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08 Lancer Damaged Headlight Housing (Sidemarker cover)

Discussion in '8G Lancer - General Information' started by Karan, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. Karan

    Karan Well-Known Member

    Hey guys so whats happened here is that I was replacing my right-side sidemarker light with a new LED. Have done this several times before and something like this has never happened, but in this case while installation, the little plastic piece that encloses the sidemarker bulb popped off the slot and fell forward into the housing. Any suggestions on how to get it back in? Or will I need to buy a whole new housing? :(

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks guys.

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    Karan, Nov 9, 2008
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  2. papi2dmamis

    papi2dmamis Well-Known Member

    Well you can try the dealer 1st, tell them you where replacing a bad bulb. Make sure you put the original bulb on the other side.
     
    papi2dmamis, Nov 9, 2008
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  3. RedGalant2k1

    RedGalant2k1 Well-Known Member

    You could always use a wire hanger, just make sure you cover the end in electrical tape or something not to scratch the inside of the lens.

    Other than that, the only other choices are 1) open the headlight itself, or 2) go to the dealer like suggested above.

    Personally, I'd try it with the wire hanger first. You should be able to fish it out with that.
     
    RedGalant2k1, Nov 9, 2008
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  4. HomieG

    HomieG Well-Known Member

    pop the headlights oepn and do a retrofit bro! ;)

    wire hanger should work though. i would just take it to mitsu and tell them its their problem.
     
    HomieG, Nov 10, 2008
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  5. Karan

    Karan Well-Known Member

    I would be able to pull it back closer with a wire hanger, but I dont think I'd be able to "pop" it back in place with that though. It has to be pushed into place, not pulled. And that I can't do without baking the cover off :( I'll take it to the dealership first and see what they offer.
     
    Karan, Nov 10, 2008
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  6. Karan

    Karan Well-Known Member

    Hey guys just to follow up on this, so I took the car into the dealership a week ago. They didnt really ask me any questions at all. I just showed them the housing and said look what happened basically. The service manager offered to order a new housing. So once it arrived, they called me in and ended up replacing it free of charge.
     
    Karan, Nov 24, 2008
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  7. themystic

    themystic Member

    Glad it all worked out :)
     
    themystic, Nov 25, 2008
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