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notbike
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PostPosted: 18:25 - 09 Sep 2015    Post subject: How do I get stuck bulb out of headlight casing Reply with quote

Without having to take the whole fucking set of fairings off just to remove the headlight cluster? Parker bulb needs replacing but it fell in. Wanted to put pic but can't seem to on phone.

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PostPosted: 18:27 - 09 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

super glue on stick or finger if long enough, touch bulb, wait a few seconds and remove.
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 09 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^

Failing that

https://www.twistedthrottle.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/10452-425x350.jpg
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PostPosted: 18:28 - 09 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bloody ell that was quick. Thanks lads I'll give it a try.
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PostPosted: 01:48 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha gonna do it tomorrow when there's plenty of light. Couldnt find a stick or superglue at work.

Kind of wondering how I'm going to get the stick under the fairings in the first place.

Very likely I'll start unscrewing fairings after 5 minutes of getting pissed off.
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PostPosted: 10:10 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Haha gonna do it tomorrow when there's plenty of light. Couldnt find a stick or superglue at work.

Kind of wondering how I'm going to get the stick under the fairings in the first place.

Very likely I'll start unscrewing fairings after 5 minutes of getting pissed off.


A bit of copper wire will work.
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PostPosted: 10:13 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meef wrote:
Haha gonna do it tomorrow when there's plenty of light. Couldnt find a stick or superglue at work.

Kind of wondering how I'm going to get the stick under the fairings in the first place.

Very likely I'll start unscrewing fairings after 5 minutes of getting pissed off.


A bit of copper wire will work.
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PostPosted: 17:10 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://i.imgur.com/nhMINhq.jpg

Blue fucker in the corner was stuck, took headlight bulb out and fed an ethernet cable through with some masking tape on the end. The stuck parking bulb was magnetic so I used a neodymium magnet to lift it up from the corner so i could snag it on the tape.

In the end, the biggest pain in the arse was actually getting my headlight back in. Now I might need a new headlight lamp cause this one's scratched up to fuck.

Seems like I'll need to spend a day taking my fairings off and doing the lights properly instead of half-arsing it and fucking up the bulbs.

Thanks for suggestions everyone.
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PostPosted: 17:37 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meef wrote:
https://i.imgur.com/nhMINhq.jpg

Blue fucker in the corner was stuck, took headlight bulb out and fed an ethernet cable through with some masking tape on the end. The stuck parking bulb was magnetic so I used a neodymium magnet to lift it up from the corner so i could snag it on the tape.

In the end, the biggest pain in the arse was actually getting my headlight back in. Now I might need a new headlight lamp cause this one's scratched up to fuck.

Seems like I'll need to spend a day taking my fairings off and doing the lights properly instead of half-arsing it and fucking up the bulbs.

Thanks for suggestions everyone.


You scratched the lens, the reflector or the bulb?
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PostPosted: 23:51 - 10 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

MCN wrote:

You scratched the lens, the reflector or the bulb?
Confused


Woops I meant I scratched the headlight bulb.
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 11 Sep 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meef wrote:
MCN wrote:

You scratched the lens, the reflector or the bulb?
Confused


Woops I meant I scratched the headlight bulb.


Ahhh. Thumbs Up
Not to be a smarty arse. But you must try not to leave any fingerprints on the glass part of those bulbs.
Some better bulbs come with a cover to handle them. But a clean rag/tissue is OK.
If you do get a print on the bulb you can remove it with brake cleaner or alcohol/spirit.
The dirt on the glass can cause them to break/brake.
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