Bulletbob Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 new member here but have been lurking for a while. Thanks in advance. a ring of some kind has fallen down in front of the bulb. see picture please. can I even get to this after removing the assembly or am I destined to find another assembly? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmarsh Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Ooo that looks fun. You can't open the headlight in any way to get to it. But might be able to get a coat hanger in through the access in the back to pull that ring back up out of the way. I can promise you it is a tedious thing to do. I had to get my turn signal bulb out from inside the headlight on my old fusion. I used two coat hangers. You might be able to tip the headlight backwards/upside down once off the car and shake/jarr it to get the ring to fall back into place. I believe that is just a shroud to keep the light inside of the projector housing. Edited July 22, 2018 by tmarsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Looks like a retainer to hold the bulb assembly in alignment. Perhaps may have been knocked loose during bulb replacement. (Or its a manufacturing defect). It will probably take a assembly replacement, but because of the cost, I'd try a fix first. If it were me, I'd drill a small hole in the top or bottom of the front assembly (out of the optical path) and use a piece of coat hanger (perhaps put a 90°bend at the end, 3/16" long) and work the ring back into position. Then seal the hole with clear sylicone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletbob Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 thanks, I figured I couldnt just take it apart. Just wanted to see if there was something I wasn't aware of. will try to fix it before buying on for sure. thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauntman Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 I have the exact same issue with the passenger side headlight on my 2013 Ford Edge Limited. Curious if there is any way to fix without having to buy a whole new headlight assembly? Also, does anyone know if you have to remove the whole front bumper in order to remove the headlight assembly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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