dead bug in headlight housing

Alexshen1 · 09-13-2012, 12:01 PM

so out of no where i found a dead bug in the headlight, which is like a month after i moded my lights. I have no idea how the hell it got in there. Do uou guys think i can just take it out from the behind fender wall? i know that i can just shake it out of the housing but taking replica amuse off and put it back on is a huge pain. ill just some picture later

Vichtz · 09-13-2012, 12:32 PM

haha I think this happened to someone else on here. Just leave it in there as a trophy

weiboy718 · 09-13-2012, 12:38 PM

Haha Alex! I knew it was you after seeing the title.

Best advice is to shake it out. You can blow compressed air into it to get it away from that area but it also means you're blowing dust into it too. I'd say take your time to remove everything to get it out.

Pelican170 · 09-13-2012, 01:16 PM

You can probably use a vacuum attachment to suck it out. I dropped my LED in there when installing and the vacuum almost worked to get that out...

cheshirecat · 09-13-2012, 01:19 PM

I would suggest blowing some compressed air in through the bottom until you get it either somewhere you can't see it or get it out completely.

Most likely you're going to have to deal with it just being out of sight.

MattP725 · 09-13-2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat

I would suggest blowing some compressed air in through the bottom until you get it either somewhere you can't see it or get it out completely.

Most likely you're going to have to deal with it just being out of sight.

Only problem is you risk getting moisture (that liquid that comes from the compressed air) in teh housing and dust as well... that will be much harder to remove... I'd start with the vaccuum if I were you.

Alexshen1 · 09-13-2012, 05:04 PM

maybe ill bend two strings to chopstick it out. dont worry im chinese, massive skills

b1adesofcha0s · 09-13-2012, 05:33 PM

Yeah this happened to me too

I might use this as an excuse to open up my headlights and paint the housing black.

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 07:54 PM

We'll fix it on saturday.

LakeShow · 09-17-2012, 07:58 PM

Wow that's so strange. Shouldn't happen to a never opened headlight.

Cmike2780 · 09-17-2012, 08:05 PM

I had a spider get stuck in my old rx-8's tail light. I would try removing the headlight hitting it with an air gun.

6MT · 09-17-2012, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexshen1

so out of no where i found a dead bug in the headlight, which is like a month after i moded my lights. I have no idea how the hell it got in there. Do uou guys think i can just take it out from the behind fender wall? i know that i can just shake it out of the housing but taking replica amuse off and put it back on is a huge pain. ill just some picture later

Now that's funny. Kind of like opening a can of lichee fruit from China and finding a fly.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-17-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

I had a spider get stuck in my old rx-8's tail light. I would try removing the headlight hitting it with an air gun.

Goona be cracking them open to paint the housing so I can take it out then

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 09:40 PM

Yeah between my dumbass and E/W, we should be able to knock your lights out pretty quickly.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-17-2012, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Yeah between my dumbass and E/W, we should be able to knock your lights out pretty quickly.

Looking forward to it

09-13-2012, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alexshen1 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 154 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	dead bug in headlight housing so out of no where i found a dead bug in the headlight, which is like a month after i moded my lights. I have no idea how the hell it got in there. Do uou guys think i can just take it out from the behind fender wall? i know that i can just shake it out of the housing but taking replica amuse off and put it back on is a huge pain. ill just some picture later __________________ Fast Intention-Stillen-Amuse-UAM-Angel eyes-S Tune-Kenwood-UpRev-Aerojacket

09-13-2012, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vichtz Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Unknown Posts: 538 Drives: PG 09 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 13	haha I think this happened to someone else on here. Just leave it in there as a trophy __________________ очень быстро ... Stillen Gen 3 CAI// Stillen CBE// B&M SS with PWJDM Shift Knob// Custom OCC// Drilled/Slotted Rotors//Halo/painted Headlights// Under-hood dress up

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Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 15	You can probably use a vacuum attachment to suck it out. I dropped my LED in there when installing and the vacuum almost worked to get that out... __________________ Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

09-13-2012, 05:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alexshen1 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 154 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	maybe ill bend two strings to chopstick it out. dont worry im chinese, massive skills __________________ Fast Intention-Stillen-Amuse-UAM-Angel eyes-S Tune-Kenwood-UpRev-Aerojacket

09-13-2012, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Yeah this happened to me too I might use this as an excuse to open up my headlights and paint the housing black. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

09-13-2012, 12:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
weiboy718 Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bay Area Posts: 923 Drives: Infiniti G37 Rep Power: 15	Haha Alex! I knew it was you after seeing the title. Best advice is to shake it out. You can blow compressed air into it to get it away from that area but it also means you're blowing dust into it too. I'd say take your time to remove everything to get it out.

09-13-2012, 01:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
cheshirecat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 Drives: N54 135i Rep Power: 292	I would suggest blowing some compressed air in through the bottom until you get it either somewhere you can't see it or get it out completely. Most likely you're going to have to deal with it just being out of sight.

09-17-2012, 07:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	We'll fix it on saturday. __________________

09-17-2012, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Wow that's so strange. Shouldn't happen to a never opened headlight. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

09-17-2012, 08:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 28	I had a spider get stuck in my old rx-8's tail light. I would try removing the headlight hitting it with an air gun. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

09-17-2012, 09:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Yeah between my dumbass and E/W, we should be able to knock your lights out pretty quickly. __________________

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