensity / Boomba Racing short throw plate / DMB inlays / Mountune air filter / Mountune RMM / Mountune Recirc / Milltek Non Res Cat Back

November 21, 2017 at 9:40 AM #72399

rampant
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Tweezers? telescopic magnet? Kebab stick with blu-tac or inside-out bodge tape???

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November 21, 2017 at 10:33 AM #72400

red-leader
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Mark excellent thoughts, I think you have covered most of the easy solutions.
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