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Strange headlight issue - it wont stay in

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this may be obvious, but perhaps the allen screw turned when the light was removed...see if you can adjust the screw to make sure it's 'open' rather than in the locked position.

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this may be obvious, but perhaps the allen screw turned when the light was removed...see if you can adjust the screw to make sure it's 'open' rather than in the locked position.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

When trying to re-install the driver side headlight back in its place, it simply wont click in. i tried everything and it feels like the plastic teeth on which the metal thingie clips are stripped. anybody experienced anything similar? any suggestions for fixing it?

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You better hope it's not the 2 hooked plastic teeth that grab the metal rod cam that are sheared off. The ONLY fix for that is a new housing...$$$ and a PITA. It's a seriously crappy design.

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Have you tried actually looking at the headlight assembly to see what the problem might be?

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Try to ensure that the plastic lugs on the headlight assembly are located correctly in the guides designed for them. Hold the light assembly at an angle and look from underneath to locate them. Once they are in the guides, just push the light home. It should just click into place-very simple unless something is broken.

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this may be obvious, but perhaps the allen screw turned when the light was removed...see if you can adjust the screw to make sure it's 'open' rather than in the locked position. j

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This is supremely good advice. On a number of occasions with my old Boxster S, the lock would 'close' and I couldn't get the light in without 'holding' the key in the open position in order to slide the light back in.

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