absoluteis

Need to loosen up the plastic in the housing by giving it a little bit of heat to help remove a 'fused' city light bulb.

Would aluminum foil over the front of the housing be too dangerous (ie raise the temp way too quickly and too high??)

I plan on running the high beams for a bit before trying to remove it again, but I'm not sure enough heat will build up in the housing by just running the high beams without a front 'reflector'. I figure I need about 10-15 degrees of 'extra' heat over stock running temps.

Fluffhead

Driving the car for long enough should heat them up. Now what would long enough be?

absoluteis

exactly.. Going to try for 30 min first, should be long enough

daveak05

is this the Hoen aftermarket bulb that melted in there? or was that somebody else? if so, more heat would just make it worse.

Bob W.

I think I'd try a hair dryer or heat gun before trying that.

absoluteis

Melted.. more heat is what i need to soften up the plastic immediately before yanking it.

absoluteis

What am I heating? Not sure if a hairdryer/heatgun will heat the inside housing significantly

daveak05

the orig problem of melting was caused by high heat(incorrect wattage?) and now you want to try ad duplicate it?

disconnect the battery and try cutting away remaining plastic fastener with a pocket knife or exacto knife blade. then splice in a new connector, soldering the wires(not cold solder!), AND get the right bulb back in there...IMO.

absoluteis

Thats the problem, the specs of the replacement bulbs (incl wattage) were basically the same as OEM