10-12-2016, 04:39 PM
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Location: Florida
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Need help with a loose headlight
My car, a 2002 Boxster S has a loose headlight on the left side. Ive removed the headlight and placed it back in multiple times. Pretty much any time i drive i need to apply pressure on the light for my light to work. has this problem happened to anyone else? please help.
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10-12-2016, 04:48 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Are you using the headlight tool that comes with the car? You need to push the headlight in, and then you rotate the tool until it clicks the headlight into place. It'll take a good amount of force; the first time I had to do it, I thought I broke the headlight seat.
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10-12-2016, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cornontherob
Are you using the headlight tool that comes with the car? You need to push the headlight in, and then you rotate the tool until it clicks the headlight into place. It'll take a good amount of force; the first time I had to do it, I thought I broke the headlight seat.
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yes i am. seems like no matter the force it still seems to be loose.
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10-12-2016, 05:49 PM
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2003 Base 5-speed
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Have you inspected the bottom and sides of the assembly, or the tray the unit slides into for any broken plastic bits?
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10-12-2016, 06:04 PM
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Location: Cambridge. Ontario
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Check that the connector on the mounting plate hasn't shifted or come loose.
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10-12-2016, 06:04 PM
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On the slippery slope
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ParticleWave is the headlight expert
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10-12-2016, 07:40 PM
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Location: Foster City CA
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Had a similar problem. Replaced the clip that holds the socket in place. Problem solved
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10-13-2016, 12:17 PM
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Location: Oregon
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This locking mechanism is beautiful in design, but seems problematic. I've had difficulty getting the headlight assemblies to fully lock down too.
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10-13-2016, 03:34 PM
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Location: LB, Germany
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aj_s21
yes i am. seems like no matter the force it still seems to be loose.
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Use a 5,5 mm nut with a 1/4" wrench to fasten the headlight instead of that f… OEM tool. The OEM tool is made of aluminium and can fail. Had the same problem and when breaking hard my left headlight completely popped out and flew against my front fender.
Regards, Markus
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10-13-2016, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grc0456
Have you inspected the bottom and sides of the assembly, or the tray the unit slides into for any broken plastic bits?
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yes i have
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10-13-2016, 05:33 PM
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Location: Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallblock454
Use a 5,5 mm nut with a 1/4" wrench to fasten the headlight instead of that f… OEM tool. The OEM tool is made of aluminium and can fail. Had the same problem and when breaking hard my left headlight completely popped out and flew against my front fender.
Regards, Markus
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dude holy crap thank you so much it worked like a charm
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10-13-2016, 05:54 PM
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2003 Base 5-speed
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Location: Stoneham, MA
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Markus to the rescue! Glad you got a free and easy fix.
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10-13-2016, 07:54 PM
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Location: North Alabama
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Originally Posted by JayG
ParticleWave is the headlight expert
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Totally agree with that
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