May help somebody in the future.
A nice person decided to sit on the drivers wing of my car and left a small BUT NOTICEABLE TO ME!! dent on the top of it. Probably from something in back pocket. Aren't people just lovely! Anyhow the dent repair man I have used before was chocker and not available.
Given the small size and having wathced said dent repair man fix a previous dent I thought 'what the hell how hard can it be?' Armed with a degree from Youtube video watching I set about the task.
Removed the headlight with the supplied key no problem and set about the removal of the dent. Had a magnetic light set up on the wing and a tool to remove the dent. Easy accesss to the needed spot Ineeded to get at with the headlight out.
Took me a lot lot longer than the dant man would have done but mission accomplished and happy with the now gone dent. Probably on 98% of what dent removal man would have achieved but I just aint got the patience.
Bet at this point you thought I had effed up the dent removal!
So onto the headlight reinstall. Little bit fiddly as have not done it for a while and it did lock eventually into place - happy days.
Driving to work the next morning a warning light comes on 'check right dip beam'. I had thoughts of it not locked in and shaking out and me driving over it. With directional beams those babies are 1K+ ouch. Needless to say I stopped asap and checked it over - now pissing down and I am in my work suit - not happy days. Starting to think waiting for dent removal man would have been the better option.
It all seemed secure so I drove to work with one headlight on sad for such a nice car.
When back at home I removed the headlight to find the single pin on the male block was completely bent over flat. Oh darn it I said.
I had visions of it being the sort of pin that on attempting to straighten it would snap off and probably fly into my eye just for the hell of it. I was REALLY careful with a small screwdriver and pliers in straightening the pin. Fortunatley I was ok.
On checking the connection block inside the car where the headlight fits I now note that it does move a little. Did get it relocated and seemed the same as previous but on checking the lights all was well phew.
In closing be especially careful when putting 977.1 and .2 headlights back as the pin and block may not quite line up. You really don't want to be sending one to be fixed or worse replaced.
ta
relieved owner
Glen Wells
A nice person decided to sit on the drivers wing of my car and left a small BUT NOTICEABLE TO ME!! dent on the top of it. Probably from something in back pocket. Aren't people just lovely! Anyhow the dent repair man I have used before was chocker and not available.
Given the small size and having wathced said dent repair man fix a previous dent I thought 'what the hell how hard can it be?' Armed with a degree from Youtube video watching I set about the task.
Removed the headlight with the supplied key no problem and set about the removal of the dent. Had a magnetic light set up on the wing and a tool to remove the dent. Easy accesss to the needed spot Ineeded to get at with the headlight out.
Took me a lot lot longer than the dant man would have done but mission accomplished and happy with the now gone dent. Probably on 98% of what dent removal man would have achieved but I just aint got the patience.
Bet at this point you thought I had effed up the dent removal!
So onto the headlight reinstall. Little bit fiddly as have not done it for a while and it did lock eventually into place - happy days.
Driving to work the next morning a warning light comes on 'check right dip beam'. I had thoughts of it not locked in and shaking out and me driving over it. With directional beams those babies are 1K+ ouch. Needless to say I stopped asap and checked it over - now pissing down and I am in my work suit - not happy days. Starting to think waiting for dent removal man would have been the better option.
It all seemed secure so I drove to work with one headlight on sad for such a nice car.
When back at home I removed the headlight to find the single pin on the male block was completely bent over flat. Oh darn it I said.
I had visions of it being the sort of pin that on attempting to straighten it would snap off and probably fly into my eye just for the hell of it. I was REALLY careful with a small screwdriver and pliers in straightening the pin. Fortunatley I was ok.
On checking the connection block inside the car where the headlight fits I now note that it does move a little. Did get it relocated and seemed the same as previous but on checking the lights all was well phew.
In closing be especially careful when putting 977.1 and .2 headlights back as the pin and block may not quite line up. You really don't want to be sending one to be fixed or worse replaced.
ta
relieved owner
Glen Wells
